Whereas previous downward pressure on the economy has been financially related; sub-prime mortgages, Japanese boom, etc. 

Japanese-American's were not slaves that labored on the construction of The White House.They where busy building the RR's different time I know (just that the US has always taken advantage of desperate people) We (American Corperations) are doing it now in third world countries outsourcing American jobs to sweatshops paying pennies an hour.

From the last name, I am guessing you are Japanese? 

Torrance is a fairly high-priced area in California.She rented the condo (more of a townhouse style) to about 12 Japanese college students.

As Kyoto is a old city, as Japanese do not like old houses, you could get as low as 130k if you look hard enough.

The Chinese are starting to buy much like the Japanese did in the late 80's (although this can be a warning sign too).

For whatever reason, this time around they are pursuing a Japanese-style, 10-year, one-tiny-drop-at-a-time workout.There is no conspiracy theory.

The Japanese have already shown us that a country can carry in excess of 200% debt to GDP and the Greeks have shown us that 170% is unsustainable.

A related discussion:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/99/topics/61450-so-what-are-the-rates-going-to-do-post-japanese-earthquake-tsunami-nuclear-disaster-

That will cause those markets to reach more appropriate levels.In US treasuries, the Chinese and Japanese will continue to reduce their holdings.