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A sprawling housing complex in a desirable area of downtown Tokyo started welcoming new residents on Jan. 19.
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A sprawling housing complex in a desirable area of downtown Tokyo started welcoming new residents on Jan. 19.
A new ferry service will set sail in October as another means of daily public transportation for commuters in the capital offered by the Tokyo metropolitan government.
New luxury apartments on the site that housed athletes during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics attracted a flurry of prospective buyers, with an average of 15.3 applications per unit.
The properties in question are part of the Harumi Flag complex being developed on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay and total of 4,145 residential units.
A Tokyo court on Dec. 15 rejected a lawsuit filed by purchasers of condominiums converted from the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village who demanded compensation from developers over an expected delay in the handover of the properties due to the one-year postponement of the games.