Japan will require all foreigners purchasing domestic property, including for residential use, to report their acquisitions to the government, with new rules expected by April next year. This aims to curb speculative buying, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said.
Japan to expand rules on foreigners' property purchases, finance minister says
Japan will require all foreigners purchasing domestic property, including for residential use, to report their acquisitions to the government, with new rules expected by April next year. This aims to curb speculative buying, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said.
December 16, 2025
Leika Kihara/Reuters

Japan to require all foreign property buyers, including residents, to report purchases under new rules from April 2026, says Finance Minister.
Reuters
Japan will revise rules to require foreigners buying domestic property, including for residential purposes, to file a report to the government, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday.
Under current rules, the government only requires foreigners buying property for investment purposes to file a report.
The government will expand the requirement to include property purchased for residential purposes, and aim to introduce the new rules in April next year, Katayama told a news conference.
"We need to grasp the whole picture as we're seeing cases where residential property is bought (by foreigners) for speculative purposes," Katayama said.
-Leika Kihara/Reuters
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