RE: This Is Japan
I wished I talked to my sister in law more but you know, I hadn't seen her in a few years. My wife just mentioned that it is hard to be married to a Japanese guy. I guess the expectations of being a Japanese wife. She was born in the US so maybe her transition isn't what she expected? I don't know. Anyways. I see your point about not taking chances in Japan. If you got a job, better hold on to it. Any job is a good one even here in the United States. Thanks for continuing to post about Japan. It is topic I am very interested in. I have an idea for you. Have you ever thought about doing an article about the real estate market and the plethora of abandoned homes in Japan. Just a thought. We were toying with the idea of moving to Japan but that idea fizzled away. I hear that there is alot of vacant properties because of the baby boom or the older generation passing and the younger generation not wanting to have kids or the kids moving to the city. There are a couple blog ideas for you that I would be interested to read your point of view. Here is that article. Cheers. https://www.rt.com/news/362047-japan-death-work-karoshi/
Thank you for the ideas. I had been thinking about doing a post about the values of older houses here, but maybe I will try to do a more in-depth post about real estate in general. It will take a little research and some time, but I'll see what I can find out. I don't have a lot of experience with real estate here, but I would like to know more. If I get a post written on the subject, I'll be sure to let you know.
No pressure, just throwing out some ideas that is hard to find insight about. You are very knowledgeable and your posts are first person accounts, so it is interesting to read. Especially because we were talking about moving over. Cheers.