Japanese Real Estate Glossary
The Property Registry (Touki)

所有権

shoyūkenしょゆうけん

Ownership (freehold)

Full freehold title to land or a building. Japan places no restrictions on foreign ownership: no citizenship, residency, or visa is required, and freehold land is owned outright and permanently. This makes Japan unusual in Asia, where most countries restrict foreign land ownership.

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