For a flip I would invest the money in body spray showers, frameless doors or maybe even the automated Japanese toilet seats/bidets.

She rented the condo to about 10 Japanese college student's made thousands in profit every month.

wondering how I take that downhe has some Japanese hedge funds interested.. will see..  

In the end though, for me I'm skeptical to put my cash into Japanese properties, where you're more likely to see actual depreciation.

The Japanese have a saying: The customer is God.

It was an authentic Japanese Katana blade in the sheath. 

There can be a few more steps involved, such as you may have to translate your gensen-choshuhyo (assuming you're being paid by a Japanese company) and other documents for income verification.

As I'm in Japan, & working full-time, the amount of time in a day that I can spend doing research is limited, though I dedicate at least 3 hours a day on research through online or listening to BP podcast from episode 1 (I'm currently on episode 27).I've also have been reaching out to the local investors asking if I can work for them for free on weekends to soak up as much information as I can since I speak both English & Japanese. 

Billions have flowed from European and Japanese markets into US equities, or 'the stock market' thus driving up the prices of stocks even further.

I don't think Japanese banks will lend to you since you won't have any official immigration status or documentable income from a Japanese tax perspective.