Tokyo's annual office supply forecast for 2023 - 2026

With the completion of several large-scale office buildings later this year, the total supply of new office space to hit the market in 2023 is going to be more than double what it was in 2022.Read more


Tokyo's office vacancy rate hits 12-month low

Tokyo’s office vacancy rate saw a slight improvement in February, dropping by 0.11 percentage points to 6.15%, according to office brokerage Miki Shoji.

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Buyer in talks to buy Kiroro Resort

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co. has expressed interest in purchasing Kiroro Snow World, Kiroro Resort, its land, two hotels, onsen, and golf course through an 11 billion Yen (US$81.5 million) corporate acquisition of Napier SPC.

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Tokyo apartment prices increase for 34th month

Apartment prices in Tokyo climbed for the 34th month in a row last month, reaching 908,300 Yen/sqm in the 23 wards. This is a 9.3% increase from last year. A total of 1,691 second-hand apartments were reported to have sold, up 4.5% from last year.

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Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward has the highest share of apartment dwellers in Japan

Almost 13% of households in Japan live in apartments or condos, according to a report by Tokyo Kantei. The ratio in 2022 was 12.90%, up 0.08 points from 2021.

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450-room hotel for Niseko

Philippine real estate developer DoubleDragon Properties is about to embark on a 450-room hotel project in Niseko.

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Why Japan's developers and investors have their sights set on mid-size office buildings

In a recent interview in the Mainichi Shimbun’s Weekly Economist, the president of Ichigo Investment Advisors said that they found mid-sized office buildings to be advantageous during the slowdown in the office market.

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