Ginza ryotei restaurant to be demolished

A major developer has acquired a traditional ryotei restaurant building in Ginza with plans to demolish it and replace it with an office tower.

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Quick real estate news summary for the week

Real estate developer to offer vaccines to tenants, office vacancy rate hits 5.90%, and eruption hazard map for Mt. Fuji gets an update. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.

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Quick real estate news summary for the week

29 apartments foreclosed in high-rise tower, Osaka and Tokyo rank high on global livability, and Sapporo to sell Ebisu office building. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.

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Kengo Kuma-designed residential and retail project for Daikanyama

On May 17, real estate developer Tokyu Land announced that construction had officially started on a Kengo Kuma-designed mixed-use complex just by Daikanyama Station in central Tokyo.

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Former Mizuno HQ (c1927) to be demolished

On May 18, sporting company Mizuno Corporation announced plans to demolish their 94-year old former headquarters building in Osaka.

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Quick real estate news summary for the week

880 million Yen to demolish an abandoned statue, Bauhaus residence to be torn down, and Tokyo has the 2nd highest commercial real estate volume in the world. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.

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Marunouchi’s first high-rise to be demolished

Another building by an iconic architect is destined for the wrecking ball. This time it is the first high-rise to have been built in the Marunouchi business district in front of Tokyo Station.

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