Overseas investment - Japan investing - how to do it?

I have considered investing in Japan for a while now but to be honest I am some what at a loss how to do this?

What are other people's thoughts and do you know how best to get into that market.

Thanks

Three years ago new rules paved the way for real-estate investment trusts (REITs), which are publicly listed and pay investors dividends based on rents. By law, they must pay 90% of their income as dividends.

Japanese REITs offer investors a middle way between the high-risk, high-return vulture funds and stodgy, low-return Japanese property developers, such as those attached to the Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo keiretsu.

Currently, their dividend yields average a little under 4%, compared with the yield of 1.6% or so on Japanese government bonds.

However, beware that REITs have their risks — not least, that rents and property prices might fall.

Best step forward: THOROUGH RESEARCH!!

Chris,

Thanks that was helpful. Can you recommend any vehicles?

Martin

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