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CONDOMINIUMS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2016
Tokyo condo sales plunge to 24-year low
Sales of new condominiums in Tokyo have fallen to the lowest since the property bubble collapsed in the 1990s.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2015
Asahi Kasei cuts profit target, says piles scandal hard to cost
Construction subcontractor Asahi Kasei Corp. lowered its annual forecast by 14 percent on Friday, but said the figure excludes a probe into its work on building foundations.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 2, 2015
Let's discuss the tilting Yokohama condo scandal
An employee at the center of a data falsification scandal involving a tilting condo in Yokohama oversaw piling work at 41 projects in nine prefectures.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2015
Asahi Kasei subsidiary worker linked to leaning Yokohama condo handled 41 projects over 10 years, firm reveals
An Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corp. employee at the center of a tilting condo controversy oversaw 41 projects in nine prefectures over 10 years.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2015
Tilting condo may be tip of iceberg for shoddy housing construction nationwide
The scandal surrounding structural flaws and falsified data for a tilting residential building in Yokohama has cast a spotlight on loopholes in the real estate industry's entrenched system, according to experts who speculate the trouble may turn out to be just the tip of an iceberg.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 11, 2011
Back to business as usual for condominium developers?
High-rise condominiums are set to make a comeback.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 3, 2011
Reality check: Condo repair funds not enough
Condominium owners may be discouraged to learn that the repair fund they pay into once a month won't be enough to fix their broken buildings.

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