The rate of vacant offices has been rising steadily, with a surplus in large floor space buildings and also overall.

Rents in Tokyo are dropping and in January we moved our office to a new location in Roppongi.

A Miki Shoji report confirms rising office vacancies in central Tokyo and falling average rents for the innermost wards.

Unoccupied homes, otherwise known as "akiya" in Japan apparently account for about one in eight dwellings.

At last, contract renewal fees are being put under the microscope.