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REAL ESTATE

The rise in used condo prices in central Tokyo is stalling as investor demand for real estate slows.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 24, 2026
Used Tokyo condo price gains stalling as policies drag on demand
Average contract prices for used condos in bay-side neighborhoods such as Toyosu and Kachidoki decreased 0.6% in January from December, marking the first decline in five months.
A real estate "for sale" sign is displayed in Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, in November.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2026
New Zealand struggles to regain economic mojo without housing recovery
The country’s usual playbook has failed this time, putting policymakers ⁠in a quandary as the Middle East war adds a new layer of uncertainty.
Yamano Music's main store in the Ginza district of Tokyo’s Chuo Ward is the most expensive commercial land site in Japan, according to data released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2026
Japan’s average land price rises for fifth straight year
The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday.
Shogo Tsuchiya, the deputy secretary-general of the Futaba Project, provides consultations to people interested in relocating to the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture. Amid a housing shortage, Tsuchiya himself couldn’t find a home in the town.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Mar 16, 2026
Amid housing shortage, migration stalls in disaster-hit Fukushima towns
Approximately 19,000 houses were demolished using state funds as part of reconstruction efforts but construction of new houses has been limited.
A window overlooks Shinjuku’s skyscrapers, at a high-rise building in Tokyo, Japan, in 2016.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Government panel on foreign buyers of land to submit proposal this summer
The panel convened as the government aims to submit a bill to tighten restrictions on land purchases by foreign nationals in the current parliamentary session.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust is keen to tap Raymond James Financial’s clientele to provide funds for mergers and acquisitions and sell Japan-related investment products to wealthy individuals.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2026
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust said to ally with Raymond James in U.S.
Raymond James has a broad network of small and medium-sized business clients and wealth management customers across the United States.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the average price of new condominiums in 2025 jumped 17.4% from the previous year to ¥91.82 million.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Japan’s average new condo price hit record high in 2025
The average price climbed 7.8% from the previous year to ¥65.56 million per unit, led largely by growth in the Tokyo area.
The average prices of new condos in central Tokyo grew about 22% to ¥136 million in 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2026
Tokyo condo prices hit record high on tight supply and surging building costs
The average price of a new condo in Tokyo and its surrounding areas rose 17% to ¥91.8 million.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far left) speaks in a meeting of ministers on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2026
Government unveils tighter policies on immigration and foreign residents
“We drafted this policy package to respond to citizens’ sense of anxiety and unfairness,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara.
U.S. businessman Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump and one of his envoys for the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, speaks at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 23, 2026
U.S. touts ‘New Gaza’ filled with luxury real estate
The transformation could emerge in three years, says Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump and one of his envoys for the Gaza ceasefire.
Brookfield Asset Management will move to the landmark Roppongi Hills development, in April from its current office in Kasumigaseki, an area home to government agencies, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2026
Brookfield to move to Roppongi Hills in Japan office expansion
The New York-based investment firm’s move will accommodate a Japan team that has doubled in recent years.
Police officers and firefighters gather at a site in Tokyo's Suginami Ward where two officials were stabbed on Thursday by a resident subject to a court-ordered eviction.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2026
One official fatally stabbed during forced eviction in Tokyo
The resident suspected of stabbing two officials, one of whom later died, reportedly told police “I didn’t intend to kill them, but I thought it wouldn’t matter if they died.”
Osaka Prefectural Police suspect the two men arrested are members of a group of real estate scammers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2026
Judicial scrivener arrested over property scam in Osaka
Osaka police believe the two men arrested on suspicion of fraudulently conducting real estate ownership transfer registration are members of a group of real estate scammers.
Property in Japan has been attractive to foreign funds because borrowing costs still remain low relative to other developed markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2026
Goldman seeks to raise $500 million for Japan real estate fund
The firm has been pitching investors in recent months, capitalizing on a resurgence in the local property market fueled by low borrowing costs and a weak yen.
Construction in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward in August
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2025
Japan should regulate land use rather than real estate purchases by foreign nationals, expert says
An expert on a panel set up by the Cabinet believes the government is better off regulating how land is used rather than who is allowed to own it.
The average price of newly built condominiums in central Tokyo’s densely populated 23 wards now exceed ¥100 million.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Dec 25, 2025
Demand grows for housing loans of up to 50 years in Japan
With housing prices continuing to soar, many young homebuyers are be opting for superlong-term loans in an effort to keep their monthly payments at manageable levels.
Toyota Industries, whose shares are worth ¥5.6 trillion, was offered a buyout price in June nearly ¥1 trillion, or 16%, below the value of its holdings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2025
Toyota Industries buyout bid dips 16% below stock holdings
The gap between the take-private proposal and the value of Toyota Industries’ holdings has become a major sticking point for activist fund Elliott Investment Management.
Akio Toyoda, the chairman of Toyota Motor, leads unlisted real estate company Toyota Fudosan, which is leading the offer to take Toyota Industries private.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2025
Elliott woos other Toyota industries investors in buyout fight
The activist fund wants to push Toyota group to sweeten its ¥4.7 trillion bid.
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 28.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2025
Japan aims to require nationality declaration to register property from fiscal 2026
While nationality information will be available in public registry, it will stored in the government’s real estate system for interagency sharing.
Visitors head to Shirakawago, a popular tourist spot, in Gifu Prefecture in November.
JAPAN / Explainer
Dec 4, 2025
The key points under discussion on policies affecting foreign nationals
Policymakers are looking at tighter restrictions on real estate purchases, higher visa-related fees and better Japanese language education, among other things.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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