Capturing these trends is Singapore Exchange-listed Uni-Asia Group, which has been an active Japanese real estate player since 1998. Initially involved in asset investment and management, Uni-Asia added real estate development to its portfolio and has even expanded into Hong Kong and China.
Despite Japan’s overall population decline, continued urbanisation is driving demand for real estate growth in Japanese metropolises, according to a report by LaSalle Investment Management, an independent subsidiary of JLL.
In its Insights Strategy Analysis (ISA) Outlook 2026, the real estate investment manager points out that economic hubs Tokyo and Osaka are attracting internal migrants from Japan’s quieter regions. Often drawn by job opportunities, these new urban dwellers are supporting rental and home ownership demand in these cities.
