AI Data Insight
Japan's Composite Residential Property Price Index reached 146.7 in the second quarter of 2026, continuing its climb from 146.28 in the first quarter and setting another record high. Despite the Bank of Japan initiating interest rate hikes, new condominiums in core metropolitan areas such as Tokyo and Osaka show strong price momentum, driven by the yen's advantage and an influx of overseas capital, with the market exhibiting a significant divergence characterized by the "survival of the fittest."