My best guess is high frequency traders (a.k.a. computers) making algorithmic trades based on current positions, not the fundamentals of the companies or the economy. 

As a forgeiner your forgein credit score means nothing here, and they are hesitant to lend to non japanese.  

I am a single parent of two young children, mixed Filipino, Japanese and Spanish, 7th child of 7 siblings that grew up in Northern California, with degrees in Fashion Design and Psychology, 17 years of experience in Intellectual Property law, and owner of a California corporation.

Unless we go with the Japanese thing of only burying people for a year or two then putting them in a box and using the ground again.

If you want to see how extreme things can get in Hawaii, just look back to the 1990s (25 years ago) and look at the prices Japanese banks/investors were willing to pay for some assets.And then, there is the whole issue of historically low interest rates - real interest rates (after inflation) are essentially free, but that is a topic in and of itself.

Ultimately, success for me would be continually peak at each of my titles : father, son, day trader, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and mentor.

But the same article says that in the US the average house is not demolished until 100 years. http://freakonomics.com/2014/02/27/why-are-japanese-homes-disposable-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast-3/

Other things about myself, I am a forex trader and my day job is sales for a solar company!

In fact, studies showed that a monkey randomly selecting shares of companies can achieve the same yearly return as the average traders in banks. 

Originally posted by @Chris Clothier:Chicago Cuts for SteaksCity Winery in the West Loop - Maybe able to catch a show while you're in ChicagoMomotaro* Izakaya- Coolest Japanese place in townNia Mediterranean- Great Mediterranean -  Great company.