Rosenka land values increase for 2nd year in a row

Land values continue their ascent as the country emerges from the pandemic. The nationwide ‘rosenka’ land tax values, announced by the National Tax Agency on July 3, saw an average increase of 1.5% from last year. This is the second year in a row to see an increase, and a higher rate of increase from the 0.5% growth seen last year.Read more


Japan's rosenka land values increase after 2 years

This year’s rosenka land tax values were released by the National Tax Agency on July 1, and it’s been a mixed bag with some areas seeing gains and others losses.

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Osaka gets rosenka land value revision as pandemic hits shopping districts hard

Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) has decided to revise the rosenka land tax valuations downwards by 4% in three districts in Osaka to reflect the drop in land prices. This is the first time outside of a major disaster that the values have been revised since the system was introduced in 1955. Osaka, which has been hit hard by the tourism downtown, is the only city in Japan to receive this special adjustment.

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NTA says no to revising rosenka land tax values

Bad news for some as the National Tax Agency (NTA) has decided not to re-adjust rosenka land tax values in light of the pandemic. It seems that land values have not fallen enough to trigger any revision.

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Rosenka land values increase nationwide for 5th year in a row

The Kyukyodo Building in Ginza. Home to the most expensive land in Japan.

On July 1, the National Tax Agency announced the rosenka land values for 2020. Land values nationwide saw a 1.6% year-on-year increase, an improvement from the 1.3% increase seen in 2019 and the fifth year in a row to see growth.

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Tax Agency considering special measures if land prices drop significantly

The National Tax Agency (NTA) is, according to the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper, working on a plan that could see rosenka land values re-adjusted in the event of a severe drop in market prices.

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Rosenka land values increase for 4th year in a row

Kyoto's Minami-za Kabuki Theatre

The rosenka land values for 2019 were announced by the National Tax Agency on July 1. Nationwide, land values increased by 1.3%. This is the fourth year in a row to record a year-on-year increase. The rate of growth has also expanded, following 0.7% in 2018, 0.4% in 2017 and 0.2% in 2016. This is the first time to see four years of consecutive growth since 1992.

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