Construction giant enters data center business
Construction giant Obayashi Corporation announced its entry into the urban data center market with the establishment of a new development and operational firm called MiTASUN.Read more
University acquires Hilltop Hotel
Meiji University has acquired the historic Yamanoue Hotel (Hilltop Hotel) adjoining its campus in central Tokyo. The university announced the acquisition on November 15.Read more
Kyoto hotel revenues increase while domestic guest numbers decline
According to the Kyoto City Tourism Association, the average operating ratio across the 109 hotels surveyed was 76.7% in September. This was a 1 point increase from last year but is 6.2 points below the level seen in 2019. The operating ratio for ryokan-style hotels was 70.7%, up 9.6 points from 2019.Read more
Lingerie company pondering sale of Omotesando building
Lingerie company Wacoal Holdings is looking to offload its non-core real estate assets, as reported by the Nikkei Shimbun. And one of those assets might be the Spiral Hall building in Minami Aoyama, according to publication, Seventie Two.Read more
Luxury hot spring hotel to open on 13.5ha site in Hakone
Mitsui Fudosan and Mitsui Fudosan Resort Management are opening a luxury hot spring hotel on a 13.5 hectare site in Hakone in 2026. Hotel The Mitsui Hakone will follow the 2020 opening of Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto. This is Mitsui’s upper-end hotel brand. It will operate in a tie-up with Marriott’s The Luxury Collection, to appeal to inbound travelers.Read more
Sapporo’s office vacancy rate is on the rise
The office vacancy rate in Sapporo’s business district has recently hit an eight-year high. According to Miki Shoji, the vacancy rate was 4.08% in September 2024, up 1.22 points from last year. In existing buildings, the vacancy rate was 2.94%, and in brand-new office buildings it was 49.37%.Read more
20% of 'kyu-taishin' wooden buildings collapsed in Noto Earthquake
Almost 20% of wooden buildings built to the old earthquake codes (pre-1981) were destroyed in the 2024 Noto Earthquake that occurred on January 1, according to an interim report published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on November 1.Read more