Navigating Japan's commercial real estate market requires expert guidance. Securing optimal space demands deep market knowledge and strategic expertise. We help occupiers turn real estate challenges into competitive advantages. Whether you're expanding, consolidating, or managing unique leasing regulations, our tenant representation specialists deliver outcomes aligned with your business objectives. Our local insight ensures you secure the right space on the best possible terms, reducing both regulatory and market risks.
Services
Tenant Representation
Maximising Real Estate Value Through Strategic Tenant Representation
What Sets Us Apart
Market-Savvy Teams Uncovering Better Opportunities
Our advisors combine deep knowledge of the regional regulatory landscape with specialized sector expertise. We understand the nuances of local lease structures, enabling us to identify opportunities others miss in supply-constrained markets.
Analytics for Better Decision-Making
We integrate market-specific intelligence with advanced analytics to optimize your occupancy strategy. By leveraging real-time data and our quarterly MarketBeat research, every recommendation is informed by current conditions and future projections.
A Scalable Platform for Better Service Delivery
Whether you have a single Tokyo office or a nationwide portfolio, we deliver consistent expertise across Japan. Our platform spans transaction management, lease administration, and workplace consulting, ensuring seamless execution and compliance at any scale.
Real Estate Strategies Aligned with Your Business
We deliver solutions that integrate local market realities with your operational and financial objectives. Our strategies account for unique business practices, including key money, restoration obligations, and long-term commercial relationships.
Workplace and Headquarters Strategy That Works
We help clients navigate an evolving workplace landscape by combining location analytics with cultural insights. Our solutions blend regional business culture with global best practices to help you attract talent and support your operational goals.
Cross-Border Reach, In-Country Expertise
For international clients entering the market or local companies expanding globally, we provide comprehensive support. From site selection to incentive navigation, we ensure your strategy is culturally appropriate, legally compliant, and commercially competitive.
Services
Our Services
Property Search and Evaluation
We conduct comprehensive market searches utilizing our extensive database and relationships with landlords. Our evaluation process considers location factors, building specifications, lease terms, and compliance requirements specific to local commercial real estate.
Lease Negotiation and Documentation
Our negotiation expertise encompasses complex lease structures, including ordinary lease contracts with renewal protections and fixed-term arrangements requiring specific documentation. We ensure favorable terms while maintaining compliance with the Act on Land and Building Leases.
Marketing Advice and Portfolio Strategy
We provide strategic guidance on market positioning, timing, and portfolio optimization. Our advice incorporates region-specific factors including market cycles, regulatory changes, and cultural business practices.
Renewal Management and Rent Review
We manage lease renewals and rent review processes in accordance with Japanese law, which permits rent adjustments based on tax changes, land price fluctuations, and market conditions. Our approach ensures fair outcomes while preserving landlord relationships.
Relocation and Expansion Services
We coordinate complex relocations and expansions, managing everything from site selection to project delivery. Our services include coordination with local contractors, compliance verification, and seamless transition management.
Portfolio Streamlining and Optimization
We help clients optimize their Japanese real estate portfolios through strategic consolidation, subletting arrangements, and disposition strategies that align with business objectives while maximizing value.
Specialisation
Industry Expertise
Offices
Offices The local office market demands sophisticated navigation. We guide clients through flight-to-quality relocations and lease negotiations in a market where vacancy rates have reached historic lows. Our specialists understand the complexities of Japanese office leasing.
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Industrial & Logistics
The logistics sector faces rising operational costs. Strategic site selection is critical to mitigate these pressures in Japan. Our experts help clients navigate supply-demand imbalances and secure facilities that support operational efficiency.
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Retail
The retail landscape presents opportunities amid prime space scarcity. Strategic positioning is essential to capitalize on inbound tourism and domestic demand. Our advisors ensure optimal location strategies that align with unique market dynamics.
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Research
Insights • Workplace
In this guide we provide you with a comprehensive office fit out cost breakdown. Read on to find out more.
05/03/2025
Research • Workplace
REWORKING the Office Asia Pacific
Our ‘REWORKING’ series examines decision-making for occupiers under four key considerations: Cost, Carbon, Culture and Community – under which the changing demands, needs and impacts on office spaces and strategies can be examined.
Yasushi Otomo • 03/11/2023
Research • Workplace
Rethinking the office sector in Asia Pacific
Our report takes a deeper dive into the underlying dynamics and drivers across The APAC region’s major markets and provides a roadmap for asset optimisation.
Dominic Brown • 21/06/2023
Insights • Sustainability / ESG
Most buildings around the world were not designed and constructed with sustainability in mind. The vast majority of commercial properties are ageing, brownfield structures needing an urgent uplift in green credentials. Find out how you can embark on the journey from brown to green.
Matt Clifford • 19/06/2023
Research • Economy
Where Do U.S. Property Values Go From Here?
In this two-part series, we take an in-depth look at how the shifting economic outlook and interest rate environment will impact the future trajectory of property values.
Kevin Thorpe • 24/05/2022
Research
Through our proprietary Experience per Square FootTM (XSF) tool, Cushman & Wakefield has captured more than 2.5 million data points from workers all over the globe in the pre-COVID-19 era and a further 1.7 million data points from more than 50,000 respondents in the current work from home environment.
Despina Katsikakis • 12/06/2020
Insights • Workplace
7 Key Lease Renegotiation and Rent Reduction Considerations For Japanese Occupiers
Top 7 suggestions for you to consider in preparation for lease renegotiations and rent reduction requests with Japanese landlords.
Research • Economy
Coronavirus Impact on Global Property Markets
For the English language version, please visit here here.
Kevin Thorpe • 20/05/2020
Video • Workplace
Webinar Essential Asia Pacific Insights From The Recovery Readiness Guide
The "Recovery Readiness: A How-To Guide for Reopening your Workplace" outlines some of the best thinking and practices on how businesses can safely and responsibly return to the workplace following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Anshul Jain
Frequently Asked Questions
Our comprehensive tenant representation services include market analysis, site selection, lease negotiation, regulatory compliance guidance, and ongoing portfolio management. We provide specialized expertise in local lease structures, including guidance on fixed-term versus ordinary lease arrangements, renewal procedures, and restoration obligations. Our services extend from initial market entry strategy through long-term portfolio optimization.
We mitigate risks inherent in the local regulatory environment by ensuring compliance with the Act on Land and Building Leases, managing restoration and reinstatement obligations, and navigating rent review procedures. Our market expertise helps clients avoid common pitfalls while securing optimal terms. We maximize value through strategic timing, competitive negotiations, and ongoing portfolio optimization that reflects changing market conditions.
Our lease administration encompasses document management, compliance monitoring, rent review coordination, and renewal processing in accordance with Japanese regulations. We manage critical dates, coordinate with building management, and ensure adherence to lease obligations including restoration requirements. Our services include regular portfolio reviews and strategic recommendations for optimization.
Professional administration reduces costs through proactive management of lease obligations, strategic timing of renewals and reviews, and identification of cost-saving opportunities. We mitigate risks by ensuring regulatory compliance, managing critical dates, and maintaining proper documentation. Our expertise prevents costly mistakes while optimizing lease terms and conditions.
Our location strategy integrates market analysis, demographic trends, transportation connectivity, and regulatory considerations to optimize your footprint. We analyze factors including labor availability, customer accessibility, and operational efficiency to recommend locations that support business objectives while minimizing long-term costs. Our strategic approach considers unique market dynamics and cultural factors to ensure sustainable success.