The real estate market in Japan has been experiencing tremendous growth in recent years, evidenced by an influx of both domestic and foreign investments. There is likely further room for expansion of a market that is already one of the largest in the world, presenting many lucrative opportunities for interested investors.
The real estate market in Japan is known for its high level of transparency and legal predictability, generally enabling equal treatment of both domestic and foreign investors alike.
The Japanese government has recently introduced wide-ranging deregulation initiatives and implemented tax reforms designed to facilitate the domestic and foreign investment necessary for sustainable economic growth.
In 2016, the Japanese government announced a negative interest rate policy which targets a zero percent long-term interest rate while limiting any associated financial burdens. As a result of the yen depreciation against the US dollar in the latter half of 2016, foreign investors flocked to the Japanese real estate market.