The Canadian investment firm took a stake in Gajoen, a mixed-use complex in the Japanese capital owned by China Investment Corp. and LaSalle Investment Management. It also acquired 1 million square feet of land near Japan’s manufacturing heartland of Nagoya to develop a large warehouse. The two deals closed at the end of 2024.
The investments underscore a trend of increased foreign investor activity in Japanese real estate in recent years, buoyed by the weak yen and cheap financing. The return of inflation after three decades and a tourism boom in the country have also made certain assets like hotels and apartments more attractive.
“You’re going to see us doing a lot more in Japan,” Andrew Burych, a managing partner and head of East Asia real estate for Brookfield, said in an interview. “Our pipeline is pretty good going into 2025.”