COVID-19 and Japan Property

With the world gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are scrambling to assess disease prevalence and apply stringent containment measures that limit physical interaction – essential for saving lives, but catastrophic for the economy...

With the world gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are scrambling to assess disease prevalence and apply stringent containment measures that limit physical interaction – essential for saving lives, but catastrophic for the economy as global business activity is effectively put on pause. The international investment community has naturally responded with a massive sell off  of all liquid assets, and Japanese markets have been no exception, with sentiment being further dampened following the postponement of the 2020 Olympics. Given the nature of hard assets, property performance and the resulting.