Japan’s Weak Yen Attracts Overseas Real Estate Buyers
In 2023, for visitors from Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China, Japan is now, a place to buy. The weak yen and the still rock-bottom cost of borrowing, say buyers,…
Why hotels in Japan are drawing investor interest from Goldman Sachs and Blackstone
A rapid tourism recovery in Japan, bolstered by the return of Chinese visitors, and the highest level of inflation in four decades are fuelling a boom in hotel investment in…
HOMMA Group Wins Startup World Cup 2023 Kyoto Regional Pitch Event
Builder/designer of turnkey smart homes competes for $1 million prize at Grand Finale event to be held December 1st in San Francisco PALO ALTO, Calif., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — HOMMA…
Tokyu Land’s Comforia Residential REIT Buys 7 Assets
The trust is acquiring Campus Village Kyoto Ichijoji, developed by sponsor Tokyu Land Corporation Tokyo-listed Comforia Residential REIT has agreed to acquire seven assets across Japan, including multifamily, student housing…
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter
TRIAD Acquires ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kyoto via Real Estate Crowdfunding Weekly Hotel Industry Asia Pacific News Roundup from HVS TRIAD Acquires ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kyoto via…
AXA IM Alts Buys Two Japan Nursing Homes
AXA’s Kyoto nursing home is part of its latest Japan acquistion (AXA IM) Japan leads Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate news today as AXA makes its latest residential acquisition…
Ministry OKs Kyoto city’s plan to tax vacant properties
KYOTO—The central government approved Kyoto city’s plan to impose a tax on unoccupied homes and villas in hopes of prompting their owners to either inhabit, rent or sell the properties.…
Kyoto to introduce “empty home tax” for vacation houses and unused houses
Initially-of-its-kind tax would carry in just about just one billion yen, but authorities states it’s not about the cash. Temples and shrines are the 1st factors that spring to mind…
Japan indicts male for killing student with thallium
Kazuki Miyamoto is accused of murdering university scholar Hinako Hamano Prosecutors in Osaka have indicted a man for murdering a female acquaintance with thallium, which was made use of as…
Modern Japanese houses and Japanese architecture
Here we tour the best modern residential Japanese houses designed by international and local architects, from inventive interiors in central Tokyo to clever constructions in Kyoto. The Japanese house has gained a reputation…