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On October 24th, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda sat down with APD Director Krishna Srinivasan at the International Monetary Fund’s...

On October 24th, the Nikkei Shimbun reported that Nishimatsu Construction will raise starting salaries for university graduates by 13%...

Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture presented a draft plan on October 22, 2024, to introduce an accommodation tax from April 2026, with the revenue intended to help fund tourism promotion. Hakuba photo courtesy of Photo by Nguyen TP Hai on Unsplash The proposed tax, targeting hotel and ryokan guests, is scheduled for implementation in April 2026, coinciding with Nagano Prefecture’s introduction of its own accommodation tax. The village's proposal includes a five-tiered tax

On October 21st, the Real Estate Economic Institute released its latest report on the brand-new condominium market in the Greater Tokyo...

The Real Estate Information Network for East Japan (REINS; pronounced “rains”) reported on October 18th that the transaction volume of...