300 year company’s criteria: rag or junk? A case of JP legacy company
2020年7月6日 Family Business
Japan has the largest number of long lasting companies in the world. Mr. Hideyuki Sakai, the president of the “V Recovery Research” based in Nagoya, where Toyota is based, demonstrated the criteria of a company which lasts over 300 years. Sakai referred words released by Mr. Ushui, the president of Japan Weston Co.,Ltd, who won …
Will Construction Cost drop for resorts in Japan? Case from Okinawa
2020年7月4日 Resort & Okinawa
Question: Now the construction cost in Okinawa has still been high? Answer: Declining, in Q3 or Q4 20-30% reduction would be evidenced. Back ground: in Okinawa, the construction cost surge appeared before COVID The below figures are based on my perceived prices for high end hotels. Quoted as 000 JPY/ tsubo. In 2017, …
Tips to minimize lawyer fee in JP real estate investment deals
2020年7月2日 JapaneseStock&Equity
One of the difficulties for non-Japanese investors who are about to tap Japan market is appointing the right and capable lawyer. Actually, from my point of view, finding and instructing lawyers in Japan is the threshold to separate winners from losers in terms of investment projects. Furthermore, legal fee occupies the large amount of the …
Why does Japanese brand new residential rent decrease?
2020年6月30日 Investment Highlights
Question: In Japan, the brand new apartments’ rent is the highest and gradually start decreasing and the property gets less marketable. In other major cities in the world, the rental value increases as time passes, reflecting price index. Why has the rental value in Japan always been in declining trend? Answer : I picked up …
Which asset class to invest ? -Recommendation of Japanese property investment- Part 2
2020年6月29日 Investment Highlights
The asset classes to be recommended for non-Japanese investor as the exposure in Japan are as follows: Priority would be 1 Logistics 2 Office 3 Specific retail 4 Residential 5 Hotel 6 any assets by M&A Below No 4 will be explained further. 4 Residential Q: Why A1: Marketability, Japanese will keep living in …
Which asset class to invest ? -Recommendation of Japanese property investment- Part 1
2020年6月27日 Investment Highlights
As I have perceived the increase interests in property investments in Japanese, I would like to spend some time to share my views on Japanese market. Let me demonstrate as the bullet points analysis. Priority would be 1 Logistics 2 Office 3 Specific retail 4 Residential 5 Hotel 6 any assets by M&A I …
Why summer vacation in Japanese is so short? – Blue ocean under new normal-
2020年6月26日 Japanese Society
When I traveled to Italy 20 years ago and was hopping city by city, my Italian friend asked me why I don’t take one month vacation to stay longer and travel over decent time frame. I answered her that in Japan people can take maximum one week summer holiday, given the travel time by plane, …
Only one reason to cause the bankruptcy-JP charismatic CEO predicted –
2020年6月22日 Philosophy
During Seiwajuku workshop in 2007, one family business leader, Joe, demonstrated his success story. With his older brother, Alex, Joe had run their construction company. Mr. Inamori *admired their achievement and made very positive comments. However, in 2009, Joe’s company asked the court its legal revitalization process and eventually went bankrupt in 2015. Joe’s company …
Why doing business in Japan is so difficult? Interview with PE master
2020年6月11日 JapaneseStock&Equity
Since I joined Bear Sterns in 2006, I have had many opportunities to discuss business in Japan with non-Japanese businesspersons. Most of them have said that Japan is very peculiar market and it’s really difficult to tap Japanese market and to develop their business here. From my point of views, Japanese are diligent, obedient-generally-, and …
Why Japanese art has been appreciated in overseas countries?
2020年5月25日 Uncategorized
Now I am learning about the history / background of a famous Japanese artist and his works. It may be said that I am understanding the artist himself so that I can learn how to appreciate his works, the transformation of this souls and spirits. This artist became famous in the United States first. …
