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On March 10th, the Nikkei Shimbun reported that Nagano City’s partnership with global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) forms part of a broader strategy to stimulate UIJ-turn migration, a Japan-specific policy framework describing how people relocate from large metropolitan areas to regional cities. For decades, the Greater Tokyo Area has attracted a disproportionate share of young workers and university graduates from regional prefectures. The resulting conc

The Nikkei Shimbun reported on March 5th that f oreign-led development in the Myoko area of Niigata Prefecture is drawing renewed investment from Japanese companies, signaling a shift in momentum for the once-stagnant ski destination. New lodging facilities are opening while major domestic developers have begun conducting market research. After Japan’s ski boom faded, development by Japanese firms slowed for decades, but rising inbound tourism and foreign investment are begin

Originally held in October 2025 and delivered in Japanese, the below is an English summary of Ken Chan’s remarks at the RE Fund Review Forum 20th . The speech highlighted how resort hotel investments can extend beyond accommodation supply to actively shape tourism demand. Click here to read more about IHG and Patience Capital Group’s Six Senses Myoko project. By combining global branding, development activity, and operational scale, resort hotels can generate wider economic b

The Nikkei Shimbun reported on March 4 th that preliminary data released by the Japan Tourism Agency shows that the number of foreign overnight stays by prefecture in 2025 increased in both Niigata and Nagano, collectively known as the Shinetsu region. Niigata photo courtesy of Sy on Unsplash Niigata recorded 820,000 foreign overnight stays, a 55% jump from the previous year, while Nagano saw a more modest increase of 5% to 2.45 million stays. Both prefectures saw growth la