Real Estate & Property Investment News in Japan from Propertyshowrooms.com

Japan's economic crisis worst since WWII: minister

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Japan's Government says the Asian powerhouse is facing its worst economic crisis since World War II...

Nikkei jumps on government plan

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese shares rise after the government says it will use public funds to help companies struggling with the downturn...

Japanese govt emergency plan to aid failing property firms not sufficient

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The property industry in Japan is continuing to suffer despite government efforts to prop up real estate companies...

Japan drafts record $1.5 trillion budget

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japan's Government has drafted a record $1.5 trillion budget in a bid to kickstart the world's second largest economy...

Japan doubles size of rescue plan

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Japanese government dramatically increases the size of its stimulus plan aimed at re-launching the country's economy...

Dollar slides to 13-year low against the yen

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The dollar slid to its lowest in 13 years against the yen as the senate failed to agree on a bailout for the three US automakers...

Property investors looking for bargains in Asia, particularly Japan

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Struggling property markets in Asia are starting to attract strong interest from investors with Japan and China among the most popular...

Japan's central bank keeps key interest rate unchanged

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Bank of Japan, or the central bank of the country, announced Friday its key interest rate will be kept unchanged at 0.3 percent. • Japan to continue to face severe economic situation• Japanese gov't considers additional steps to calm stock market...

Asian markets cautious as Japan enters recession

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Asian markets started the new week on Monday on a cautious note, with Japan’s markets in the red after the Japanese government announced the country was in a recession...

Asian markets in red; Nikkei down 27pts

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Hang Seng has shed 267 points at 13,774. The Nikkei is down 27 points at 8,782. The Taiwan Weighted index has slipped 44 points to 4,595. The Straits Times index has declined 11 points to 1,796, ...

Nikkei rises for 3rd session, Hang Seng struggles

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese stocks advanced for a third straight session Tuesday, with banks and insurers pacing gains after an overnight rally on Wall Street, while exporters such as...

World markets mixed after rebound on Wall Street; Nikkei recovers 2.8 percent

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Jeremiah Marquez October 17, 2008 - 05:39 a.m. HONG KONG (AP) - World stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street rebounded strongly overnight, with Japanese shares recovering from a histor...

Asian markets up, uncertain about rebound

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tokyo (dpa) - Key stock markets across Asia edged upwards on Friday, recovering slightly from record drops earlier this week, as investors cautiously ventured back into the market after a surge on Wall Street...

Segway Debuts in Japanese Airport

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

JTB Chubu Corp will start a guide tour service by using the "Segway," a self-balancing two-wheeled electric vehicle, at Chubu Centrair International Airport (Centrair) in Japan Sept 13, 2008...

Japan's economy sees a sharp fall

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japan's economic output records its sharpest quarterly fall in almost seven years as the country appears to be falling into recession...

Nikkei Slips to 6-Month Low in Morning on U.S. Financial Woes

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tokyo, Sept 10, 2008 (Jiji Press) - The key Nikkei average sank to a six-month intraday low on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday morning after renewed worries about the U.S. financial industry shatte...

Tokyo exchange investigates property issues

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is looking into a convertible bond issued by Urban, the Japanese property developer that collapsed last week with $2.3bn in debts, and underwritten by BNP Paribas, after it emerged that material details had not been...

Japanese Developer Urban Fails

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese property developer Urban filed for court-led rehabilitation when it collapsed with $2.34 billion in liabilities, becoming the nation's biggest corporate failure so far this year...

Japanese economy shrinking

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Japanese economy contracted by 0.6% between April and June, prompting fears that it is sliding towards recession...

KIA to triple investment in Japan to $48bn

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, plans to triple investments in Japan to $48 billion (Dh176bn), state news agency Kuna quoted the finance minister as saying yesterday. Kuwait invests about $15bn to $16bn in Japan, Kuna reported Mustapha al-Shamali,

$3.5bn facility in Japan by Taqa

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) is establishing a $3.5 billion credit facility in Japan to fund acquisitions and is seeking a credit rating there to sell Samurai bonds, Taqa's chief executive said. About 10 banks, including Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, are managing the three-year facility

Japan's industrial output slides

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japan's industrial output falls more than expected as the IMF predicts the economy will slow...

Japan keeps interest rate on hold

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japan holds interest rates at 0.5% amid concerns about inflation and signs of an economic slowdown...

Japanese confidence at new low

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese consumer confidence slumps to the lowest level for 26 years in the three months to June...

Japanese confidence at record low

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese consumer confidence slumps to the lowest level for 26 years in the three months to June...

Japan's wholesale inflation rises

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese annual wholesale prices reached a 27-year high in June, spurred by high oil and raw material prices...

Urban climbs after president's stake is cut

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Shares in Urban Corporation, the Japanese property developer, rose 15% on news that a key stake held by Hiroyuki Bozono, its president, had fallen 16.6% to 4.03%...

Japanese travel to China declines on economic slowdown

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Japanese overseas bookings will decline for a second year on rising fuel costs and a worsening economic outlook according to the Japanese Travel Bureau, Travel abroad may fall 7% to 2.25 million trips. Tourism to China will fall 37% as compared to Japanese visits within Asia which may decline about 12% to 1.14 million. JTB said, ‘With...

Orix boosts real estate arm

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The japanese financial services group is to strengthen its domestic property operations by tripling its investments to about $2.8bn this year. It will use its own funds for the transactions

Japanese market sees "substantial investment interest"

Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The property market in Japan is currently experiencing property investment activity, according to a new report.

Produced by analysts at CBRE, the report suggests that Japan is currently witnessing "substantial investor interest in the Osaka office market, with geographical coverage also widening to second-tier Japanese cities such as Nagano, Sendai and Kobe".

CBRE states that this growth comes "despite" the fact the Bank of Japan decided not to cut the country's interest rates, reports website Property Report.

The news comes as the some claim the real estate market in Asia is currently experiencing rapid growth.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Tim Condon, ING chief economist, said that these "booms" are taking place across the region ? claiming that rising property prices are a "uniform trend".

"There are very few countries where you don't see it, whether it's in equities or in the property market," he told the paper.