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Alex Shapiro

Alex is an American living in Tokyo who spends most of his free time playing with his black pug and cooking from recipes in old Japanese cookbooks.

Articles by Alex

Alex Shapiro, co-founder of luxury real estate agency Blackship Realty and host of the Tokyo Portfolio Youtube channel, shares his insights on current Tokyo property trends and gives advice on purchasing a…

Guides & Insights / Tokyo Life

Is Now the Time to Buy Property in Tokyo?

By Alex Shapiro

It was supposed to be a much-needed outing — a day of wandering the streets of the suburbs near Kamakura, going to the beach, and checking out a bagel shop that I’d been…

Guides & Insights

What To Do If You Get a Traffic Ticket in Japan (And How to Avoid It in the First Place)

By Alex Shapiro

In this month's TW Social we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Rwanda, stop by a Tokyo Supercars bash and attend the Belgian ambassador's farewell party.

Community

TW Social: What We Got Up To in August

By Alex Shapiro

When I heard that Fusaki Beach Resort Hotel & Villas in Ishigaki, Okinawa was opening a new wing, I sprung at the chance to head down south. Located closer to Taiwan then…

Accommodation / Okinawa / Travel

Bask in Luxury at Okinawa’s Fusaki Beach Resort Hotel & Villas

By Alex Shapiro

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