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Real Estate

High-value assets require well-regarded lawyers with extensive transaction experience

We have a leading real estate practice with experience in advising clients in all real estate related matters, whether it is a sale and purchase of real property, a lease and brokerage transaction, the development of an office building or other commercial facility, an investment in a real estate trust in Japan or overseas, or a land rezoning and urban redevelopment project. We deliver legal services tailored to an industry that is subject to multiple players, diverse regulations, and complex structuring.

Real Estate：People

Real Estate：Newsletters

Feb. 18, 2016 STRUCTURED FINANCE BULLETIN: Reform of the Article 63 Exemption under the FIEL – from a real estate fund practice perspective
Mar. 4, 2015 STRUCTURED FINANCE BULLETIN: Proposed Reform of the Article 63 Exemption under the FIEL from a real estate fund perspective
May 29, 2013 STRUCTURED FINANCE BULLETIN: Towards J-REITs’ Acquisition of Overseas Real Property
Apr. 25, 2013 STRUCTURED FINANCE BULLETIN: Revised Bill for the Amendment of the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Law
May 7, 2012 STRUCTURED FINANCE BULLETIN: Proposed Reform of the Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Law - "GK-TK Structure" with a GK owning a real property in fee

Real Estate：News

Sep. 26, 2023Awards: Firm received award at asialaw Awards 2023
Sep. 14, 2023Awards: Top Rankings received from asialaw 2023-24
Aug. 14, 2023Awards: Our lawyers selected in "Who's Who Legal: Real Estate 2023"
Jul. 27, 2023Awards: Top Rankings Received from IFLR1000 2023
Apr. 20, 2023Awards: The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)

Real Estate：Seminars

Apr. 22, 2021External Seminars: "PropTech for Good in JAPAN"
Feb. 11, 2020External Seminars: "Investing in Japan’s Hospitality Business – What you need to know"
Nov. 1, 2017External Seminars: "Real Estate & Renewable Energy In Malaysia & Japan: Legal Insights (Kuala Lumpur)"
Oct. 31, 2017External Seminars: " Real Estate & Renewable Energy In Malaysia & Japan: Legal Insights (Penang)"

Real Estate：Publications

Magazine Article: "An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts in the United States"
Magazine Article: "An Overview of the Urban Redevelopment Act: Increasing Involvement of SPCs in Urban Redevelopment Projects"
Article: "Getting The Deal Through - Real Estate 2023 – Myanmar Chapter"
Other: "Introduction of IT procedures under Real Estate Brokerage Act and Act on Land and Building Leases (Part 2)"
Magazine Article: "Corporate Legal Affairs: The 2022 Amendments to the Payment Services Act"