Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...
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Tokyo to require that new homes be outfitted with solar panels
Tokyo will oblige homebuilders to outfit their newly built homes and buildings with solar panels starting in April 2025. A legislative measure to introduce quotas for solar panel installations ...
Retro Japan: Ex-guesthouse in Tokyo blends tea ceremony house architecture with modernism
A former guesthouse standing on a university campus in the capital's Setagaya Ward blends the traditional architecture of a tea ceremony hous･･･ ...
Hong Kong Property Investor Gaw Capital Buys Prime Tokyo Mall For Over $1 Billion
Gaw Capital has formed a joint venture with Singapore’s Patience Capital Group to purchase and manage Tokyu Plaza Ginza.
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It's crunch time for Japan's Buffett-backed trading houses
TOKYO -- Japan's trading houses stand at a critical juncture less than two years after receiving a personal visit and endorsement from billionaire investor Warren Buffett.