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Storage is one of the most important factors being considered when looking for housing. Renovating a Japanese-styled wardrobe into modern closet, installing shelves and organizers to make storage more useful are ways to improve apartments’ value. However, for rooms that are too small or with unique shapes preventing them from installing storage space can consider placing storage ”outside”. Japanese Style Closet Modern Closet   Rental Storage at Common Area Following the rules of land-to-building ratio, it is possible to utilize the empty space in your property to install ”rental storage”. For instance, it costs 500,000JPY to install five 1 m2 storage. …

Government’s Scheme to Increase International Students With the steady decrease in population in Japan, Japanese government has increased the admission quota of students and labors from other countries. A few years ago, Japanese government established a scheme to accept 300,000 students from oversea by 2020. The scheme progresses faster than predicted with 337,000 international students by December 2018. Switching from Student Visa to Employment Visa However, only a small part of the population is able to stay for employment due to the strict requirements both government and enterprises set. Japanese government realized that it is necessary to create a more …

Japanese food culture is well known for the balance in the beauty of its appearance and nutrition value, and has been honored by UNESCO as Japan’s intangible culture heritage in 2013. The use of natural ingredients with cooking techniques that emphasize the inner flavor of each ingredients; and the overall expression of Japanese cuisine from garnish to the choice of tableware is a kind of art unique to Japanese culture. Izakaya in Japan Contrastingly, Japanese culinary tradition also has a casual side to it – izakaya. Izakaya are similar to tapas bars, a type of casual restaurants providing a variety of …

Renting a room in Japan could be time-consuming and frustrating sometimes. The rental process of room-searching to actually moving-in could take as long as a month in most cases. To make the rental process more convenient, OYO Life has launched its business in Japan in 2019. Hassle-free Rental OYO Life provides furnished-rooms with a hassle-free rental process. As some of you may have already known, OYO Life was first established in India in 2013 and later in China in 2017. Up to date, OYO Life is operating 450,000 units around the world including Japan. While conditions might differ among countries, in …

Is the Bicycle-Parking in Everyone’s Property Organized? Bicycle-parking is often located in the front of the apartment near the entrance. Abandoned bicycles can affect the image of the property in a negative way. Moreover, disorganized bicycles fall easily and can cause damage to bicycles nearby leading to neighbor disputes. Problem Prevention and Profit from Parking Fee There are two benefits in organizing bicycle parking – one is to prevent neighbor disputes. In case bicycles fall and damage nearby bicycles, not only does this lead to arguments between tenants, owner and property management company are also at fault as the responsibility to maintain …