Entire neighbourhoods have houses that still stand, but nobody lives inside them anymore. Windows stay closed for years.

Japan is very popular right now. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), an astounding 40% more foreigners came to Japan in January 2025 than the previous year. Fueled by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Investors may need to recalibrate their approach to Japanese real estate as inflation returns after decades of falling prices.

Foreign investments into Japan's real estate sector have been burgeoning in the past year, buoyed by a weak Japanese yen and the country's ultra-loose monetary policy. Boosting the hot demand for ...

The government will require individuals to declare their nationality for property transfers and purchases of forest land under new measures aimed at clarifying the picture of real estate acquisitions ...

Japan will soon implement new rules regarding real estate transactions. From next April, international buyers looking to acquire homes must report their purchases to the authorities. This step aims to ...

Tokyo reigns as Asia's top metro area, with US$13.2 billion in property deals in the first half of 2025, according to MSCI Japan's renewed economic vigour is spurring more investment in its property ...