Industries & Specialties
Office
Strategic environments, global reach, high-performance workspaces
We deliver professional advisory services that align real estate strategy with business objectives. Our integrated approach combines deep market knowledge with strategic execution to secure optimal outcomes for occupiers, investors, and developers. In a market like Tokyo, defined by limited availability, our expertise determines success. We navigate Japan's unique regulatory landscape, ensuring seamless transactions while maximising long-term value.
What Sets Us Apart
Deep Market Intelligence
We leverage comprehensive data and real-time market intelligence to identify prime opportunities. Our proprietary research delivers actionable insights across key submarkets, enabling precise timing of lease negotiations and strategic relocations in a supply-constrained environment.
Regulatory Expertise & Compliance
Japan's office market operates within a sophisticated regulatory framework. Our specialists possess the required knowledge to navigate compliance and complex reinstatement requirements, ensuring seamless transactions while mitigating risk for domestic and international clients.
Integrated Lifecycle Solutions
From initial site selection to workplace design and asset optimisation, we provide seamless coordination across all disciplines. Our integrated approach eliminates coordination gaps, ensuring complex projects are delivered on time and within budget in a demanding environment.
ESG & Sustainability Leadership
We specialise in securing sustainable assets that meet evolving ESG requirements. Our expertise in leading green building certifications ensures portfolio resilience, supports corporate sustainability commitments, and enhances tenant attraction strategies.
Cultural Intelligence & Local Execution
Our Japan-based teams combine international best practices with a deep understanding of local business culture and negotiation protocols. This cultural intelligence is essential for navigating the market's relationship-driven dynamics and complex decision-making processes.
Technology-Enabled Service Delivery
We deploy cutting-edge technology for portfolio analysis and real-time market monitoring. Our digital tools enhance decision-making speed and accuracy, providing transparent reporting and performance tracking throughout the engagement lifecycle.
Services
Investor Services
Capital Markets
We maximise asset value through strategic capital deployment and innovative transaction structuring. Our deep relationships with domestic and international capital sources enable creative financing solutions that optimise returns while managing risk.
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Agency Leasing
Our leasing advisory services leverage tenant intelligence and market positioning expertise. We optimise rental growth and occupancy stability through targeted tenant mix strategies and innovative lease structuring for landlords and developers.
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Asset Services & Management
We enhance occupier experience and drive sustainable asset performance through proactive management strategies. Our services ensure assets remain competitive in a flight-to-quality market, from tenant engagement to capital expenditure planning.
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Valuation & Advisory
Our valuation experts provide data-driven insights for complex portfolios and transactional due diligence. We deliver precise market assessments that account for unique yield dynamics, regulatory impacts, and evolving tenant preferences.
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Occupier Services
Tenant Representation
We secure prime locations and negotiate optimal lease terms to support business growth. Our services include site selection, lease negotiation, and portfolio management, ensuring occupiers achieve maximum value from their real estate.
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Workplace Strategy & Total Workplace
We optimise workforce and space performance through evidence-based workplace solutions. Our strategies address evolving work patterns and wellness-focused design, creating environments that attract and retain top talent.
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Project & Development Services
We manage complex workspace fit-outs and refurbishments with precision. Our project management expertise is essential in a demanding construction environment, ensuring delivery excellence while navigating local contractor relationships.
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Sustainability & ESG
We provide strategic advisory services to reduce carbon footprints and achieve corporate ESG objectives. Our sustainability experts help clients navigate environmental regulations while identifying opportunities for operational efficiency.
Ready to navigate Japan's dynamic office market? Contact our Tokyo-based experts to discuss your strategic requirements and discover how we can optimise your real estate outcomes.
Research
Research • Technology
Asia Pacific Data Centre Investment Landscape
Discover the Asia Pacific data centre investment landscape. This report covers 14 markets, exploring key fundamentals like population, CapEx, and yield-on-cost.
Pritesh Swamy • 26/08/2026
MarketBeat
Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyze quarterly economic and commercial real estate activity including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.
07/08/2026
Research • Technology
APAC Data Centre Update: H1 2026
This report covers 9 primary and 6 secondary markets. It also features the Asia Pacific Data Centre Markets Maturity Index, which tracks 30 markets.
Andrew Green • 06/08/2026
Research • Workplace
Asia Pacific Office Outlook 2024
Cushman & Wakefield’s 2024 Asia Pacific Office Outlook provides supply, demand, vacancy and rent data forecasts for cities in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Dominic Brown • 12/12/2023
Insights • Workplace
Obsolescence Equals Opportunity
Much has been written about the potential death of the office, with justifiable concern that some office properties may never again be fit for their original purpose. Running counter to the doomsday narrative is Cushman & Wakefield’s new publication, Obsolescence Equals Opportunity. In it, we offer a perspective focused on the upside potential for owners who are able to meet the market’s call to action.
Kevin Thorpe • 22/02/2023
Research • Workplace
Asia Pacific Office Outlook 2023
Supply, Demand, Vacancy and Rent: A look at the fundamentals underpinning Asia Pacific’s key office markets in 2023 and beyond.
Research • Workplace
Asia Pacific’s key office markets tell a story of resilience overall, with steady demand in some markets, surging supply in others – and some cities in India experiencing both surging demand and supply
Dominic Brown • 07/12/2022
Insights • Investment / Capital Markets
Cushman & Wakefield Webinar: Asia Pacific Capital Flows - Supply Chain Management
In this webinar, we have invited Kevin Lee, Head of Real Estate Solutions, APAC at DHL Supply Chain and Tim Foster, Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Advisory, APAC at Cushman & Wakefield to share their views on this burning topic.
07/03/2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The market in Japan operates under a unique set of practices, including complex reinstatement obligations that require careful negotiation. Our advisory services help clients navigate these requirements seamlessly, ensuring compliance while optimising transaction outcomes. Our expertise proves particularly valuable for international firms unfamiliar with the nuances of the local leasing landscape.
With high demand for premium office space, tenant leverage has shifted significantly. We recommend proactive lease renewal negotiations and strategic expansion planning well in advance of expiry to secure optimal terms. The current supply-constrained environment, with rents in some districts expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels by late 2026, favours early decision-making and flexible approaches to achieve favourable outcomes.
A nationwide commitment to sustainability is reshaping demand, with an increasing focus on green building certifications. This trend is driving premium demand for high-performance assets. We help clients identify future-proof buildings that align with evolving global ESG standards and specific corporate objectives.
Comprehensive reinstatement requirements, which involve returning spaces to their original condition, represent a significant financial obligation. We negotiate strategic provisions to minimise this financial exposure while maintaining positive landlord relationships, ensuring a smooth and predictable exit strategy.
The gradual adoption of hybrid working models, combined with intensifying talent competition, is driving demand for premium workplace experiences. We help clients design spaces that "earn the commute" through enhanced amenity provision, wellness-focused design, and technology integration. Cultural sensitivity remains paramount when implementing workplace transformation strategies.
