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Japan develops a new index to track asking rents in Tokyo
Japan’s Cabinet Office has created a new index to track rents for homes available to rent in Tokyo.
It uses private-sector data on properties whose owners are seeking tenants, rather than rents for homes already occupied.
That can show rent changes sooner than methods based on occupied homes.
The index separates properties by factors such as layout and size, including homes aimed at families and people living alone.
The Cabinet Office began publishing quarterly analysis covering the January-to-March 2026 period.
It plans to use the figures to better reflect actual rents in economic analysis.
Japan’s Cabinet Office has developed an index to track asking rents for homes in Tokyo.
The index uses private-sector data and focuses on rental homes being offered to tenants.
It is intended to capture current rent changes more quickly than methods based on homes already occupied.
The Cabinet Office plans to use the index to better understand actual rents and support economic analysis.
Quarterly analysis has been published starting with data for January to March 2026.
- Who
- Japan’s Cabinet Office.
- What
- It developed a new index of asking rents for rental homes.
- When
- Quarterly analysis began with data for January to March 2026.
- Where
- Tokyo.
- Why
- To capture current rent changes more quickly, better understand actual rents and support economic analysis.
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The period covered by the first quarterly analysis of the new index.
The Cabinet Office began publishing its analysis quarterly.
- Developer
- Japan’s Cabinet Office
- Location
- Tokyo
- Data source
- Private-sector data
- Rental properties covered
- Homes being offered to tenants
- First analysis period
- January–March 2026
- Frequency
- Quarterly