Introduction

Activia Properties Inc, or API, is a Japanese real estate investment trust principally involved in the ownership of properties in the Greater Tokyo area. Most of these properties are either urban retail units near major train stations, corporate office properties, or other popular areas in Tokyo. API derives the vast majority of its income in the form of rental revenue from its real estate holdings. Its urban retail properties encompass the larger overall share of these holdings. The company’s major tenants include the Tokyu Land Corporation, a Japanese railway operator. Tokyu Land Corp is also the controlling shareholder of the firm that works with Activia through an asset management agreement, TLC Activia Investment Management Inc.