Summary of White Paper on Land (2003)

Introduction

Chapter 1 Socio-economic Factors and Utilization Issues Affecting Land Use in Japan
Section 1 Current Movements in the Land Market
1.   Individualization of Land Price Formation Based on Actual Demand
2.   Trends in Land Transactions
Section 2

Movements in the Land Market Towards the Liquidization and Utilization of Land
1.  

The Current Status of, and Issues Involved in, the Use of   Fixed-Term  Land  and Tenancy Leases
2.   The Diffusion of Real Property Securitization
3.   The Effect of Cadastral Surveys
Section 3 Issues and Approaches in Relation to Land Use
1.   The Establishment of a Competitive Urban Land Regime
2.   Land Use Issues and Approaches to the Revitalization of Local Areas
3.   The Conservation of   Farm  Land  and Forests
Chapter 2  The Development and Presentation of Land Related Information
1   The Necessity for Land Related Information
2   The Presentation of Land Related Information and its Effects
3   Issues Affecting the Development of Land Information
Chapter 3  Trends of Land Use
Section 1 Distribution of Land Use
Section 2 Agricultural and   Forestry  Land  Use
1.   Trends in Agricultural Land
2.   Trends in 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
Chapter 4  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
3.   Current Status of Value of Assets of Land
Section 2 Land Transactions
1.   Trends in Land Transactions
2.   Current Status of Land Transactions by Parties
3.   Current Status of Real Property Values
Chapter 5  Trends in Land Prices
Section 1

Trends in Land Prices in 2002 based on Published Land Prices in 2003
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 2003

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