First condo for Osaka’s Sakishima Island in 8 years

Sakishima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, will soon get its first condominium in over 8 years. 

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Tenant wins lawsuit over high brokerage fees

On August 7, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of a tenant who had sued a major real estate brokerage after being overcharged on their rental brokerage fee.

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Nakagin Capsule Tower could be spared from demolition

According to Jiji Press, the Nakagin Capsule Tower apartment building, a surviving icon of Japan’s metabolism movement in the 1970s, may soon have a savior in the form of a foreign corporation that is looking to acquire the land rights. 

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2.57 offers made per apartment in Harumi Flag

The first round of sales in the Harumi Flag (Olympic Village) project on Tokyo Bay wrapped up on August 4. A total of 1,543 purchase applications were made on the 600 apartments offered for sale, with the most popular apartment receiving 71 applications. 

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Shirokane The Sky to go on sale this October

Sales in Shirokane The Sky, a large-scale condo project located in central Tokyo, are scheduled to start this October. Construction has only just started, with apartments expected to be ready to move into from March 2023. 

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Tokyo hotel pricing heats up for 2020 Olympics

Hotel Okura Tokyo

With less than a year to go until the 2020 Summer Olympics, accommodation options for visitors and volunteers are already extremely thin and price hikes have started. 

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The top stations in Tokyo with the best resale values

Tokyo Kantei has released their ranking of the top train stations across greater Tokyo that have provided the highest increase in the resale value of apartments in 2018.

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