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New September 2026 data from Asahi Kasei Homes provide an early indication that Japan's April 1 condominium-law reforms are being used to move some aging buildings toward formal regeneration decisions. At a September media briefing, the company said it expects 13 condominium regeneration resolutions in FY2026, roughly four times its average over the previous decade. Eight are expected to be rebuilding resolutions and five building-and-land sale resolutions. AI generated image

Tokyo existing condo sellers are cutting advertised asking prices more often, with new research showing a clear upward trend in price adjustments across the capital. September 4 data released jointly by Mansion Research Ltd. and Fukushima Research Institute show asking-price reductions rising through August in both Tokyo’s five central wards and the other 18 wards. Photo by Jakub Żerdzicki on Unsplash The increase has been particularly pronounced in the central five wards - C

Japan’s real estate regulator has made the application of existing suspicious-transaction reporting rules more explicit for real estate brokerages. The September 3rd guidance from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) clarifies when brokerages should file suspicious transaction reports (STRs), including cases where a proposed property transaction does not reach a signed contract. It also confirms that an STR is a regulatory reporting mechanism, no

Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box on September 3, Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, discussed the strengthening Japanese yen, the outlook for Bank of Japan policy and the broader inflation environment. Boockvar said he believes the BOJ is preparing markets for another interest-rate increase on September 18, while also keeping the possibility of currency intervention in view. Key Points Boockvar sees ¥160 to the US dollar as an important thr

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun individually approaching approximately 3,700 older condominium buildings that have not undergone seismic diagnosis, in a five-year effort to encourage assessment and, where necessary, upgrading. The visits began September 1, and target condominiums built under Japan's old seismic standards where Tokyo's records indicate that a seismic diagnosis has not been completed. Screengrab from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government News site, link