The Japanese property bull has barely begun

Rising house prices have been as big a feature in Britain over the past ten years as falling ones in Japan – at least, until now. Is it time for investors to look East?

Rising house prices have been as big a feature in Britain over the past ten years as falling ones in Japan at least, until now. While UK prices have risen by as much as 154% between 1997 and 2005, they've dropped by 28% in Japan during the same period and by a massive 50%-80% across the country since the bubble burst back in 1991.

Japanese property: how fast are prices rising?

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