Property Management Hints and Tips from Japan
Delivering Japanese Real Estate Information and More!
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Here is our pick up properties for sale! In this issue, we focus on newly built properties. Many of them still do not have pictures since they are still under construction. They are all equipped with popular features and most of them have security locks installed to ensure safety.
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