While investment activity in Asia-Pacific real estate markets has been noticeably restrained over the past year, Japan is proving the exception and international law firms have been busy assisting global investors with real estate deals there.

In a report published by Goodwin Procter in collaboration with KPMG and investor services provider IQ-EQ on current trends in Asia Pacific private real estate funds, Japan was singled out as one of the bright spots in the region, in part because it has maintained low interest rates.