Japanese Real Estate Glossary
The Property Registry (Touki)

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Property registration

The act of recording land, buildings, and rights over them in Japan's national property registry. The registry is public: anyone, including a foreign buyer overseas, can obtain the record for any property without the owner's permission. It is the single most important due-diligence document in a Japanese property purchase.

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