Author Description

Since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December 2012. The Japanese yen has plunged by 40 percent. whereas the Nikkei 225 has surged more than 100 percent. In anticipation of the mange mega sporting events to be held in Japan such as the 2020 Olympic Games and 2019 Rugby World Cup, hot money from around the globe, in clouding China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore has been flooding into various Japanese asset classes including real estate. Unfortunately, information on Japan's real estate has not been well circulated globally because of language barrier. This feeds into the scepticism of investing into it. Buying properties from aboard also poses challenges regarding maintenance and management. Although there are many brokerages in Japan but not many of them have resources to develop overseas markets. Indeed, few are capable of helping clients achieve desired returns, not to mention adding value to their investments. The guest authors of this book are based in Japan. As insiders of the country's real estate industry, they have intimate knowledge of investment, economy, taxation, law, and property management that is simply unparalleled.