Established on September 10, 2001, ORIX JREIT (OJR) became the fourth Real Estate Investment Trust (JREIT) to commence trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, doing so on June 12, 2002. A JREIT is defined as an externally managed property fund, operating under the regulatory framework of Japan's Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations. ORIX Asset Management Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591, NYSE: IX (ADR)), serves as the entity responsible for managing OJR's assets.