I am a Japanese national looking for US banks that would lend me mortgage loans.

My wife does online work (she is Japanese too).

We hosted Korean, Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese's students.

I majored in foreign language (I chose Japanese) in my undergraduate which now I think I must have a brain damage to choose that major, but it was certainly justified then.

That's right, Mami like in Spanish, only its a very Japanese name!

Before the Chinese it was the Japanese.

They are not new but you may not have read them.The Power of Habit - great book for understanding your own and other peoples habits.Hmm, most of the books I can think of have been mentioned on the BP podcasts.Buy and Hold by David Schumacher is great.The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - great for getting your own house in order.not a book, but a blog - Mr Money Mustache - great for getting your own life focused if Financial freedom is your thing. 

Thumbs up for Japanese Beer.I think you've had more than one beer.

I would buy a used Japanese/Korean car/SUV that can hold up to the weather for cash or as close to it as possible.

Instead we chose the Japanese model of quantitative easing.