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The presence of Japanese knotweed on property can cause physical damage to buildings and structures (including drains, outbuildings, boundary walls and drives) and can be expensive and time-consuming to treat or remove

The claim arose from the encroachment of Japanese knotweed from the appellant local authority's ("LA") land into the respondent's garden. The respondent had purchased his property in 2004, after the encroachment.

The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and arguments were heard in February 2024, with the Supreme Court releasing its judgment on 7 May 2024.

Japan faces a pressing need for the redevelopment of aging condominium buildings, particularly in urban areas, which has been difficult due to strict decision-making rules and limited redevelopment options under the previous legal framework.

Following a series of moderate (Mw4.0-6.3) earthquakes across north-western Japan during 2023, this year started with a shallow Mw7.5 earthquake off the coast of the Noto peninsula.

The Japanese real estate investment market is continuously expanding despite the spread of COVID-19.

On May 30, 2025, the Act on Contracts for Security Interest by Assignment and Retention of Title (the "Act") was passed.

The TMK scheme and the GK/TK scheme are typically used by overseas investors as tax-efficient schemes for real estate investment in Japan. Of such schemes, the GK/TK scheme is subject to the regulations under the Joint Enterprise Act[3] if the subject asset of the scheme is a fee simple estate ("GK/TK (real asset)").

米財務省は、2023年7月31日、対米外国投資委員会（Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

According to the report by the Japan Securities Dealers Association and the Japanese Bankers Association (Securitisation Market Trends Survey Report – Issuance Trends in Fiscal 2022)...