Foreigners don't own any Japanese assets to it would be much harder to create a rush of selling needed to increase velocity and/or inflation.And this is just one difference between Japan and the US.Please don't get me wrong. 

The major issue is that japanese numbers can't call the US so most people here use sprint or facebook messanger to call. 

When I was in college I worked in PC repair while learning Japanese.

I can't help you with Japanese real estate but I am happy to help with questions about Baltimore.

I have a business portfolio of about 50+ multifamily units, but I’m trying to optimize my SFHs that are owned in my personal name.I am a US citizen, but I live and work in Japan (I’m a permanent resident), so I do have to consider Japanese taxes.

My favorite beverage is Suntory Toki Japanese Whiskey.

Maybe they will be 100% higher and you will want to choke yourself for purchasing only one property when you had what it took, at the time, to purchase 5 properties where you would be living on Easy Street, today.I have to tell you the same story I write almost every day about the 20-year old Japanese girl who ran away from Japan because her parents physically abused her.

Casey, look into Japanese investors who are applying for EB5 visa.

There are alternate options to transfer air to/from bedrooms, but those get somewhat complicated.The cassette fan coils are ugly and take up wall space, You also need a thermostat for each one so you have to plan for labor for that wiring.In my experience the Japanese products (mitsubishi, fujitsu, daikin, etc.) are better technology than the American manufacturers (trane, lenox, etc.).

then decided to go out on their own.. and landed a contract to build their first high rise in Honolulu with a Japanese investment firm.. it was years in the making..