Similar Japanese minivans were twice that.Pickup trucks are less awesome when you can't lock up what's in there or it rains.

I think it was Paul Allen that funded that lengthy search for a missing Japanese battleship.  

Nothing's covered it gets rained on you can't secure.I bought a Honda Element and took out the back seats it holds as much as a pickup truck it's covered secured and best of all it has Japanese reliability and gas mileage.

I would like to ask for a piece of advice if anyone has this experience.I have a studio room property in Tokyo Japan, free from any collateral, and I wonder if it can be an option to borrow money using this in US.I tried to borrow money from Japanese banks to purchase properties in US, but they didn't allow me as I didn't live in Japan.

The Philippines has been receiving a lot of money for infrastructure development by the Chinese, the US, Koreans and Japanese.

However without Japanese language skills it's generally a show stopper.

Those are metrics that favor a profitable market.I know your market got the Japanese boost as you have pointed out previously and I do believe you are experiencing and will continue to get a Chinese boost (as is much of the West Coast) but then you and I would disagree from there.

Before the Chinese it was the Japanese.

The Korean and Indians are an interesting demographics as these groups will tend to migrate towards the opportunistic states more so than the Chinese and Japanese who set their deep roots in the established mature cities like NY, LA, and San Francisco.

- while an excellent goal in itself -  is often sensed by those around us as a negative.I love your energy and sense of confidence - and challenge you to consider REI as a team sport - whoever collaborates best....wins.An old Japanese proverb says "The quickest way to the finish line....is to take the detour."