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Obtaining a loan to finance your dream house has become easier over the past few years. Despite the market turmoil, several lende...

Buying real estate in Japan need not be much more difficult than it would be in one’s own country. Here we’ll take you through th...

With economic uncertainty throughout the market, blood pressures running high and Japan and much of the world mired in a recessio...

There are plenty of myths floating around about purchasing property in Japan. To separate the fiction from the fact, we went to t...

Whether it’s the resort lifestyle, the simple life, or you simply want a little place to put your hands in the soil, there are ma...

Ice Climbing. Hearing the words sends a chill through my bones. The advice I received from Japan-based climber Jeff Jensen, as I ...

It snowed heavily all night. The last beer and sake were tossed back around 10 p.m. and everyone called it an “early one” in anti...

I was 4 years old the first time I laid my hands on a knife. It was a small ¥100 boxcutter which drew me in with its colorful dis...