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Tokyu Plaza Ginza was renamed GinzaNovo on December 1, 2025. To mark the rebranding and the facility’s first Christmas under the new name, a seasonal event titled “Kaleidoscope of Joy: GinzaNovo × Ribbonesia” will be held. GinzaNovo, formerly Tokyu Plaza Ginza, updated exterior CG rendering courtesy of press release linked at the bottom of this article. According to the press release linked at the bottom of this article, the name GinzaNovo incorporates the Latin term Novo, me

On November 27 th , FJ Next Holdings released its Most Desired Neighborhoods to Live In 2025: Single Residents’ Rankings survey results The company conducted an online survey from October 20 to 28th, targeting 1,600 unmarried men and women in their 20s and 30s who live alone in the Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures). Inokashira Park near Kichijoji station; photo by note thanun  on Unsplash When asked where they would most like to live now, Ki

Cleverly Home, which operates a nationwide housing franchise under the Shinshowa Group , will begin using its custom-built model homes as short-term rental accommodations from January 2026. With advance reservations for model-home tours now the norm, the company says it has become easier to manage scheduling between daytime viewings and overnight stays. Hero image provided by Cleverly Home model house short-term rental stay information page, found here in Japanese only . The

On December 2nd, the Nikkei Shimbun reported that Shinano Railway, based in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, announced it will operate special rapid trains on the Kita-Shinano Line (Nagano–Myoko Kogen) during the upcoming ski season. The line normally runs 17 trains per day in each direction, including local services and fee-based rapid trains. From January 1 to February 28, 2026, three additional rapid trains will be added daily in both directions. 　 Mount Myoko from the north-east,

Daiwa House Industry has opened the model room for Premist Tower Funabashi, a major condominium project in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, developed with Tokyo Tatemono and Keisei Electric Railway. Exterior arial CG rendering graphic courtesy of the Premist Tower Funabashi developer website . The high-rise will connect directly to Funabashi Station via a pedestrian deck and sit amid a cluster of retail facilities, making it one of the rare new-build condominiums so close to the