400-meter long building for Nagoya Station area

Four developers are working towards a large-scale redevelopment that will see a 400-meter long, 30-story mixed-use building for the Nagoya Station area. 

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Existing apartment prices in Tokyo up 3.4% in 2019

The average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) existing apartment in Tokyo's 23 wards reached 55,660,000 Yen in 2019, up 3.4% from 2018. The average building age was 24.5 years, up from an average of 23.5 years in 2018.

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Toranomon Hills Business Tower reaches completion this month

Construction of the 183-meter tall Toranomon Hills Business Tower was officially completed on January 21. The 36-story tower, designed by Ingenhoven Architects, forms part of Mori Building’s ongoing redevelopment of the Toranomon district. 

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New apartment supply in December drops 14.3%

According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, a total of 6,392 brand-new apartments were released for sale across greater Tokyo in December, up 94.1% from the previous month but down 14.3% from the previous year. 

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Aussie tourists turn their back on Niseko

Australians have been a long staple of Niseko’s winter crowd. But, recent tourist numbers show a shifting trend as Aussies shun the slopes of Niseko for the ski fields in Honshu.

In 2018, foreign tourists spent a total of 465,000 nights in Niseko. Visitors from Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries in Asia are up, while visitor numbers from Australia are down by much as 20% since 2015.

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32-story office tower for Akasaka

The former Kokusai Akasaka Building will be replaced with a 32-story office tower. The new building will have a floor area of 73,000 sqm (approx. 785,000 sq.ft).

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Apartment rents in greater Tokyo climb 4.5% in 2019

The average monthly rent for a condominium-type apartment across greater Tokyo in 2019 was 2,886 Yen/sqm, up 4.5% from 2018. This was primarily due to an increase in rents within the Tokyo metropolitan area, while Yokohama City saw rents fall.

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