The group’s “Stay Different” tagline enticed me, but given its limited presence mostly centered in the Middle East, I hadn’t yet had a chance to experience a property. Thankfully, the pandemic …
Singapore rental market slows as tenants resist hikes, turn to alternatives
SINGAPORE: The surge in home rents appears to be slowing amid a “growing disparity” in expectations, with tenants resisting increases and landlords reluctant to lower prices in the face of rising …
Real estate firm behind first ‘gold bond’ books solid 2022
Golden Tree Co Ltd (GT), the real estate firm behind the Kingdom’s first green bond, reported sound business performance last year, amid economic stress stemming from the Ukraine conflict and …
Nationwide Conversations about Constitutional Reform Continue across Uzbekistan Ahead of 30 April Referendum
Public discussions concerning proposed constitutional reforms in Uzbekistan are taking place across the country ahead of the …
‘SNL’ Alum Jim Belushi Blazed a Trail Outside His Comfort Zone to Farm Cannabis
Jim Belushi is returning to television for a third season of his Discovery docuseries “Growing Belushi” on Wednesday. The show follows the “According to Jim” actor as he works to turn an 80-acre …
Home of the Week: Inside Late Fashion Designer Kenzō Takada’s Contemporary Japanese Manse in Paris
From the moment you step into the property, you’re immediately teleported out of Paris. The cedar-clad house is built around an interior courtyard, which features an authentic Japanese garden, a stone …
Japan police make arrests after prankster eats directly from communal container with chopsticks
Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on … Toshihide Oka were arrested on suspicion of obstructing business and destroying and dirtying property. In a video shot by Oka and shared …
Japan police arrest 2 in food prank at beef bowl diner
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on social media showing one eating pickled ginger with his chopsticks directly from a communal container at a famous beef bowl …
CapitaLand Investment to acquire 6 multi-family properties in Japan for $141.4m
SINGAPORE – CapitaLand Investment (CLI) has entered into a forward purchase agreement to acquire six multi-family assets in Osaka, Japan, at a purchase price of $141.4 million for its regional …
Couple transforms abandoned Japanese home into guesthouse
Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama and his wife Hila convinced the owners of an abandoned Japanese farmer’s house to allow them to transform it into a guest house back in 2012.