Tokyo office vacancy rates expected to stabilize at the 6% range

According to a report by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, the office vacancy rate in Tokyo is expected to remain around the 6% range for the next five years. Rents are expected to bottom out in 2024, followed by a mild increase.Read more


Omotesando office/retail buildings sold to domestic buyer

Two buildings alongside Omotesando’s Kotto-dori Street have been sold to a Kobe-based realtor.Read more


Tokyo's office vacancy rate improves 0.3 points in April

Tokyo’s office vacancy rate in April was 6.11%, a 0.3 point improvement from the previous month and a 0.27 point improvement from last year. The office leasing market is showing signs of recovery, and some companies are seeking to expand their office space.Read more


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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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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Expected rental yields on Tokyo real estate assets hit 23-year low

Investors are expecting lower rental yields from office and residential assets in Tokyo. According to the Japan Real Estate Institute’s investors survey published on November 2022, the expected rental yield on Class A office space in Tokyo’s Marunouchi and Otemachi district was 3.2% as of October 2022, down from a 3.3% expected yield in April.

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