BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Selected stories from Japan's leading economic news service
This section provides selected stories from Nikkei Asia, a subscription-based English news service of Nikkei, Inc.
![Japan ranked as Asia's most transparent property market by JLL](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/9/1/280/img_91cf09d3271a6ae518cf1ab4a2f0255735562.jpg)
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Japan ranked as Asia's most transparent property market by JLL
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![Bain Capital, KKR bid for Fuji Soft ahead of Japan's '2025 digital cliff'](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/c/2/280/img_c29a0d0dca6d1b6e9e23a4e6e27cbe2924853.jpg)
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Bain Capital, KKR bid for Fuji Soft ahead of Japan's '2025 digital cliff'
![Japanese banks' lending rates rise for 7th straight month](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/0/a/280/img_0a13171dc4a6ac6b8edbd8c9088acb2530846.jpg)
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Japanese banks' lending rates rise for 7th straight month
![Singapore's GIC acquires logistics facility in Japan for $400m](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/5/1/280/img_510049bd50047881c37c61b386f2609925820.jpg)
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Singapore's GIC acquires logistics facility in Japan for $400m
![Mitsubishi takes on Simon Property in Indonesian outlet malls](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/2/c/280/img_2c7b9e0ff9f0344843804422fd6575da33617.jpg)
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Mitsubishi takes on Simon Property in Indonesian outlet malls
![John Lennon's favorite resort hotel in Japan reopens after upgrade](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/6/c/280/img_6cab0added19723cbf297003a727fd3939462.jpg)
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John Lennon's favorite resort hotel in Japan reopens after upgrade
![Condo prices in Tokyo's Roppongi triple 10 years after built](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/e/3/280/img_e30ade9ee6dfa6280430d09adb5fd56740976.jpg)
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Condo prices in Tokyo's Roppongi triple 10 years after built
![Daiwa Securities to launch property loans in wealth management push](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/4/c/280/img_4ceeb9e8dde419c95c70fbf7fe3d9b4f65530.jpg)
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Daiwa Securities to launch property loans in wealth management push
![Marriott, Accor swoop into Sapporo with luxury hotels as tourism booms](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/f/5/280/img_f579d94ae22752ea7720101e401fffbf25137.jpg)
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Marriott, Accor swoop into Sapporo with luxury hotels as tourism booms
![Franklin Templeton and SBI team up to bring bitcoin ETFs to Japan](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/5/0/280/img_50b27f0f218c00311cd01eb5533ab8ed25531.jpg)
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Franklin Templeton and SBI team up to bring bitcoin ETFs to Japan
![Japan leads record $989bn year of Asian investment in U.S.](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/4/c/280/img_4ceeb9e8dde419c95c70fbf7fe3d9b4f65530.jpg)
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Japan leads record $989bn year of Asian investment in U.S.
![Japan's tourist arrivals at record high, recovering from pandemic drop](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/1/6/280/img_161032dc8f27d03a525e9ccfe98489b331241.jpg)
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Japan's tourist arrivals at record high, recovering from pandemic drop
![Mori Trust bets on wealthy tourists in bullish forecast](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/5/f/280/img_5fc31b17e3812c5c38c0044f7fbe7a8029305.jpg)
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Mori Trust bets on wealthy tourists in bullish forecast
![Florida and Texas become magnets for Japanese homebuilders](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/3/8/280/img_38255de5b8a99cc8eed4f76cdaea592523637.jpg)
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Florida and Texas become magnets for Japanese homebuilders
![Tohoku University to shift half of endowment to alternative assets](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/2/3/280/img_2321cf9455cea5070b2b736557801b5428060.jpg)
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Tohoku University to shift half of endowment to alternative assets
![Singapore's CapitaLand charts Japan real estate buying spree](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/4/a/280/img_4adaa1587e41ee970191cc6dedb6761a31949.jpg)
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Singapore's CapitaLand charts Japan real estate buying spree
![China's Fosun to sell Hokkaido ski resort for $250m](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/b/4/280/img_b44435cefbb66907060d75f01df39ca428546.jpg)
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China's Fosun to sell Hokkaido ski resort for $250m
![Home sweet hotel: Japanese see new advantages in temporary lodgings](https://nrm.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/2/2/280/img_22566b0315920b7fe103761d1900733019178.jpg)
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