Legal Issues in Japanese Real Estate Investment


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A collection of 20 articles and a translation of the Real Estate Syndication Law, intended for both experienced real estate professionals and investors new to Japan.




Current Business and Legal Issues in Japan's Banking and Finance Industry


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Japanese corporate behavior and practice raises a number of issues for international businessmen, accountants and lawyers, and there are many things that they find difficult to understand. Thus, their interest in the current Japanese market and economy is significant and increasingly prominent. This book will showcase tremendous insight to both Japanese and American issues of finance, law and business; the author's expertise in these three areas will contribute to a very unique perspective. As the data provided in Current Business and Legal Issues in Japan's Banking and Finance Industry is pertinent to understanding Japanese laws and business practices, this text will be of great interest to foreign companies wanting to be successful in Japan.




The Real Book of Real Estate


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From the #1 bestselling author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" comes the ultimate guide to real estate--the advice and techniques every investor needs to navigate through the ups, downs, and in-betweens of the market.




Real Estate Brokerage Law


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Landed Japan


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Note: This book was previously published in print format as "Landed: The guide to buying property in Japan," ISBN 978-98817147-3-2. The ebook edition contains a new introduction. Landed: The guide to buying property in Japan is a resource for anyone purchasing—or thinking of purchasing—real estate in Japan. Whether you're looking for a family home, a ski chalet or an investment property, Landed Japan will save you time, money and effort.




Japan Foreclosed Property (2015-16)


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Japan Foreclosed Property is a guide for English-speaking foreigners to avail of the opportunities to buy foreclosed property in Japan at a substantial discount through court-admnistered tenders. The guide provides the reader with a broad array of resources inclusive of the political, economic, social pretext for investing in property in Japan, as well as how to participate in the process, how to research, strategies, what you need to do, and how to fix up properties. The guide is targeted at English speakers, because the author purchased several foreclosed properties in Japan, and he saw the opportunity for a guide for those people who wish to live, retire or holiday in Japan, because the country is highly regarded by expatriates.




Civil Procedure in Japan


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The only book of its kind available in English, Civil Procedure in Japan is the most reliable and comprehensive reference on the broad subject of the Japanese civil justice system. Civil Procedure in Japan discusses the problems encountered in litigating a civil controversy in the chronological order in which they are most likely to arise. Since civil procedure, as all law, is a product of historical developments and since it cannot be understood without reference to the political structure within it is to operate, Chapter 1 presents the historical background to date of the development of court procedure. The chapter looks at Japan's political organization (Executive, Legislative, etc), the court structure, and the sources of law. Chapter 2 is devoted to a look at the world of Japanese Legal Profession including legal education and non-Japanese lawyers in Japan, while Chapter 3 is an overview of the Judiciary as a whole. Chapter 4 sets forth the basic concepts involved in the judiciary authority and its interface with other governmental authorities. Subsequent chapters deal with practical issues of civil procedure, starting with Chapter 5 through Chapter 8, the trial is traced from beginning (parties to action and pre-commencement preparation including provisional remedies) through appellate procedures. Chapters 8 and 9 deal with various judicial proceedings outside of typical civil actions. Chapter 11 specifically explains various insolvency proceedings from straight bankruptcy to corporate reorganization. Chapter 12 is devoted to the arbitration law of 2002. Chapter 13 is about various terms of the court costs. Enforcement of civil judgments is treated in detail in Chapter 14. Finally, Chapter 15 is reserved for international cooperation in litigation and sets forth Japan's bilateral arrangements for international co-operation. Furthermore, appendices include an English translation of the Code and Rules of Civil Procedure of 1996 and other important statutes, English translations of sample judgments, glossaries, bibliography, ect.




Japan Real Estate Investment


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From long personal experience, research, and private conversations with international real estate investors, analysts, and marketing executives, Dr. Hines identifies succinctly and precisely the differences between investing in Japanese real estate and real estate elsewhere--the crucial differences, plus the risks and hazards that real estate professionals must know and understand. She shows that the new Japanese economic environment is having its affect on real estate there, how foreign investors are influencing the value of property and the systems to analyze it, and why the financing of real estate in Japan through loan and equity securitization is on the rise. Real estate professionals will be particularly interested in her coverage of commercial and residential property, while specialists with other interests will also get an unusual view of Japanese urban planning, land development, and tenure changes over time, information that is rarely available in English. Dr. Hines focuses on the Tokyo metropolitan area and on office buildings and shopping centers, in general but she also covers residential and industrial property investment across Japan. Readers will get a quick view of the new investment climate and aspects of economic, cultural, governmental, and environmental change in Japan. She gives a brief history of Japanese land tenure and views current land planning and control from a historical perspective. For real estate professionals there are chapters on leasing, marketing, land development, and construction, and she delineates the differences between Japanese real estate appraisal and international valuation methods and practices. Also noted is the increased use of income capitalization methods. Dr. Hines examines differences between Japanese and international real estate investment methods of analysis, particularly in light of Japanese real estate financing and taxation. She also illustrates the imputed interest charge methods of investment analysis and gives special emphasis to internationally approved discounted cash flow analysis. Finally, the book examines the trend toward real estate securitization and shows how banks and other financial institutions are reducing their real estate lending and restructuring themselves to prepare for a new era of economic reform.




The Savvy Foreign Investor's Guide to Japanese Properties


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Did you know that Japan is the world's second-largest real estate investment market? No surprise if you didn't, because even many Japanese investors aren't aware of it--or that a 2018 report from leading investment research firm MSCI Inc. valued Japan's market at US$798 billion in 2017.One problem foreign investors face, in fact, is the crucial lack of dependable, actionable information about Japanese properties. In the Savvy Foreign Investor's Guide to Japan, real estate advisor and investor Toshihiko Yamamoto and U.S.-trained global architect Masatoyo Ogasawara tell you exactly how to find, assess, buy, manage and even build great properties in Japan--and how to avoid all the pitfalls along the way.Here are just some of the insights they'll give you:Who's buying property in Japan, and where and whyHow top investors see the market, and two real-world casesInvestment options both conventional (condos, apartment buildings, etc.) and unconventional (Airbnb, kominka and more)Practical property-hunting tips and techniquesHow to find the right property management firmHow the new Minpaku Law affects rental propertiesInsuring your investment wisely, including disaster coverageBuilding countermeasures for fire and earthquakeHow to find and deal with architects and contractorsWhether you're a pure investor, have plans to live in Japan or are already here, this book gives you several potential roads to solid yields in one of the world's most stable and desirable property markets. Toshihiko Yamamoto was a corporate executive working for major firms such as Konami Corporation and Sony Pictures Entertainment and a commodities trader in London for five years before getting deep into the real estate market as an investor, real estate broker and property advisor. He's determined to raise the reputation of real estate investment in Japan, and specializes in assisting foreign buyers and sellers the market.Masatoyo Ogasawara is a registered architect in New York and a first-class architect in Japan who graduated from the University of Tokyo with dual degrees in aeronautics and architecture, went on to the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and then joined Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in New York. The latter was the domain of Pritzker prizewinner I. M. Pei. He now runs his own firm in Tokyo, Masatoyo Ogasawara Architects, which specializes in high-end residential and commercial structures, providing world-class, high-end and diversified services in English to international clients.




Analyzing Land Readjustment


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In this book, the authors argue for instigated property exchange--a concept applied in a land-assembly method commonly known in the literature as land readjustment.