Category: Real Estate

Lotte Holdings plans to expand its operations in Japan to 20 hotels and 4,500 rooms under management by 2034, leveraging its decades of experience as[more...]

Kyushu Railway Company, aka JR Kyushu, is developing a 7-story rental office building near the JR Higo-Ozu Station in Ozu Town, Kumamoto. The building will[more...]

Japan’s land prices increased for the sixth straight quarter, according to the latest LOOK Report published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism[more...]

Honda Motor is transferring partial ownership of its Honda Aoyama Building to Mitsui Fudosan Residential, according to a press release issued by the developer on[more...]

A Tokyo-based cloud service provider has opened a GPU data center inside a former elementary school building in Saga, Kyushu. This is the first school[more...]

On August 26, a group aiming to restore and revitalize the Kenzo Tange-designed Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Takamatsu City announced plans to file a provisional[more...]

The town of Niseko has found itself in a court battle after a former landowner claimed that a large parcel of land had been sold[more...]

Mitsubishi Estate, Tokyu Land, and CRE are jointly developing a 700,000 square meter next-generation logistics facility on a former U.S. Naval facility in Yokohama. The[more...]

The average asking rent of an apartment in Tokyo’s 23 wards reached a record high of 4,851 Yen per square meter in July. This is[more...]

Global Agents, the operator of ‘social apartments’ or co-living housing, opened its first property in Osaka City on August 9 in collaboration with the West[more...]

Mizuho Financial Group announced the establishment of a new value-add fund to acquire aging buildings over 20 years old and improve their environmental performance. The[more...]

On August 7, Ukai, the operator of fine-dining restaurants around the greater Tokyo area, announced the sale of the operating rights of the Hakone Venetian[more...]

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Japan’s hotel industry continues to hit new strides as inbound tourism reaches new highs, but may be facing a supply crunch. Among the 13 publicly[more...]

Mitsui Fudosan has announced plans to invest an additional 300 billion Yen (US$2 billion) in data center development by 2035, doubling down on its commitment[more...]

Construction costs in Okinawa reached a record high of 298,900 Yen per square meter in 2024, the highest level since record-keeping began in 2014 and[more...]

On July 23, Dai-Ichi Life announced the completion of a timber and steel hybrid office building in Tokyo’s Kyobashi address.  At a height of 56[more...]

Rent an ‘akiya’ for ten years and it’s yours. That’s what one construction company in Miyagi Prefecture is offering under its recently-introduced rent-to-own business. The[more...]

Asking rents in Tokyo’s 23 wards reached 4,803 Yen per square meter in June, up 2.4% from the previous month and up 10.8% from last[more...]

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Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward is requesting that developers impose a 5-year resale ban on new condo sales in an effort to curb speculation from foreign buyers[more...]

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Short-term rental conversions are becoming a growing source of tension in Japan’s multi-family sector, with some landlords attempting to illegally force out long-term tenants to[more...]

Tokaido REIT is swapping student housing and multi-family assets with a student housing operator, with the deals to take place over the next three months.[more...]

The office vacancy rate in central Tokyo’s five business districts reached a 57-month low, dropping to 3.56% in May, according to office brokerage Miki Shoji.[more...]

Rental hikes, inflationary pressures, and a recovering office market. It was a quarter of recovery for many sub-sectors of Japan’s real estate market. Our Japan[more...]

A theme park developer and operator has acquired Izu Kanko Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. from Tokyu Land Corporation in a share buyout. The Shizuoka-based company, established[more...]

NTT UD REIT Investment Corporation sold its share of the Research & Development building in the Kanagawa Science Park at a 1.143 billion Yen loss[more...]

The ‘rosenka’ or roadside land values across Japan increased by an average of 2.7% in 2025, expanding on a 2.3% increase in 2024 and a[more...]

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There has been a long-held belief that apartments with full bath tubs are a lot easier to lease out than ones with just showers, no[more...]

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Fukuoka’s city center is seeing an influx of high-end rental listings as landlords target increasingly affluent tenants. While the city’s growth is creating pockets of[more...]

With electrical supply struggling to keep up with growing demand, Chiba’s Inzai City, also known as ‘Data Center Ginza’, may be overtaken by other cities[more...]

Foreign students in Japan can often have a hard time finding rental housing due to discrimination and a leasing system that favors local and established[more...]

A recent survey of 2,000 residents carried out by Hakuba Village found that approximately 60% of them believe there should be stronger restrictions in place[more...]

The Nomura Real Estate Master Fund (NMF) is acquiring a 68-room hotel in Fukuoka for 3.8 billion Yen, or around 55.9 million Yen per key.[more...]

On June 6, Seibu Real Estate released details on the redevelopment plans for the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa on  the western side of Shinagawa[more...]

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Marriott International is planning to open a hotel in Koshu Valley, a famous wine region in Yamanashi Prefecture. Koshu City has struggled with a shortage[more...]

Tokyo’s Meguro ward is considering relaxing building height limits to encourage developers to build more energy-efficient housing. Typically, discussions over height regulations have revolved around[more...]

The number of rental homes and apartments that welcome older tenants, defined as those over the age of 65, has doubled over the past few[more...]

A research report by the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper has found a sharp increase in the number of large office buildings facing long periods of relatively[more...]

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By 2027, Nissan Motor is considering the closure of seven plants worldwide, two of which are located in Kanagawa Prefecture. This follows news that the[more...]

Mitsubishi Estate, TSB Holdings, and Hilton announced that the 174-room Canopy by Hilton Tokyo Akasaka is planned for the Akasaka 2•6 Chome District Redevelopment above[more...]

With growing demand for data center projects, driven largely by the expansion of cloud services and generative AI, and increasing tensions with local residents, Tokyo’s[more...]

Tokyo’s Chuo City has started a program to acquire land with old ‘akiya’ or vacant homes that are at risk of collapsing or spreading fire[more...]

Rents for Grade A office in central Tokyo have recovered to 2021 levels, according to Sanko Estate and the NLI Research Institute. Average monthly office[more...]

Tokyo Metro, operator of Tokyo’s largest subway system, is launching its own hotel brand and operations utilizing land it owns around major train stations and[more...]

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Hoshino Resorts, operator of a number of ryokan and hotels, has launched a new hotel brand centred around mountain resorts. The goal of the LUCY[more...]

Tokyo’s rental growth reached a 30-year high in March, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for privately-rented housing showing a 1.1% year-on-year increase. This is[more...]

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This quarter’s report explores the ongoing recovery in the office market, the impact of inflation on the multi-family sector (along with some opportunities), the surge[more...]

Japan’s land values continued to rise in key locations this year, with commercial land values in Tokyo’s 23 wards (+11.8%), Osaka City (+11.6%), and Fukuoka[more...]

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Japan’s land values continued to rise in key locations this year, with commercial land values in Tokyo’s 23 wards (+11.8%), Osaka City (+11.6%), and Fukuoka[more...]

One REIT acquired the trust beneficiary rights to the Comfort Inn Nagoya Sakae Ekimae hotel in March for 7.74 billion Yen. This is the REIT’s[more...]

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Developer Tokyo Tatemono announced the official name of its new skyscraper under construction on the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station. TOFROM Yaesu is a 250-meter[more...]

Foreign tourists spent 41.5% more nights in hotels in 2024 compared to 2019, according to the Japan Tourism Agency. Total nights by domestic and foreign[more...]

On February 28, Hino Motors announced the sale of a portion of its land holdings to a real estate developer. The sale price was not[more...]

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For the past four quarters, land prices rose across all surveyed locations in major cities, according to the latest quarterly LOOK report published by the[more...]

Yokohama City has selected a group to develop two adjoining land parcels in the Minato Mirai waterfront district. The group signed a land purchase agreement[more...]

Construction of Toranomon Alcea Tower was officially completed on February 14, though tenant move-ins are expected to begin towards the end of the year. The[more...]

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The average advertised rent of condo-type apartments in Tokyo’s 23 wards reached 4,332 Yen/m2 in January, according to Tokyo Kantei. This is a 0.9% increase[more...]

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Hotel occupancy rates in Kyoto may have yet to recover to 2019 levels, but ADRs have reached new highs. The Kyoto City Tourism Association reported[more...]

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ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka, an IHG Hotel, is closing its doors on October 15, coinciding with the end of the building’s fixed-term lease. This content[more...]

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Greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefectures) saw a net inflow of 135,843 residents in 2024, up 7.4% from 2023’s figures and the 29th[more...]

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Over the summer, a luxury rental apartment building along the coast in Zushi was completed. The 5-story, 27-unit building is targeting tenants from Tokyo and[more...]

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A high-rise hotel planned in the historic Nozawa Onsen village is causing a stir, according to a recent article in the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.[more...]

ORIX JREIT is acquiring two serviced-apartment style hotels in Osaka and Kyoto for 7.85 billion Yen (approx. US$50 million). The price per key is 132.5[more...]

On December 23, the Japanese government announced the results of an investigation into land and real estate purchases in the vicinity of important military defense[more...]

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Details on the redevelopment of the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo’s Marunouchi district were announced last month. The 59-year old theatre will be replaced with a[more...]

Record deals, record tourist numbers, and record hotel pricing. It was a record quarter for Japan’s real estate market. Our Japan Real Estate Market Report[more...]

This year, the government is cracking down on the naughty and widespread practice whereby listing brokers will intentionally prevent buyer-side brokers from bringing in buyers.[more...]

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Each year, a number of ski resorts across Japan cease operations. These closures are often due to shrinking visitor numbers, rising operational and maintenance costs,[more...]

With inflation-adjusted real wages remaining stagnant in Japan, how have residential rents in major cites been faring? If you only look at advertised rents, year-on-year[more...]

A town-owned onsen hotel in Wakayama Prefecture’s Shirahama district will go up for sale next month, with an appraised value of just 7.6 million Yen[more...]

The real estate market in Chitose City, Hokkaido, is going through a sudden and drastic change with residential rents and land prices doubling and vacancy[more...]

Hilton is planning to open a luxury 60-room hotel on a waterfront site in Miyajima, Hiroshima, in 2028. Hirogin Holdings, parent company of Hiroshima Bank,[more...]

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Amid rising material costs and a shortage of labour in the construction industry, over 30% of Built To Rent-type developers are reportedly delaying or revising[more...]

Tokyo’s office market continues to show signs of gradual recovery as vacancy rates improve and rents stabilize. While bayside submarkets continue to struggle with high[more...]

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Ichigo Hotel REIT has sold a 302-room hotel in Osaka to an unnamed buyer for 7.75 billion Yen (US$50 million), 2% more than the REIT[more...]

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By 2050, the share of single-occupant households in Tokyo is expected to reach a record high of 54.1%, according to the National Institute of Population[more...]

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According to the Kyoto City Tourism Association, the average operating ratio across the 109 hotels surveyed was 76.7% in September. This was a 1 point[more...]

Lingerie company Wacoal Holdings is looking to offload its non-core real estate assets, as reported by the Nikkei Shimbun. And one of those assets might[more...]

Mitsui Fudosan and Mitsui Fudosan Resort Management are opening a luxury hot spring hotel on a 13.5 hectare site in Hakone in 2026. Hotel The[more...]

The office vacancy rate in Sapporo’s business district has recently hit an eight-year high. According to Miki Shoji, the vacancy rate was 4.08% in September[more...]

Almost 20% of wooden buildings built to the old earthquake codes (pre-1981) were destroyed in the 2024 Noto Earthquake that occurred on January 1, according[more...]

The Shibuya 2 Chome West District Redevelopment project will kick off in a few months. This project includes National Strategic Housing, giving it a boost[more...]

Last month, Nomura Real Estate Development and Nomura Real Estate Wellness started construction on a senior-housing rental apartment building in Tokyo’s Meguro ward. The 75-unit,[more...]

Heiwa Real Estate, Mitsubishi Estate, and Chuo-Nittochi Group have announced plans for a 140-meter tall, 27-story office tower between Kayabacho and Nihonbashi Stations in Tokyo.[more...]

The rise in inbound tourism is outpacing Hakuba’s supply of hotels, leading to a shortage of beds this ski season. Hotels opened up their winter[more...]

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Some countries and international cities may be banning Airbnb-style accommodation in an attempt to alleviate a housing crisis, but not Japan. With inbound tourism expanding,[more...]

The Hokkaido Railway Company (aka JR Hokkaido) is revising its plans for a skyscraper in front of Sapporo Station. Rising construction costs have seen the[more...]

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Our Japan Real Estate Market Report for the third quarter of 2024 is now available for download. This report dives into recent trends and news[more...]

JR Kyushu is planning to open a new station alongside the Hohi Line between Haramizu and Sanrigi Stations in 2027. In conjunction, Kikuyo Town has[more...]

The Japan Prime Realty Investment Corporation J-REIT is acquiring a 153-room hotel on the eastern side of Nagoya Station. The acquisition price is 6.5 billion[more...]

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At a city council meeting on September 17, Tottori City Mayor Yoshihiko Fukazawa announced a delay in the proposed development of a Marriott-branded hotel on[more...]

Sapporo City in Hokkaido is experiencing a rise in residential rental prices as the rapid increase in construction costs spreads to consumers. A larger supply[more...]

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Standard Land Prices were announced on September 17, and a small town of just 36,000 residents in Kyushu topped the nationwide ranking for commercial land[more...]

Central Tokyo’s office vacancy rate dropped to 4.76% in August, the lowest level seen since December 2020, according to brokerage Miki Shoji. For existing buildings,[more...]

Kikuyo Town near Kumamoto, the center of Kyushu’s semiconductor manufacturing boom, is preparing a new industrial park across the street from TSMC’s two chip plants[more...]

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This November, Tokyu Land Corporation will open a 13-story tenant office building (pictured above) in Sapporo’s Susukino neighborhood, the biggest entertainment district north of Tokyo.[more...]

Fukuoka REIT, whose sponsors include the Kyushu Electric Power Company and Fukuoka Jisho, has acquired two assets in Kyushu in August, as it further diversifies[more...]

Keihan Real Estate, a subsidiary of rail-related Keihan Group, along with several other companies, is planning a 60 billion Yen (US$415 million) hotel resort project[more...]

Kanden Realty & Development, a subsidiary of the Kansai Electric Power Company, has paid over 30 billion Yen (US$208 million) for the former headquarters of[more...]

In a data-driven analysis into Tokyo's multifamily real estate market, we examined a sample of 50 apartment buildings comprising nearly 1,000 units listed for sale[more...]

Châteraisé, a confectioner based in Yamanashi Prefecture, has acquired the Grande Polaire Katsunuma Winery from Sapporo Beer for an undisclosed price. This content is available[more...]

A 130-meter tall, 21-story mixed-use building is planned for part of a city block just south of Iidabashi Station. This project will be primarily office[more...]

Inzai City in Chiba is experiencing a data center rush and a doubling in city tax revenues as major operators set up shop in the[more...]

Plans to convert a golf course in Kami Town, Miyagi Prefecture, into a mega solar farm have drawn opposition and allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation by[more...]

If you are investing in multifamily assets in Japan, you’re probably thinking about the potential to raise rents in the near future. But, Japanese tenancy[more...]

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Office rental data published by Sanko Estate illustrates how different sized buildings fared during the pandemic. Given the overwhelming number of small and medium sized[more...]

Foreigners and potentially foreign-directed domestic companies acquired 90.6 hectares of farmland in Japan last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. But,[more...]

Plans for a luxury mixed-use development next-door to Fukuoka’s Canal City might be put on hold due to a labor shortage and rising construction costs.[more...]

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Although office vacancy rates in Tokyo have been shrinking and rents appear to be recovering from a recent low, incentives, such as free rental periods,[more...]

Kyushu may have a new hotspot, with Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) signing a provisional purchase agreement on land in Kitakyushu on July 31.[more...]

Nippon Building Fund (NBF) has sold a 61-year old office building in Toranomon back to its sponsor, Mitsui Fudosan, for just 860 million Yen (US$5.5[more...]

A Hong Kong-based tech and investment firm has acquired the Awashima Hotel in Shizuoka. This resort hotel is located on a small, uninhabited island off[more...]

The Shinkansen bullet train was developed as passenger transport, but in recent years there have been trials to use this high-speed rail for cargo deliveries[more...]

Despite the excitement surrounding the new semiconductor plants in Kumamoto, new housing starts in Kikuyo and Ōzu towns have dropped drastically. In February of 2024,[more...]

On July 22, the World Trade Center Building, Kajima Corporation, Tokyo Monorail, and JR East announced that Raffles will be opening their first hotel in[more...]

It might have seemed like the end of the line for Sharp’s LCD factories, as strong offshore competition saw the electronics maker face a second[more...]

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Residential rental listings offering no deposit are on the rise across greater Tokyo, but those offering no key or gift money are becoming less common[more...]

Residents of Hiroshima's Miyajima island are vehemently opposed to government plans for a luxury hotel. The proposed hotel site is 3 kilometers or 10 minutes[more...]

Our Japan Real Estate Market Report for the second quarter of 2024 is now available for download. This report dives into recent shifts and news[more...]

A news program recently ran a segment on how temples and shrines are being sold off, typically due to not having any successors or being[more...]

Fosun International is selling Hoshino Resort Tomamu for approximately 40.8 billion Yen (US$252 million). Development of the 5,000 hectare mountain resort began in the 1980s[more...]

On July 1, the National Tax Agency published the annual ‘rosenka’ land tax values, with the nationwide average rising for the 3rd year in a[more...]

Harumi Flag, the conversion of the Athlete’s Village on Tokyo Bay, is facing an oversupply issue as hundreds of investors and landlords put their units[more...]

A Hong Kong fund has pulled out of a historic hotel conversion project in Kitakyushu’s Mojiko district due to fundraising difficulties. The project would have[more...]

Small-lot real estate fund creator and operator, Financial Partners Group (FPG), has acquired the 18th and 21st floors in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. This is[more...]

Let’s take a look at some recently reported sales on commercial buildings, including multi-family, office and retail. It’s important to keep in mind that reporting[more...]

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Next month, Netflix is coming out with a fictional series based on 'jimenshi' (地面師), or real estate fraudsters, called Tokyo Swindlers. It looks to be[more...]

An 18-hectare parcel of undeveloped forest in Kumamoto Prefecture that once had a lofty goal of being a silicon valley-type IT hub is now up[more...]

Lately, Fukuoka seems to be a popular topic for foreign institutional investors. We have had several conversations with inbound investors looking to explore opportunities and[more...]

A 10-story office building across from Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward has changed hands for the third time in three years. NTT Urban Development acquired[more...]

Of the 3,836 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 94 reported the sale of real estate holdings in 2023. This is down from the[more...]

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After opening its first Asian location in Kyoto in 2020, Fukuoka has been selected as Ace Hotel’s second location. The hip Seattle hotelier will take[more...]

Kyoto City was in discussions with the owner of a nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property after learning of plans to sell the 150+ year old[more...]

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Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings is planning to invest 500 billion Yen (approx. US$3.2 billion) in a large-scale redevelopment project in the neighborhood around its landmark Isetan[more...]

A domestic developer acquired a 450 m2 development site in Omotesando in February. The property was sold off-market and the transaction price was not reported,[more...]

There has been an abrupt change in plans for a hotel in Tachikawa, Tokyo. News of its closure and proposed redevelopment made headlines last June,[more...]

Ginza is perhaps the most famous retail destination in Japan. It’s also the most expensive in terms of rent and land prices and amongst the[more...]

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There is a growing divide in the rental market between the small studio-type and larger family-type apartments in Japan’s major centers. Based on the latest data[more...]

Hotel construction may have resumed to a normal pace post-pandemic, but the average floor size per building is shrinking rapidly. Nationwide, the average GFA of[more...]

With Japan's inbound tourism market now starting to exceed pre-pandemic levels, conditions are looking positive for hotel operators. A recent survey by Tokyo Shoko Research[more...]

With the coming relocation of a university campus and expectations of a rise in tenant demand, one railway company in west Japan has embarked on[more...]

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Domestic travel spending by Japanese travellers saw a 14.8% increase in 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic level in 2019. According to the Japan Tourism Agency[more...]

Japan has 9 million empty homes, according to the latest House and Land Statistical Survey published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on[more...]

A high-rise tower containing luxury rental apartments and an internationally-branded hotel is set to open in Yokohama in 2027. On April 10, Sumitomo Realty &[more...]