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BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2014

Mitsubishi Estate turns first profit in three years

Mitsubishi Estate Co. said Thursday that full-year earnings rose for the first time in three years as profit margins at its residential business improved and office rents recovered.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2017

Land ownership riddles in aging Japan come at a cost, stifle economy

When Sparx Green Energy & Technology, a renewable energy firm, found an ideal plot of land on which to build a solar panel factory, there was a catch. The three people on public record as the owners of the land had died years earlier.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Dec 31, 2016

Getting too cozy to the next-door neighbors

In its Dec. 20 issue, Asahi Shimbun reported on a couple in their 60s living in Saitama City. Two years ago their neighbor installed an Eco Cute system that uses heat pump technology to heat water more efficiently and, thus, reduce electricity costs. But since the system was installed, the older couple's...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Jul 2, 2016

A rise in vacancies won't mean drops in rent

According to the June 11 issue of Nikkan Gendai, the vacancy rate for rental properties in the 23 wards of Tokyo is currently 33.7 percent, while in surrounding prefectures, it's even higher: 35.5 percent in Kanagawa and 34.1 percent in Chiba.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 2, 2016

Low interest rates cause spike in refinancing

It has been more than a month since the Bank of Japan introduced negative interest rates in its bid to revitalize the economy. For consumers, the rate change is a mixed blessing. Obviously, interest on deposits will not go up any time soon, but anyone thinking of buying a house or condominium can get...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Jan 2, 2015

Property borders: Where to draw the line

Some years ago we lived in western Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in a neighborhood that clung to the contours of a hilly terrain. Many of the streets were just dirt and gravel, even though the area was fully developed. Neighbors told us that they had been trying to get the local government to pave these...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 17, 2022

Property markets work better when the line doesn’t always go up

Japan's housing sector has been flat for years. But if dwellings are plentiful and attainable, why should that be a bad thing?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2022

China’s property crash sends billionaire founders heading to exits

The nation's worsening credit crisis has led to defaults, failure to deliver homes on time and an unrelenting market selloff.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 9, 2022

A tiny Tokyo apartment: ‘I wouldn’t live anywhere else’

Meet the young Japanese who have decided to live in a shoe box.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2022

China’s Politburo signals no big stimulus despite slowdown

Instead, the country's top leaders are calling on officials to ensure that housing projects are completed following a wave of mortgage boycotts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2022

Property crisis traps China into a market paradox

The effort to halt the spread of mortgage boycotts risks fueling the behavior officials are trying to prevent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 2, 2022

Chatan resort thriving as symbol of Okinawa’s growth, 50 years after reversion

The town, home to the American Village commercial and entertainment complex, has seen its finances strengthen thanks in part to an increase in property tax revenue from inbound companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022

Plan to demolish 39 towers in Hainan pose latest threat to Evergrande's fortunes

The order is among the most extreme in a spate of government actions to seize the firm's property and land holdings, underscoring risks to its most-prized assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2021

Chips, coal and property top China traders’ plenum watch list

After a yearlong regulatory crackdown, investors are on high alert for the risk of more policy change as the Communist Party kicks off a major convention this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2021

China's economy stumbles on power crunch and property woes

GDP grew 4.9% in the July-September period from a year earlier, the weakest clip since the third quarter of 2020 and missing forecasts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2021

Down is still up for foreign investors piling into China

Like the demise of Enron Corp. and the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the debacle at China Evergrande Group was inevitable to some only in retrospect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2021

China targets Evergrande risks with $1.55 billion bank deal

The bank stake transaction underscores the mounting pressure on billionaire Hui Ka Yan to spin off and sell assets to pay down a mountain of debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2021

Evergrande meltdown drives down stocks with few links to China

The chain reaction triggered by the Chinese real estate developer's debt worries may say more about the extreme altitude of global risk assets than it does about economic contagion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2021

Goldman chooses new Tokyo headquarters, reaffirming commitment to office life

The bank's chief executive officer, David Solomon, has been vocal in opposing work from home, calling it an 'aberration.”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 5, 2021

Moving house in a pandemic: As our 6-year-old got older, we realized it was time for an upgrade

In the first of a three-part series, our writer outlines the twists and turns his family encountered when they opted to look for a new place to live.
Singapore national flags hang from the facade of a Housing & Development Board public housing estate in the Selegie area of Singapore, in 2021.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 17, 2023

China puts money behind Singapore model in major housing shift

Details are undisclosed, outlined in a classified "Document 14" last month.
Mori Building CEO Shingo Tsuji speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 30.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2023

Mori’s CEO eyeing the next Roppongi Hills, casino resort in Tokyo

The real estate developer behind the towers that have reshaped central Tokyo’s skyline isn’t done yet.
Daiwa Securities' renewed push in Australia comes as Chief Executive Officer Akihiko Ogino seeks to increase income from outside Japan by about 40% in the next few years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2024

Daiwa plans foray into Australian farm loans and real estate

The firm wants to continue its focus on lending and advisory in the clean energy space, leveraging its five staff in Sydney and Melbourne.
Hong Kong’s property tycoons are eagerly awaiting interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve due to their struggles with slow home sales, vacant office buildings and tenants pushing for lease renegotiations.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2024

The Fed is making Hong Kong's billionaire landlords anxious

Many Hong Kong property companies have significant amounts of debt at floating interest rates tied to Hibor, which tracks the Fed's rate changes.
A residential area of Tokyo. Rising prices has made it difficult for the child-rearing generation to secure large houses in the capital.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 7, 2024

Tokyo government considering fund for housing support

The planned fund will provide necessary financial aid for private businesses to develop affordable housing.
Fewer and fewer people are using the administrative consultation system, which will mark its 70th anniversary next year.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 12, 2024

Japan aims to raise awareness of administrative consultation services

Fewer people are using the administrative consultation system, which will mark its 70th anniversary next year.
Tokyo has the highest price-to-income ratio for high-rise condominiums in the country, at 17.78 times.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2024

New Japanese condos now cost 10 times average salary, study shows

Wages are not keeping up with rising costs, resulting in developers focusing on the higher end of the market.
Despite the stereotypes, Japan is one of the most permissive places for non-residents to buy property.
COMMENTARY
May 27, 2025

It’s too easy for foreigners to buy Japanese property

Foreign buyers are driving up Tokyo housing prices amid Japan’s lack of property restrictions, sparking calls for tighter rules to protect residents and limit speculation.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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