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The Foreigner's Guide to Buying Property in Japan
The financing, taxes, and step-by-step process — the parts the listings never explain.
- The macro case for Japan — why a weak yen and cheap money are unusual together.
- The buying process end to end: ownership, financing, taxes, closing.
- Ward-by-ward reality on where Tokyo value actually compounds.
- Yield, IRR, and short-term-rental numbers, run honestly.
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