Tokyo Real Estate News & Information
Tokyo's Property Market & Useful Tips for Property Owners
Stay informed on Tokyo land prices, redevelopment projects, taxes on Japanese real estate, real estate terms, and more. We provide useful news and information especially for foreigners (non-residents) interested in buying, selling, and owning properties in Tokyo.
Tax on Executive’s Company housing - For luxury company housing over 240 square meters
Employer-assisted company housing program in Japan is divided into the one for the employees and the other for the executives. We here explain about taxes on executive’s company housing. What is executive’s company housing? Executive’s company housing is a program in which an employer leases a rent…
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Tax on Employee’s Company Housing – How is the tax calculated if the company pays the rent?
When a company pays the rent for an employee, tax payment differs depending on how the company pays the rent and what type of residence the employee lives in. We will explain in detail the types of housing allowances, company housing, and tax amount imposed on each of them. How a Company Pays the R…
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What is Act on Rental Housing Management Business (Act on Optimization of Rental Housing Management Business)?
Act on Rental Housing Management Business (Act on Optimization of Rental Housing Management Business, etc.) came into effect on June 15, 2021. With the enforcement of this act to optimize the management of rental housing, the former registration system required by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructu…
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6 Different Land Prices - Real Estate Pricing in Japan
What are the differences among Official Land Price, Standard Land Price, Roadside Land Price, and Assessed value of fixed assets? Various prices that indicate the fluctuations in land prices are seasonally released in TV news programs and other media, by the name of Official Land Price, Roadside La…
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Rent Arrears and Eviction Process in Japan
When a tenant of your rental property falls behind in his/her rent payment, will you be able to have him/her move out immediately of the property？ When a tenant of a rental property falls behind in his/her rent payment, Japanese law does not allow the lessor immediately to make a request to the ten…
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A Simple Guide to Home Insurance in Japan
Living in Japan as a foreigner, you may face challenges due to culture shock, language barriers and just plain cross-cultural misunderstanding. But beyond these obvious daily experiences, foreign residents may also have to overcome hurdles in times of stress or disaster. When you own or rent a prop…
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Webinar Announcement: Renting Homes in Japan - Part 2
On January 31 (Tuesday), 2023 at 6:00 PM, Kazuhiro Otsubo of PLAZA HOMES, Ltd. will give a talk on "Renting Homes in Japan" at an online seminar hosted by Real Estate Japan. Content of the Lecture ・Is there any difference between Japanese and American apartment layout terms? ・What is the difference…
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Japan's Real Estate Market Trends in 2022
Every month, the "Japan Property Price Index" is published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. We will explain the trends in 2022 based on the most recent version (which was published on November 30, 2022). "Japan Property Price Index" is calculated based on information…
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Guide to Japanese apartment layout terms
Since the space to be written on floor plans is limited, the descriptions are often written in English or by using English abbreviations, so you may not know what these would mean. We here, would like to explain the meaning of descriptions in floor plans as well as the difference between Japan and…
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Amendment of Japan’s Real Property Registration Act
To make inheritance registration of land ownership and change of owner address become mandatory in Japan Registration of inheritance and change of address of real estate ownership will be mandatory (to be enforced by 2024). After the amendment is in effect, failure to do such duties without good r…
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