Tags : Japan
Backbone of Mr.Lee Denghui, what he learned from Japan
2020年8月21日 Philosophy
Today, I would like to spend some time to recall Lee Denghui, especially, his linkage to Japan. Actually, it was in 2000 when I first visited Taiwan. I attended a seminar organized by Taiwanese institution with the support of the Lincoln Center in the US. Public officers who are responsible for property taxation in emerging …
When your major shareholder’s credit prevents you from IPO, what would you do? Part2
2020年8月19日 Philosophy
The previous part is as follows When your major shareholder’s credit prevents you from IPO, what would you do? Case: Felice, the president of a real estate value-up company, in her youth, was fascinated with the story of the skyscraper transaction in Manhattan, New York. She got involved in the real estate agent business, …
Investment product analysis : Land with leased fee interest in land, Sokochi
2020年8月15日 Market Trend
When I was working for non-Japanese financial institution and managed Japan portfolio, sometimes non-Japanese colleagues were surprised to find that in Japan the tenure of land and building can be different. This is one of the tricky parts in real estate investment in Japan. Ground lease structure looks a bit complicated and some investors …
How to make your followers: tips to make your business profitable Part2
2020年8月5日 Philosophy
based on the below statement, I have been discussing how to develop followers. “Think about the character “making profit”, which is the composition of two parts, “follow” plus “people”, which means the follower. Therefore, to make your business profitable, you should make your followers. Followers could be your loyal customers and your loyal employees.” …
The ultimate pricing tips released by the legendary entrepreneur
2020年7月26日 Philosophy
In Japan, under new normal, people may be allowed to have multiple jobs and some use Blog, Youtubes, and SNS to sell their products and services. Today, I would like to demonstrate tips for such people: The ultimate pricing tips released by the legendary entrepreneur I summarized it from the story of Mr. Inamori*, the …
Natural Disaster Risk Management Process in JP
2020年7月18日 Japanese Society
This morning I tweeted as follows (@yukotomizuka) Flood risk should be explained to potential buyers→ How to mitigate disaster risks in JP, 1 assessing by investigating the past records, 2 double checking the current resilience, 3 arranging necessary insurance. Detailed will be explained in our BLOG The announcement was made as follows: MLIT-the Ministry of Land, …
Why doing business in JP is so difficult?
2020年7月16日 Japanese Society
I would like to point out three fundamental reasons. 1 Language 2 Matured economy 3 Ambiguous power structure 1 Language Most Japanese don’t speak English. That’s very funny. From junior high school to university, most of Japanese spend a lot of time in learning English. However, quite a few people use English …
Which part in Japan we can expect the population growth?
2020年7月14日 Japanese Society
In order for us to develop investment strategies, demographic trend is one of key indicators. I would like to spend time to analyze demographic dynamism and its future trend. Statistic from the government shows the following. Top five prefectures where demographic growth have found. 1 Tokyo 2 Okinawa 3 Saitama 4 Kanagawa 5 Aichi …
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 …