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Mori Trust Co., Ltd. announced on February 26 that it will open 1 Homes Tokyo, a 36-unit branded serviced residence within the Akasaka Trust Tower at Tokyo World Gate Akasaka in Minato Ward. The project marks the first Asian launch of the residential brand of the U.S.-based sustainable luxury lifestyle hotel group 1 Hotels. CG renderings of 1 Homes Tokyo sample interiors with altered logo in the middle. Courtesy of Mori Trust press release linked at the bottom of this articl

Tokyo has formally selected the operators of Japan’s first public–private partnership funds dedicated to affordable housing, launching four new vehicles designed to ease housing pressures on families with children. Tenant recruitment by the fund managers is expected to begin as early as May. Photo by Yu Kato on Unsplash . The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has made expanding affordable housing - rental homes offered below market rates - a central part of its strategy to impro

Short-term condominium resales are becoming increasingly concentrated in central Tokyo, raising questions about how speculative activity may be affecting some of the capital’s most expensive residential markets. Tokyo Kantei said in a February 24 report that the average short-term resale rate across Tokyo’s 23 wards reached 2.49% in 2025. Rates were substantially higher in the three central wards of Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato, all of which exceeded 4%. The company defines short

After decades characterized by falling prices, ultra-low yields, and subdued growth, Japan is navigating a markedly different economic environment. Inflation has re-emerged, interest rates are shifting, and structural reforms are beginning to influence market behavior. In this Bloomberg Wall Street Week episode released on February 21st, Apollo Global Management’s Marc Rowan, Japan Exchange Group’s Hiromi Yamaji, and Brookings Institution’s Mireya Solís explore how Japan’s ma

The Japan Housing Finance Organization (JHF) on Feb. 20 released the results of its Survey on the Conditions of Mortgage Borrowers (January 2026 survey), showing that variable-rate mortgages continue to dominate while expectations of rising interest rates intensify. The survey targeted individuals aged 20 to 70 who took out housing loans between April and September 2025, gathering 1,237 valid responses. Photo by PJH on Unsplash The most common borrowing rate range was 0.5% t