Alyssa, Gaw, Samurai and Savills to Explore Japan Residential on MTD TV Tuesday

Japan’s residential market continued to be a top target for investors in 2025 with trades of multi-family assets in the country rising 9 percent last year, according to MSCI, as global institutions continue to see the appeal of rising rents and a deep capital market.

To find out more about what’s drawing investors to Japan’s multi-family market, Mingtiandi has organised a panel discussion at 10:00 AM Hong Kong time on Tuesday, 24 March, featuring senior executives from Alyssa Partners, Gaw Capital Partners, Samurai Capital and Savills, for an inside look at opportunities in Asia’s second-largest economy.

The panelists will cover topics from current cap rates in Tokyo and other locations around Japan, why Osaka deals surged in 2025, and what impact we expect to see from current disruption in the Persian Gulf on a Japanese construction industry which has only recently begun to recover from cost inflation during the pandemic.

Registration is still open to watch the session on Mingtiandi’s MTD TV video channel, which is sponsored by Yardi. Please click on the link above to register and view the programme.

Japan From the Inside

Representing Alyssa Partners in the panel is Chedli Boujellabia, managing partner and chief executive of the Tokyo-based investment manager. Boujellabia is joining the discussion after his company earlier this year tied up with a division of Japan’s Mitsui & Co to purchase a Tokyo residential tower for $80 million, in its latest cooperation with a major, local investor. 

From Gaw Capital Partners, Mingtiandi is pleased to welcome back Isabella Lo, who leads the private equity firm’s team in Japan, including teaming up with Alyssa to purchase a set of 29 Tokyo apartment buildings and having acquired a set of Japanese multi-family residential assets on behalf of the Qatar Investment Authority.

Samurai Capital has teamed up with some of the world’s largest investment managers and sovereign funds for a range of residential investments in Japan, including ventures with Manulife Investment Management, Mubadala and Proprium Capital Partners. Speaking on behalf of the company will be president and chief executive Ken Aoyama, who spent eight years with Morgan Stanley before establishing Samurai in 2009.

Adding an independent viewpoint to the session is Savills senior director Emily Fell. Based in Singapore with more than a decade of experience in Asia, Fell specialises in the living sector and has advised on more than $4 billion in transactions. 

Singapore Up Next

Tuesday’s panel concludes this year’s residential forum on MTD TV, with the Mingtiandi team set to travel to Singapore in May for the company’s fifth annual forum in Southeast Asia’s wealthiest city.

More than 300 senior executives are expected to attend the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum 2026 on 12 May at the Conrad Singapore Marina Bay, with hundreds more set to watch live on MTD TV.

Highlights of the Singapore programme include interviews with Hongkong Land chief executive Michael Smith, Warburg Pincus co-head of Asia real estate Ellen Ng and GLP China chief executive Angela Zhao.

Also appearing on stage that day will be top leaders from Hilton, Dash Living, SC Capital Partners, Arch Capital and more.