Orient Mako II vs Kamasu: Which Affordable Japanese Dive Watch Wins?
Spend enough time shopping affordable dive watches and you’ll keep landing on the same two names from the…
Kiwame Tokyo’s New Automatic Dress Watch Takes Minimalism Seriously
I’ve been keeping a close eye on Kiwame Tokyo this year, and I just love that the brand…
GIC Selling Office Floors at Tokyo Tower to Kenedix for Over $1.4B
Pacific Century Place Marounuchi also drew interest from Brookfield and Hongkong Land (Image: Google) Singapore sovereign fund GIC…
Nomura REIT Buying Tokyo Best Western Hotel for $55M
Best Western Hotel Fino Tokyo Akasaka in Minato ward (Image: Best Western) Nomura Real Estate Master Fund has…
Goodman Lands 20-Year Tenant for Tokyo Data Centre’s 1st Phase
The first phase of Tsukuba Tech Central is scheduled to enter service in 2028 (Image: Goodman Group) Goodman…
Brookfield Enters Japan Multi-Family With $627M Portfolio Buy
The multi-family portfolio spans Greater Tokyo and three other key metro areas of Japan (Getty Images) Canada’s Brookfield…
Sakai Dominates Steel Tour Japan in Osaka
The second weekend of action on the 2026 Steel Tour Japan kicked off on Saturday, with the nation’s…
Weave, Aberdeen Buy $92M Tokyo Apartment Portfolio
Comforia Liv Higashi-Nakano was rebranded as Weave Place Shinjuku North (Image: Weave Living) Apartment specialist Weave Living and…
Tokyo’s Most Controversial Shrine Officially Bans Cosplayers
Cosplayers visiting Tokyo will need to cross one of the city’s best-known shrines off their list of potential…
Putin’s Kuril Islands Visit Exposes Japan’s Russian Energy Dilemma
Japan’s protest over Putin’s visit to the Kuril Islands is loud because its response is capped: Tokyo cannot…
Japan Releases Defense White Paper: Preparing for a Protracted Conflict Scenario
On August 4, 2026, the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi released the Defense White Paper. The…
Putin visits Kuril Islands; Japan furious
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iturup Island in the disputed Kuril archipelago has angered officials in Tokyo,…