Tag Archives: Japan Property Market News
38 Percent Rise in Japan Property Investment
6 May, 2013 – Direct investment in global real estate hit the highest level since 2008 in the first quarter, led by a surge in investment in Asia Pacific commercial property. More than $27 billion was directly invested in Asia … Continue reading
Singapore REIT “Ascott” Buys Into Japan Condos
13 May, 213 May, 2013 – Ascott Residence Trust Ascott Reit (has announced that it entered into conditional agreements to acquire three prime serviced residences in China and a stable portfolio of 11 rental housing properties in Japan (the Acquisitions) … Continue reading
Rising Prices Lure Japan’s Biggest Developers to Industrial Real-Estate
18 Apr, 2013 – Goodman Group, the world’s second- biggest industrial property manager by market value, plans to increase rents in Japan by about 5 percent amid rising land and construction costs. Prices of land sites used for distribution centers … Continue reading
IMF Supports Japan’s Fiscal Policy
17 Apr, 2013 – The International Monetary Fund has boosted its forecast for Japan’s economy this year and 2014, saying the latest fiscal stimulus will help the country exit years of deflation. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF … Continue reading
Japan Condos – Highest Income, Riskless Return
17 Apr, 2013 – Investing in Tokyo apartments beat putting money into office buildings, malls and the domestic stock and bond markets over the past five years as a housing shortage cushioned rental incomes from years of deflation. Apartment real … Continue reading
Strong Interest in Prologis REIT IPO
15 Feb, 2013 – Prologis Inc., the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, announced that Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. – a Japanese real estate investment trust – has successfully completed its initial public offering in Japan. … Continue reading
PM Asks Japan Inc to Raise Employee Wages
13 Feb, 2013 – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked business leaders to raise wages in a rare move reflecting the administration’s resolve to accelerate the battle against chronic deflation. The request was made during talks between the new prime … Continue reading
Japan Economy Reaps Benefits of Weakening Yen
2 Feb, 2013 – A sharply falling yen and rocketing stock prices, by-products of measures promised by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to end economic stagnation, are lifting many Japanese businesses, with many now reporting significantly rosier financial results. Net profits … Continue reading
Nikkei’s Weekly Run Best in 54 Years
1 Feb, 2013 – The year 1959 was in many ways remarkable. America granted Alaska and Hawaii statehood, Fidel Castro took power in Cuba and Singapore gained its independence from Britain. The Barbie doll and pantyhose went on sale for … Continue reading
Real Estate Leads Nikkei Stock Gains
3 Mar, 2013 – Japanese stocks punched higher in early Monday trade, with reflationary hopes sending the yen lower over the weekend, while real-estate shares extended their rally from the end of the previous week. The Nikkei Stock Average … Continue reading
2.5% Rise in Japan Industrial Production
31 Jan, 2013- Japanese industrial production rose 2.5% in December from the previous month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday, in a sign that Japan’s economy may be starting to recover from last year’s downturn. The rise was … Continue reading
Toyota Re-Asserts Japan’s Global Car Sales Supremacy
28 Jan, 2013 – Toyota Motors sold a record 9.75 million vehicles last year, the company said, moving past General Motors and Volkswagen to reclaim its title as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2012. G.M., which held the top spot … Continue reading
Japan-China Tensions Ease, as Leaders Re-Commit to Peace
27 Jan, 2013 – China and Japan sought to cool down tensions over a chafing territorial dispute on Friday, with Communist Party chief Xi Jinping telling an envoy from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he was committed to developing … Continue reading
Japan in Bloomberg’s “Best 3 Countries to do Business”
25 Jan, 2013 – Japan, printing money and bolstering national pride, swept past the U.K., which is trying to implement an austerity program and loosen European ties, in a ranking of the best countries to do business compiled by Bloomberg. Japan … Continue reading
Mixed Market Reaction to BOJ Inflation Creation Policy
23 Jan, 2013 – Japan, the nation that pretty much invented quantitative easing, is now following in Ben Bernanke’s footsteps, launching an open-ended asset purchase plan and a 2% inflation target to fight the steady drop in prices that have … Continue reading
