Yoshinobu Takahara
Chief Investment Officer, Asia / Representative in Japan
Message from the Representative in Japan
APLJ, the Japanese operating arm of the U.S.-based APL Group, established its Tokyo office in 1997, during the formative years of real estate securitization in Japan. Since then, we have steadily built our track record with a primary focus on real estate asset management, accumulating extensive experience in the Japanese market.
Because APLJ has invested primarily using the capital of the APL Group rather than operating as a fund, we are free from rigid or inflexible investment policies. With a constant awareness of a world and society that continue to evolve every day, we approach investment and asset management with the philosophy of staying “half a step ahead” of the market.
Unconstrained by fixed investment periods or IRR targets, we excel in forward-looking development investments as well as long-term ownership and asset management. These capabilities have become defining characteristics of APLJ and are now widely recognized as part of our identity.
Since our founding, we have placed the greatest importance on relationships of trust with our partners. The fact that we have been able to consistently pursue creative and distinctive business models is entirely due to the strong trust we have built and the exceptional support we have received from our partners over the years.
Going forward, we will continue to value relationships between people, work to build even stronger and broader trust-based partnerships, and contribute to the development of society through solutions that are uniquely APLJ.
Profile
Mr. Takahara serves as the Chief Investment Officer, Asia of the APL Group and the Representative in Japan for Asia Pacific Land (Japan) Limited.
Mr. Takahara is responsible for all aspects of APL’s Japan acquisitions and investment processes, including investment structuring, investment recommendations, sourcing, financing and asset management.
After working at CNN, Mr. Takahara joined APLJ in 2001 and has since led numerous large-scale investments, including the acquisition of Ginza Tiffany Building, Shiba Park Building, and the development of Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel.
Mr. Takahara received a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Mr. Takahara is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).