Tag Archives: International Properties

31 Mar, 2020 – Why Japan? Why Now? As stock markets display volatility, investors turn to safe havens where assets generally outperform during periods of uncertainty. The Japanese yen is one such market, a place to ride out the storm more »

30 Mar, 2020 – Fear is contagious – not least in financial markets. When it turns to panic, it spreads fast in today’s interconnected and technologically advanced trading world. Assets that are associated with some kind of risk, fall in more »

19 Mar, 2020 – Japan’s Olympics minister said the country is committed to hosting the summer games as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country. “Cancellation or delay of the Games would more »

10 Mar, 2020 – Investment in nursing homes for the elderly through acquiring real estate or the shares of companies managing such homes is increasing in Japan. Generally, investors should be aware of the relevant regulations in order to consider more »

03 Mar, 2020 – With two days of big declines so far this week, global stock markets appear to be pricing in a longer-term economic downturn from the coronavirus outbreak, which has now spread rapidly from the world’s second-largest economy, more »

17 Feb, 2020 – Reviewing prevalent Japanese-style employment practices such as the seniority-based wage system and lifetime (or at least long-term) employment — as proposed by the Keidanren business lobby for this year’s wage negotiations — is indeed a pressing more »

12 Feb, 2020 – TOKYO — U.S. investment fund Blackstone Group is to reacquire a portfolio of rental apartments in Japan for 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion), the Nikkei Asian Review has learned, marking the largest real estate deal in more »

29 Jan, 2020 – The Bigger Picture While 2018 was a year of investing outside of one’s backyard, 2019 became the year of finding an investment destination to venture to. Considering the fact that of all the countries in the more »

14 Jan, 2020 – LAS VEGAS – Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build a prototype “city of the future” at the base of Mount Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and functioning as a laboratory for autonomous cars, smart homes, more »

17 Dec, 2019 – TOKYO — Foreigners are descending upon the northern Japanese ski resort of Niseko in droves, lured by not only its renowned powder snow, but also land prices that remain remarkably affordable even after sharp rises in more »

28 Nov, 2019 – Accidents, damages and natural disasters can happen when investing in real estate anywhere in the world. In Japan, most tenants are quite docile and place high value on their integrity by nature. Therefore, the majority of more »

28 Nov, 2019 – Sub-leasing is a popular rental strategy, in which a tenant – usually a company specializing in short term rentals – signs a master lease in front of a property owner and landlord, for a fixed monthly more »

11 Nov, 2019 – TOKYO • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked his Cabinet yesterday to compile a package of stimulus measures to support the economy and build infrastructure to cope with large natural disasters, according to the government’s top more »

29 Oct, 2019 – It’s tax time in various parts of the world. Some of our clients have been asking how to declare taxes — Japan or their home country — and what is the process. Most western countries have more »