When looking for an apartment in Japan, you can save a lot of money on rent if there’s some amenity or nicety you’re willing to do without. Choosing an above-ground-level unit in a building with no ...

Ikea Japan is leasing a tiny home in Shinjuku, Tokyo, for 99 Japanese yen (about $0.86) a month. The compact apartment is just 107 square feet, but it comes fully kitted with Ikea furniture. There's ...

Learn how to rent an apartment in Japan and the main issues foreigners face when looking for housing in Japan with this webinar presented by GaijinPot/Real Estate Japan (GPlusMedia). The seminar will ...

We in the West typically see only the top slices of Japanese aesthetics: the high-concept, glass-and-aluminum Modernism of no-expense- spared commercial projects or the steep-pitched roofs and ...

Swedish retailer Ikea is becoming a landlord in Japan with a tiny apartment it will rent out in Tokyo. The 10-square-meter (107-square-foot) apartment is located in the Shinjuku district and will cost ...

The average price of newly built apartments in Japan's capital rose 39.4% from the previous year to a record 114.8 million yen ($778,041) in 2023, the Real Estate Economic Institute said on Thursday.

Don't let its name deceive you. "The House" is actually a one-bedroom apartment that is listed for a huge $21.7 million. For comparison's sake: the most expensive one-bedroom apartment currently ...