Japanese Real Estate Glossary
The Property Registry (Touki)

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Section A — ownership

The ownership section of the rights record: every registered owner in sequence, with the date and cause of each acquisition — sale, inheritance, gift, or auction. Multiple current co-owners, or an owner who died decades ago, are red flags that a purchase will be complicated.

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