Japan

Nagoya new office supply to reach 6,000 tsubo in H2 2025

Analysts expect smooth absorption as new supply remains limited.

Osaka’s 2025 new office supply to underperform 2024 levels

This year’s supply is expected to only be a third of last year’s volumes.

Signs that office supply shortage concerns in Tokyo are intensifying

Strong pre-leasing activity for buildings in good locations is one.

Tokyo Grade B office rental growth strengthens by 6.8% in Q2

Chuo saw the biggest rental growth during the quarter.

Tokyo Grade A office rents up 8.3% in Q2

Shinjuku outperformed all other areas for the third straight quarter.

Rental gap between large and small residential units now narrowing in Tokyo

The shrinking supply of smaller units made affordable rents relatively scarce.

Tokyo’s strong residential hub appeal unlikely to wane: analyst

Sustained rental growth and occupancy rates are expected to continue this year.

Tokyo residential occupancy rates slip to 96.5% in Q2

Analysts expect some slight softening in occupancy rates in the near term.

Tokyo residential rents continue to rise in Q2

Rents in 23W and C5W grew by 8.4% and 9.5% YoY, respectively.

Migration trends affecting Tokyo’s residential market revealed

Tokyo 23W recorded a net inflow of 63,200 new residents between March and May 2025.

These two headwinds will impact Japan’s retail sector in the near term

Despite the challenges, analysts still maintain an optimistic outlook.

Here’s why Japan’s prime retail assets are highly in demand

Transaction volumes almost reached JPY1 trillion in 2024.

Japan’s regional cities record 1% growth in retail rents

Rents in non1F units grew at a faster rate of 2.6%.

Tokyo average asking rents dip 0.5%

This is for 1F retail units in the city, in H2 2024.