Wealthy Chinese: Health checkup and real estate investment tour in Japan
・Medical check-up in Japan at a cost of several million yen
・Condominiums that sell for over 300 million yen
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Chinese New Year long holidays:
Starting February 10th, China will begin its long Spring Festival holiday.
Japan’s health and real estate are currently attracting a lot of attention from China.
China’s “middle class” also loves Japan’s “health” and “real estate.”
Japanese health checkups are popular:
“Expensive health checkups” are not only for the wealthy.
Health is now gaining popularity among Chinese people after the coronavirus pandemic
Clinic at Tokyo Haneda Airport:
Last October, a clinic opened in a complex adjacent to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
90% are wealthy people in China:
The health checkup course is popular, and 90% of the visitors are from China.
Including travel and accommodation costs, the price reaches several million yen.
Reasons why medical clinics are popular:
Diagnosed using state-of-the-art equipment.
1. There are only four CT machines in Japan that allow examinations to be performed while standing.
2. It is equipped with state-of-the-art MRI equipment.
3. There are 12 private rooms, including rooms for medical treatment.
Visitors can receive messages without meeting another person.
You can access the clinic using a special elevator.
Information display in Chinese:
Information signs are written in English and Chinese.
For CT imaging:
The radiology technician in charge recorded the following phrase in Chinese in advance.
A speaker announces that the CT scan will begin now.
A voice from the CT machine says, “Breathe in and hold your breath,” in Chinese.
Attentive service is popular:
The detailed service is well received. Many Chinese people wish to receive medical treatment in Japan.
Clinic consultation agent:
I checked with a Chinese medical examination intermediary agent.
Approximately 5 to 10 cases occur every two weeks, and during the Chinese New Year period, the number rapidly increases to 5 to 10 cases every day.
Consultation fees start from several hundred thousand yen:
1. Full course medical examination over 2 days
2. There is also a simple course health check that involves only CT.
3. Prices range from a few hundred thousand yen to around 5 million yen.
Fujita Health University Haneda Clinic: Director Shigeto Harumura
There is no doubt that health consciousness is increasing in China.
Many of the patients are wealthy people, such as business owners and lawyers.
1. Not only the medical technology, but also the staff will treat you with care.
2. I highly rate the company’s emphasis on privacy.
Major travel agency JTB:
Foreigners visiting Japan can freely take advantage of health checkups.
People visiting from overseas receive medical care unique to Japan.
JTB has been working on medical tourism since 2008.
1. Currently providing affiliated services with approximately 350 medical institutions in Japan.
2. Courses are sold for 500,000 yen to 700,000 yen, or about 1 million yen.
Number of reservations in 2023:
The number of reservations has more than doubled compared to the previous year. The yen is weak, making it relatively cheap from an overseas perspective.
1. Before the spread of the new coronavirus, more than 80% of customers were Chinese.
2. Nowadays, the majority of visitors come from Vietnam and Mongolia.
Real estate tours are also in full swing:
Expectations for real estate investment in Japan are rising.
Chinese investors:
The Chinese New Year holiday is the perfect time to take a tour of investment properties.
Inquiries about investment properties have increased by 3.5 times compared to before the coronavirus outbreak.
“Kamii Sensan”:
For investors in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.
A company in Minato-ku, Tokyo introduces Japanese real estate.
Information site operated:
Contains property information such as 4,000 apartments and houses nationwide.
Movement restrictions in China lifted:
The new coronavirus has calmed down in China, and movement restrictions have been lifted.
Inquiries about wanting to purchase real estate in Japan are rapidly increasing.
There were 3.5 times more inquiries compared to January 2019, the highest number ever.
Kamui Sensan Marketing: Takaaki Tobushi
Japan is an investment target because of the strong effect of the weaker yen.
The property value is high compared to real estate in other countries.
1. Rental returns are high.
2. Well maintained.
Example of an apartment in Roppongi:
This property is an apartment located in Roppongi, Minato Ward.
1. It is aimed at the so-called wealthy class, and the price of 1DK is 317 million yen.
2. Properties in Minato Ward and Shibuya Ward are popular among wealthy people.
Top sellers are around 50 million yen:
The average annual income of people who use the “Kamii Sensan” site to make purchases.
The majority are people with an annual income of around 10 million yen.
These people buy apartments in Tokyo that cost around 50 million yen.
Kamui Sekan: Chinese female employee
Companies that operate real estate brokerage sites have many Chinese employees.
During this period, many Chinese employees “return to China”.
Interview with two Chinese women:
One was a sales employee and the other was a planning employee.
The Chinese New Year is one of the times when Chinese investors take previews in Japan.
I am very busy with customer service work that connects investors and real estate companies.
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