Japan real estate purchases by foreign investors hit record high

First-half buying totals $7.7bn on rising rents and high profitability

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The total spent on Tokyo real estate by foreign investors in this year's first half reached a new record high. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)

MISAKI MORIKAWA, NOZOMI OKUBO and SEI MATSUMOTO

TOKYO -- Acquisitions of Japanese properties by foreign investors climbed to a first-half record in 2025, with other big sales in the works as analysts expect rents to keep rising amid continuing inflation.

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