How to build the perfect China business
What do Facebook, Google, eBay, Amazon and Uber have in common? Each has failed in China. Being successful in...
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Follow Japan’s thought leaders
Isolated from the West in 1635 by the Tokugawa shogunate, the culture of modern-day Japan remains in part a...
Airbnb takes off in Japan, but the party is over for many seeking to ride the boom
When Airbnb was in its infancy, not many people knew about home rental in Japan. Now that everyone wants...
Reaching for yield in Tokyo’s buy-to-let market
With bond yields near 30 year lows and fears of tapering causing bond prices to fall, what’s a private...
Rent or own… Which is best?
Whether to rent or own a Tokyo residential property is a hotly contested issue. Beacon Reports investigated the matter....
Investing in Japanese real estate
The Nikkei Weekly recently reported that foreign investors since last year have been buying up Japan’s real estate. Driving...
Tokyo residential property 10 months on
Ten months after March 11, I called my real estate agent to find out how Tokyo residential property had...