Summary of White Paper on Land (2002)

Introduction

I  Socio Economic Factors affecting Land Use in Japan
Chapter 1  Socio Economic Changes and their Implications for Effective Land Use
Section 1 Structural Changes in the Land Market in Japan
1.   Movement towards a Land Market in line with Actual Demand
2.   Changes in General Public and Corporate Perceptions Concerning Land
3.   The Trend Towards Individualizing Land Price Formation
Section 2 Socio Economic Changes Affecting Land Supply and Demand
1.   Change of Circumstances on the Demand Side
2.   Change of Circumstances on the Supply Side
3.   Land Use Changes Caused by Fluctuations in Land Supply and Demand
Section 3 Establishment of a Land Market that Revitalizes Real Property Investment
1.   Improvements in the Development and Presentation of Land Information
2.   Real Property Valuation Methods that Attach Importance to Profitability
3.   Diffusion of Real Property Securitization
Section 4 Land Use Changes and Issues in Metropolitan and Local Areas
1.   Metropolitan Areas such as the Tokyo Area and the Osaka Area
2.   Local Cities
3.   Land Use Approaches that Aim to Establish Local Characteristics

II  Trends of Land
Chapter 2  Trends of Land Use
Section 1 Distribution of Land Use
Section 2 Agricultural and Forestry Land Use
1.   Trends in Agricultural Land
2.   Trends of Forestry Land
Section 3 Trends in Industrial Location
Section 4 Trends in Office Locations
Section 5 Trends in Residential Property and Residential Land
1.   Trends in the Supply of Residential Land
2.   Trends in Residential Property Construction
3.   Market Trends in Condominium Apartments
Chapter 3  Trends in Land Ownership and Land Transactions
Section 1 Trends in Land Ownership
1.   Land Ownership by the Private Sector
2.   Land Owned by the Public Sector
Section 2 Land Transactions
1.   Trends in Land Transactions
2.   Current Status of Land Transactions by Parties
3.   Current Status of Real Property Values
4.   Current Status of Land Transactions
Chapter 4  Trends in Land Prices
Section 1 Trends in Land Prices in 2001 based on Published Land Prices in 2002
1.   General Conditions in the Tokyo Area
2.   General Conditions in the Osaka Area
3.   General Conditions in the Nagoya Area
4.   General Conditions in the Local Areas
Section 2 Features of, and Reasons for, Land Price Trends in the Metropolitan Areas Shown in Published Land Prices in 2002

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