i always thought that japanese make great tenants, respectful, clean, pay on time.

From retail investors with $28 to VC funds to Japanese conglomerates. 

We changed everything, defied all odd's, shook the world itself.There is a story of history that a great Japanese military leader, when received the news of the great success of the attack on Peral Harbor, stood somber, silent, surprising all around him.

Otherwise you always have the unknown of big changes  My purchasing criteria is to buy in the area with the strictest housing and STR regulation and a few miles from the Hilton resort.I guess 50% of my Airbnb book is from US traveller, the rest are European and Japanese travelers.

I was like holy cow.. why no debt so you can make better returns.. they lived through the Japanese crash and once they exited they are VERY conservative with debt. 

Japan and Japanese people are not like what the movies portray, so the reference to honor made me laugh.

If anything I would say BH is an insurance company, but they do obviously have the real estate piece, oil and gas, apple, some big Japanese compioes, building suppliers like ACME brick, BNSF railroad, and I'm sure a lot of other pieces and parts.   

and it's slowly moving to India (and China) anyway .... this is serious as silicon valley is not sustainable too.and hollywood movie is also replaced by Bollywood and Japanese/Korean movie so ....

These properties take years to sell and they have big numbers on them 10 mil and up and almost 100% are sold to Japanese or lately Chinese.. .

The French, Japanese and several Middle Eastern countries have mastered longevity.