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Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsubishi Estate Hotels & Resorts have announced their entry into the apartment hotel segment, launching a new brand aimed at accommodating multi-night stays rather than short overnight visits. The companies will debut the brand, WAYPOINT, with the first property opening on April 1 in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, following the renovation of an existing facility. The official website went live on February 2nd and is now accepting reservations. Waypoint Tsukiji ent

Japan’s first two-story home built using a 3D (three-dimensional) printer was completed in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, in November 2025, marking a milestone for the domestic construction industry. With condominium and single-family home prices rising and labor shortages worsening, the project is drawing attention as a potential model for faster, more efficient housing - particularly in depopulated areas. Photo courtesy of Kizuki K.K. press release, linked at the bottom

Japan real estate property portal AtHome on February 4th released its AtHome Rental Station Ranking - Tokyo 23 Wards Edition, which identifies train stations generating the highest page views for residential rental listings posted on the AtHome property website. The survey covered the period from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025. In the overall ranking, Sangenjaya Station topped the list. The station, served by the Tokyu Den-en-toshi and Setagaya lines and designated as an express sto

On February 3rd, the Nikkei Shimbun wrote that the pace of population concentration in Tokyo is slowing. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, also on the 3rd, that Tokyo’s net in-migration fell in 2025 for the first time in four years, signaling a potential shift after years of steady inflows into the capital. Tokyo posted a net in-migration of 65,219 people in 2025, down 14,066 from the previous year. Net inflows into the city’s 23 wards fell more sharply

On January 28 th Richard Yetsenga of ANZ spoke with CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia, laying out why talk of yen intervention continues to ripple through markets, how investor confidence is being tested by Japan’s fiscal trajectory, and why monetary tightening now feels less a matter of “if” and more a matter of “when.” Topics Covered Persistent talk of yen intervention is shaping market psychology, even as policy fundamentals suggest sustained action remains unlikely. Japan’s currenc