Asia Center of Japan
8-10-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107
tel: 03-3402-6111, fax: 03-3402-0738

singles w/out bath: Y5100/one night
single w/ bath: Y6500
twin w/ bath: Y10500
double with bath: Y8000 or Y9500
triple with bath: Y14100
check out time: 11:00 am

This info comes from a brochure dated April 1997. I just called them to check and they now have email and a web site:
reserve@asiacenter.or.jp
http://www.asiacenter.or.jp
It looks like maybe the prices have changed a bit.

International Plaza Akasaka
2-17-54 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
http://www.wmt.co.jp/location/area/city02.html
03-5570-0230
Single furnished: one week (all rooms have showers)
there are 3 types of single rooms, smallest to largest: Y44,000, Y47,000 and Y53,000
Single furnished: one month (small discount) smallest to largest Y174,000, Y183,000 and Y207,000
They also have doubles, etc. There used to be rooms for rent un-furnished, but seems the marketing has changed or something?

Reservations for various locations of "residential hotel" type:
http://www.wmt.co.jp (no English !)
03-3434-3939

how can one find the government housing in tokyo? how do you apply or send the postcard for the draw? i understand it is all through internet, but do not exactly understand/know details...

i have heard that the recent or new govt. housing is really good... and in good areas as well..

trupti:)

Hi Trupti, I just recently joined, my message might be a bit late, this is the website for govt housing http://www.ur-net.go.jp/

we used to live in one and it is cheaper with no agent's fee, only 3 months or 2 months deposit, no key money. You can have it under your own name as long as you have legal papers in Japan. Income must not be lower than 5 Million yen or was it 4Million? When i left the place, the deposit fee was returned to me althought not in full but they only deducted 5k yen since there was a big crack on the wall caused by a friend who got drunk! That's another story but my point is they are not like the private owners who will charge you with a month's rent to fix and clean the place. hence, it saves you a lot of money.

Do email me if you have further questions.