Three hotels sold by Hokkaido hotelier

Mail-order company Belluna has emerged as the buyer of two hotels in Hokkaido from Karakami Hotels & Resorts for an undisclosed price. Karakami will stay on as the operator of the hotels.

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Tokyo's annual office supply forecast for 2023 - 2026

With the completion of several large-scale office buildings later this year, the total supply of new office space to hit the market in 2023 is going to be more than double what it was in 2022.Read more


Tokyo's office vacancy rate hits 12-month low

Tokyo’s office vacancy rate saw a slight improvement in February, dropping by 0.11 percentage points to 6.15%, according to office brokerage Miki Shoji.

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Buyer in talks to buy Kiroro Resort

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co. has expressed interest in purchasing Kiroro Snow World, Kiroro Resort, its land, two hotels, onsen, and golf course through an 11 billion Yen (US$81.5 million) corporate acquisition of Napier SPC.

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Tokyo apartment prices increase for 34th month

Apartment prices in Tokyo climbed for the 34th month in a row last month, reaching 908,300 Yen/sqm in the 23 wards. This is a 9.3% increase from last year. A total of 1,691 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold, up 4.5% from last year.

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Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward has the highest share of apartment dwellers in Japan

Almost 13% of households in Japan live in apartments or condos, according to a report by Tokyo Kantei. The ratio in 2022 was 12.90%, up 0.08 points from 2021.

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450-room hotel for Niseko

Philippine real estate developer DoubleDragon Properties is about to embark on a 450-room hotel project in Niseko.

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