Introduction

Chapter 1 Conditions Surrounding Land Utilization

Section 1 Changing Socio-Economic Conditions and Land Utilization

Section 2 Trends in Land Prices and Transactions

Chapter 2 Trend in Land Demand from Business Enterprises and Individuals

Section 1 Land Demand from Business Enterprises

Section 2 Land Demand from Individuals

Section 3 Changes in Perceptions of Land and Systematic Land Utilization Responding to Changing Conditionss

Chapter 3 New Developments in Real Estate Investment Market and Future Direction Land Demand from Individuals

Section 1 Developments in Real Estate Investment Market

Section 2 Sentiment of Participants in Real Estate Investment Market

Chapter 4 Problems and Efforts Regarding Appropriate Land Utilization Adapting to Changes

Section 1 Improvement of Information for Creation of a Transparent Market

1. Establishment of a Real Estate Market Database, etc.

2. Analysis of Land Prices in Advanced Utilization Areas in Major Cities

3. Enhancement of Information Dissemination to Other Countries

4. Enhancement of Real Estate Appraisal Services

5. Compilation and Provision of Data Regarding the Safety of Land

Section 2 Promotion of Land Utilization Suited to the Circumstances of Local Communities and Entities Concerned

1. Promotion of Area Management

2. Revitalization of Regional Real Estate Securitization

3. Promotion of Rational Real Estate Strategy

4. Promotion of Cadastral Surveys

Chapter 5 Trends of Land Use (Data)

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 6 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

Section 3 Size of Land Investment classified by Institutional Sectors

Chapter 7 Land Price Trends in 2007 as Indicated by Published Land Prices for 2008

1. Overview of the Tokyo Region

2. Overview of the Osaka Region

3. Overview of the Nagoya Region

4. Overview of Other Regions

Annex The Basic Act for Land