For Japanese investors, this makes US goods cheaper (they have to sell fewer yen to buy dollars to invest in US goods), and therefore more attractive as investments.

One thing to consider is that while we're almost hard wired to believe that rates must be going up at some point, we could actually be turning Japanese with the Fed caught in a liquidity trap that keeps rates chained near the zero lower bound for an extended period.

Get it notarized by a local Japanese notary... this may require them to translate the document into Japanese.

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.

Originating in Japanese manufacturing plants, they are simple and intuitive to set up but very powerful.

Just today, I went to a Japanese owned sushi restaurant that was recommended by a fellow Japanese resident here.

It wasn't until the advent of manufactured trusses that 'wide open spaces' became commonplace (Although some of the building techniques in Japanese architecture and borrowed in very high-end bungalow architecture had some incredibly innovative ways to create open spaces, but I digress...)Before removing walls in any structure, you should consult a professional... especially if some dumbass wholesaler is telling you that the brick siding means that there are no load bearing walls!

Previously a popular strategy for Japanese house wifes who could borrow yen cheaply and then buy dollar denominated debt at a higher rate of return.

Japanese buy less of our debt cause it has to rebuild.

I think the Japanese economic disaster is something we need to study as we're likely to be dealing with many similar issues.