How and why I bought a condo in Japan
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- čas přidán 2. 12. 2018
- Outlining the process of buying a condo in Japan as a foreigner without permanent residence. If you have any questions leave a comment below and I'll be sure to address it in the next video.
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Your English pronunciation is pretty good.
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上手ですね!
yes for an American ha ha - I assume you are joking
Near perfect, I would say
英語が上手ですね
@@josesanmiguel9212 lol
Watching you struggle to remember English words is probably the most relatable thing ever lol
did you leave out the part where the bank person and the real estate person said your nihongo was jouzu desu ne
Nyoron seems like the perfect reaction to being jouzu'd.
"I forget how you say this in English" Now thats becoming Naturalised.
The last step for fluency is throwing your original language into the fire XD
Glen Nash honestly, that starts to happen pretty early on. I’ve been here for 8 months and i keep forgetting words. I have been since like the three month mark
I wonder if polyglots have that issue. Maybe their brains are just hardwired for vocabulary?
@@Dakotaidk Trust me, we do
@@Dakotaidk I speak three languages and I struggle a lot. Some of my friends speak 4 and they just mix languages at this point without caring.
8:50 Can a foreigner get a loan abroad?
12:30 requirements when applying for a loan
21:55 increase chances on loan approval
27:18 Useful tips before buying in Japan
35:45 Benefits of marriage
37:50 Managing finances as a US expat
39:00 Japan home loan deduction system
43:00 additional information
Thanks man
hey "u nice keep going" you nice, keep going ^_^
You’re a legend
Did you get a hold of his PowerPoint slides?
Wow... $750 a month for a 2 bed in Japan whilst i'm paying almost $600 for a bedroom in a shared apartment in London, UK xD ... i should probably move.
Sha・Ne・Ru I pay $500/month Canadian for a single room in Calgary, Alberta. And we have cheap rent in comparison to the other big cities.
@@JesusFriedChrist wow I was paying 600cnd for a bedroom in Saskatoon in 2015.
haha I pay 750 euros for a small room in Munich
How sweet... I see you've never been to Switzerland. I have to move to Geneva for university and you find almost NOTHING under 1000 $, not even a room in someone else's house. :'(
I'm paying about $700 for my 1LDK here in Japan and I'm feeling screwed lol
When I read "Sorry for the lack of polish", there was a period of about two seconds during which I was wondering why you were apologizing for not speaking polish...
maybe he needs to polish up his Japanese
wait, read?
@@Faunarr 44:58
@@Slemmen447 as always nominalization, oh well
Super interesting, lots of good information and very great to hear about the mortgage percentage being taken off taxes at the end of the year. Also I feel that salt for Tokyo 😂 I get it though, I think all your points are valid. I just feel my experience of Tokyo is very different to shibuya and bar and drinking culture. Eventually one day I will move away but after 3 years I still love it, just I have to live on the outskirts and go in for work and meet friends etc. but I do think my Tokyo life is very privileged as I don’t need to go through rush hour and my life isn’t repetitive. I couldn’t live the normal Tokyo life.
Anyway enough rambling, great video and thank you for all the information 🙏🏻
Thanks Emma! Glad to hear that it was useful for you, and that you're still enjoying your time in Tokyo ^^ You'll want to move to Beppu after you visit my new place though! ^^
Dogen i definitely will 😭 I’ve actually been looking at houses you can buy in rural areas because I can’t help myself... so many beautiful houses I want to cryyyyy. Just gotta aim for permanent residency or hopefully one day my boyfriend will transform and suddenly be Japanese and we can get married! Haha, hope that it’s easier to raise your kids in the new house too!
where do you live on the outskirts? I'm looking for accommodation in Tokyo and wanna know cheap places on the outskirts
@@Dogen I wanted to move to nearly anywhere in Kyushu as soon as we stepped out of the airport in Fukuoka. Saga prefecture, Oita/Beppu, eastern Nagasaki (along the coast)... Just gorgeous.
Also don't sacrifice your knees for your videos! 😦 It's fine to break up and knit film shots. Or maybe you can get a bar stool to sit on that keeps you at height?
A 45 minute long treat!
I happen to have no interest in buying in Japan, but had a great time watching this regardless; it's fun getting to know the man behind the character and hearing about you navigating the challenges of living out family life abroad.
Congratulations on acquiring a home :) I hope you're tremendously happy there.
IS HE *THE MAN BEHIND THE CHARACTER??!!*
Just to illustrate how insane Los Angeles & San Francisco areas are... People are paying $1,000 US dollars ( one thousand ) for a BEDROOM in a shared apartment. No...I'm not joking.
Your voice in English sounds totally different than your Japanese voice.
it's because japanese and english have many differences in their sound. dunno how to properly say that... they resonate differently. y'know, like, when you sing. english have more 'open' sounds.
Yeah, japanese voice sounds deeper it seems.
@@Alekzis47 It has to do with how he chooses to speak. Many Japanese people have a certain tone of voice, and the pitch accent they use is relative to their normal tone of voice. Dogen probably chose a deeper one rather than a higher tone when speaking Japanese out of his own volition
@@luwuie Makes sense.
Because he nasalizes his voice too much in japanese. To the point of it being comical.
Not sure if it's deliberate or a side effect of him trying to entonate correctly, but if you listen to his videos with a good audio device it is pretty clear that most sounds that are usually more vocal end up being nasal in his pronunciation
Whoa, way more detail than I was expecting! Thanks for taking the time to put such a comprehensive video together, wow.
The real estate market seems a lot better comparatively; in my area it's almost impossible to have an affordable mortgage without at least a 25% down payment. Super nice of your real estate agent to be so helpful as well.
And ha, if I was going to move anywhere in Japan it would probably be in the Kansai area, not Tokyo. Tokyo has a lot to see in a single city, but I really enjoy how many (historical!) cities and attractions in Kansai are within such a reasonable distance re: public transit. (Then again having driven across all of Canada my concept of "reasonable distance" may be skewed. "Overnight highway bus from Osaka to Tokyo? No prob! That's nowhere near as bad as Ontario.")
I imagine the Olympics aren't helping the Tokyo market either. I was chatting with some hostel chains a few years back and even they said they were struggling with expanding there because of the Olympics driving costs up.
Thank you! Seriously, thank you!
I am an American married to a Japanese national (married for a little over a year now). We are currently living in Tochigi. We are actually also planning on buying property here (although we are in the very early stages). We actually have an appointment to meet with the real estate agent this weekend to talk about land (since we're looking for a house) and maybe also talk about the loan. I'm pretty nervous about it because I really, really, want us to get a house here. But watching your video gave me a bit more confidence that we would be successful.
Once again, thank you.
My pleasure! ^^ I hear that SMBC bank is another good one!
@@Dogen Really? I work there. Lol.
Have you ever thought of making a podcast in japanese/english?
Hey, last month during the typhoon, your Twitter page really helped me and my friends out. We were scared and didn’t know what to do. We got an evac notice after the trains stopped and we lived right next to the river that was expected to overflow. Thanks - you really helped get us through it.
You're the man Dogen. Thanks for your hard work!
I was just about to fall asleep when I saw this upload. Thanks for the great video Dogen. Looking forward to the next one.
What a fantastic video! I had no idea about any of this stuff, and you explained it in a way that was not only really interesting, but in a way that I could actually understand. I love hearing you talk like this. I would actually love to see you "lecture" like this on a multitude of subjects. I'm so excited that we're getting longer Dogen content!! Can't wait for the other videos! Congrats again!✨
IT IS WEIRD TO HEAR YOU SPEAK ENGLISH
yo jackson, you’re into dogen videos too? when world collide!
yea :) go check out the pitch accent vids. totally worth it.
hahahaha I have to agree with you mate.
Thanks Dogen!! This is awesome video. SO SO informative for a subject that isn't covered well at all.
you just sparked the flame in hundreds of weaboo’s hearts lol
SO GLAD you posted this! I know you were nervous and I appreciate the English.
This is a topic that I've been interested in for some time now, and really appreciate hearing your perspective on it. I value yours over others I've heard because of your experience and common sense (not stuck with the 'you have to do it on Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka' approach.).
Thank you so much.
I can confirm your advice about living in a more "rural" area. I lived in Kagoshima for 5 years, and I loved it. It was a little inconvenient for travel, but the lifestyle was much more relaxed. I was even able to see アジカン live. I can't imagine living in Tokyo, but I've also never been a big city person.
Lived in Musashi-Kosugi (Greater Tokyo) in a dorm and it was not too bad. A middle between super crowded Tokyo and not being like rural side Tokyo. I did enjoy going to Gunma and Chigasaki where it was more rural, but the big city convenience of 20 mins from Shibuya was insane
theEumenides I lived in Kyoto for one year, Kagoshima for one year, Tokyo for three, and now Oita for eight; while Tokyo was neat and all, for me the more rural (Kyushu) locations are where it’s at.
@@gogakuhei Totally agree. It's like the opposite to anywhere else; the big cities are nice to visit for a holiday, but would rather live in the (semi)rural areas instead.
@@gogakuhei That's nice and all, but often it's a rationalization. The guys I know that are wealthy, universally prefer Tokyo. That's why it's always better to have a lot of money, then you know the decision that you made (whether a big city or rural) is really genuine and not a rationalization for not having a lot of money.
Thanks for all the insights! Love this format, it's like a podcast and it's so informative.
Great video, super helpful walkthrough of the buying process. Can't wait for the house tour!
Thank you for the video! It really helped me to realize some hard moments in loan-process. You did great! Once again, congratulation!!!
Watching this reminds me of when my husband and I were going through this process, but in the US. I’m so excited and happy for you and your family!!!! Going through all the stress and paperwork is worth it, knowing that you finally have a place that is “yours”. It is one of the most amazing feelings!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉congratulations 🍾!!!!!
I can listen to dogen for double the length of this video and not get bored 💛
Thank you very mich for the video! Again congratulations on the purchase and much happiness to you and your family.
What a genuinely helpful video. Thank you so much for the information and your time!
such a diligent, clear way to explain a complicated process, wow! i'm sure you must be an amazing teacher, would love to sit in your class! i am a literature/language major from a foreign country (read as: don't know jack shit about calculation, mathematics, economy, banking or american tax system) and i'm pretty sure i'll retain at least 85% of the information you've given. 次の動画に楽しみにしてます！
Thank you so much for putting the time and effort in making this video 🙏🏻
Congratulations!
Thank you for creating this video! :D Really interesting to learn about all these
Congratulations on taking this huge step! Thanks for the video, it's very interesting to see how this process works :)
Re: Tokyo, I think the big question is whether you value easy access to all kinds of events and subcultures (whatever they may be) or whether you are more of a stay at home kind of person. I've been living in Tokyo for 4 years now and briefly considered moving to Osaka for a job (though that didn't work out). I could easily see myself living within 30-60 min from Tokyo or Osaka, but probably not somewhere much more rural. Being able to take a quick and cheap local train to get to all kinds of events centered around the major cities, as well as have access to specialized shops and venues, is fairly important to me. On the other hand, it is true that Tokyo is quite impersonal and I've had better experiences meeting random people in more rural places.
One way to look at it is that if you're happy with whatever you happen to get locally, then you can live anywhere. If you want to be able to look for *specific* niches and events, then you can only really find those in the big cities most of the time.
Thank you very much for your useful insight!! It's really interesting and thanks to you I learnt new English words lol You're amazing and you deserve the world!! Looking forward to your next video! 😊
Thanks for making this video and diving into details about buying a home in Japan.
Great info! Don't even know how else I would get information like this.
By the way, the insight I have gained from your videos is unmatched, specifically regarding pronunciation. I'm extremely grateful to basically have you as a Japanese teacher!
i wasn't even NEAR interested in the subject but, it was DEFINITELY useful and informative to watch!! so thank you and congratulations again ^_^
Hi Dogen! I just recently found your channel and I am seriously impressed with your work. Your knowledge of Japanese seems so high and I think it's incredibly admirable of you to upload most of your videos in Japanese. You are also incredibly funny! I didn't know your channel was satirical, but I am very glad that I found that out. I really respect what you're doing and I hope your new house with your little family suits you well, I look forward to the tour video. This video was also incredibly informative, and something that I think will help a lot of people in future. I look forward to your updates! Thank you again!
I admittedly learned more conversational Japanese through discovering 声優番組, which presented various anime voice actors/actresses in a way that's closer to moreso what the actual person is like. Hearing people verbalize their thoughts on the spot and then switching to reading fan letters which presented already formulated expressions that were thought out beforehand was a very educational experience for me in terms of finding more "applied Japanese". I focused moreso on translating feelings and expressions rather than words alone as time went on, and as such I'm able to understand more everyday conversationally spoken Japanese. Due to the switch of focus onto the application aspect in matters of "making my Japanese matter more to me", I picked up so much more quickly, and eventually became a tutor and a TA for the basic Japanese courses at the college I attend, despite only having started taking classes in those same classrooms about two years ago. I always appreciate being able to see your content every time, but I moreso appreciate being able to know and see more of the human being behind the personality. That's what soothes me most, seeing the more human side and feeling more able to level with them as a human, rather than simply knowing a personality. I can feel less weird about me expressing my thanks to another person who I admittedly don't have any sort of "real" acquaintanceship with, especially since I know you actually somehow manage some time to go through many comments. I'll always have been thankful to have happened upon the tools you offer and the perspective you gave as a self study learner. なんだか僕はただの知らない人なのにこんな褒め言葉を送る意味があるか解りませんが、気持をどうしても伝いたかったんです。もっと短くて読みやすく送れなくてすみません。
dogen先生、いつもありがとうございます！これからもご家族と幸せな生活を暮らせるように！
Also thanks for all the tips as Im in pretty much the exact same situation as you. No PR, Spousal Visa, only source of income. Really helpful
This video was so fascinating. I'm looking forward to part 2. And, being multilingual I totally understand looking for words. There are some things I literally only say in my secondary languages so trying to say it in English throws me off.
I don't usually comment on your videos, but this time I'm doing it just to tell you that you make amazing work keep it up ! I'm not really interested in buying a house in Japan since I'm still in university but it was captivated by your video. You always make nice work ! Good luck in the process of moving and hope you enjoy your new home !
"That was the basic process"
💭 Whoa... Still so much to watch
And now I'm watching at 00.00
Thanks for the advice! I'll make sure to keep all the documents neat and tidy. Thumbs up.
Congrats again man! My wife and I have twins as well, so I feel your pain concerning the blight of kids toys and clothes through your home as they become more mobile and curious.
The whole process was very interesting to hear about. Other than the difficulty of sourcing a loan as a foreigner, it didn't sound so dissimilar to here in the states, all the way down to how shelling out more money for a down payment can be necessary or trying to slide in ahead of rate increases.
On a tangentially related note, if you ever need to commiserate with someone because none of your friends or family understand how much more difficult it is to raise twins than it is to have multiple single children, don't hesitate to reach out. Raising twins is a rough way to learn how to be a parent. Good luck!
You're a good man, Dogen. Thank you for sharing your perspective. Congrats on becoming a homeowner. We also watched your video on brokerage investing and you're on to something. Keep up the good work and thank you again for sharing your story
Woot, extra long Dogen video - but please, if your knees are still really bad, please sit next time. You don't want to make them any worse.
Enjoyed learning about this - I suck at things like that - so it was good to have it explained in a different way.
Congrats again on getting your own place ^_^
thanks for sharing a part of your life! best wishes from brazil 🗣️❤️
>I‘ll make another video about this if you guys have a lot of interest in that
after the segment on interest. Nice one!
Great video and really interesting to listen to even without having any plans to buy in Japan. People probably like these types of video too because it‘s fascinating to get to glance behind the scenes and see the person behind the character. Even if the two are sometimes overlapping.
Looking forward to the next videos!
Much appreciated and well done.
Congratulations! and thanks so much for this video. It's really interesting and well done. It's serious going through the personal data and experience, anyway incredible informative for foreigners planning to buy a property there. Not my case, but I still enjoyed it. Just hoping to see more of your videos on japanese.
And in my modest opinion, Everything on the video was expressed with honesty, so thanks again!
I see new video, I click.
Congratulations!!!
you're a very genuine fellow
Was just in Beppu! Loved it out there!
Congrats again dude! 9 years since we grad... damn, we old. Lol
There you are
Congrats Dogen!
As a grad student in Japan who’s been fascinated by Japan and the language for over 10 years now and plans to stay and work here, I found this video really cool, even though I’m still like years away from even thinking about buying an estate.
Great job. Well done.
Gotta agree with the point about Tokyo. I live in the best city of one of the least popular prefectures and I LOVE it. It's still pretty fast to Tokyo if there's a special concert or something, but the mountains are way closer and everything is way cheaper and less packed.
A long watch but worth it. The essential elements of living in another country are so useful to know because so many people stumble over just sorting out utilities when they move abroad.
Its so good to see more people living and enjoying Japan outside of Tokyo. I came straight to Fukuoka 4 years ago and I'm so glad I came here. Go Kyushu!
45 min? I need to prepare snacks, drinks and sit comfy for this Christmas special
Glad to hear it was not just you buying the condo alone! I got a bit worried when you kept saying 'I bought a condo' at first :)
Beppu and Oita in general are amazing. I live in Nagasaki and my wife and I always go camping or exploring around Oita/the Aso area in Kumamoto and we love it.
Not interested in buying a house or moving out of Tokyo, but I still watched all of this! Very interesting account of something not a lot of foreigners do. You're a great speaker even without a script. Good job!
Hope you apply for PR now, only took seven months for my application to be processed. Thanks for the video, we are considering buy now, so this has been really timely for me.
I was in Tokyo for a month and that was enough for me. I’m in Nagoya right now. Feels like home for sure.
Feels bad man. I feel you. Forgetting words in your native language and it doesn't even really compensate for the other language/s one speaks. It's kinda feels like a lose-lose situation.
This was super helpful! Didn't know some of this tax information which is a big deal in some upcoming decisions for me (especially as an American who is self-employed, since taxes are higher and more difficult). Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Looking forward to hear you answer other's questions.
Highly fascinating, and interesting. I’m quite interested in this topic and appreciate the insight. I know this has more than likely changed with covid, but still useful. I really appreciate your videos.
I like how quite often you have to think about how to say the English word for something, I guess no one can avoid the native language suffering from becoming fluent in another. (It's a good thing I think, shows just how much work you've put in)
It's quite common when you know two languages but speak one more than the other. Native English speaker and grew up hearing and talking Spanish. Now living in Spanish speaking country but when I speak English the Spanish word pops up. MY mind quickly goes to Spanish.
My aunt living in a Portugese speaking country for thirty years needs some days to speak German in a fluent way but understands Most Words when she's visiting as.
Twins ? How lucky
As a non-native English teacher based in Tokyo, I really like listening to Dogen's English videos, especially on a somewhat more complicated topic like finances.
It's interesting what you're saying about life in Tokyo. It's a little too intense for me as well, but I really like the social aspect: you can meet a lot of fellow expats and for me it's really important. Maybe one day, when things in my life get more settled, I'll move away to a different location, though.
You know, i completely understand his style of speech. I do the same thing sometimes where i say the japanese word instead of the english word when im talking x) #justjapaneselearnerthings
#justenglishlearnerthings
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I love your advice on living modestly and saving money!
If I'm staying here, I'm planning to do the same here in Miyazaki City. Great content. Thanks!
Best wishes from Miyazaki!
こんな日本語綺麗に発音できるの すごすぎる…
zuki saka 笑
Thank you for all the information, it’s so valuable! I’m so sad to hear that the taxes on the houses go up next year... I was trying to aim for buying my own house here in 3 to 4 years but I think I will have to get that on hold and study more the market.
And I wish I could live in another city than Tokyo! It’s so crazy in here, makes my head spin sometimes, but for the job I do (not English teacher, I’m not a native English speaker) I couldn’t be anywhere but a big metropolitan center;;;;;
Also, about the language. I had a friend who bougth is condo two years ago and his level is N3 (I think the bank he used was Sumitomo, but don’t quote me on that) and he didn’t had any problems.
I guess it is, just as you say, the soeaking and learning the sect vocabulary for the real state transaction
So much studying to do!
Dogen is contantly talking about mostly real estate and property and he is saying it's so hard for foreigner like himself to buy a condo or even a house. He literally doesn't understand expert temrs about all on real estate in Japanese and he is trying his best just to get a condo or property. He is trying to get all knowledge about all unfamiliar matters on Japanese housing issue especially for people from overseas. I think he can do it. He did it anyway at the end clearing financial issuse basically. Good job. I hope he will release more videos about his struggling about survival in Japan.
Thanks :)
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応援してます♪ Love your stuff bro.
Great video! As an American who hopes to live in japan one day this kind of stuff fascinates me. I would love to see more of this, though I understand that's not your typical content. Thanks for this!
P.S. if you do another long video like this no one would blame you for using a chair to spare your knees. Have a great day!
Extremely interesting and informative. I've been trying to figure out American expat taxes, since my job became 100% remote. So this is very helpful and anymore information would be great.
That is an interesting proces, good thing you were very prepared
I did this last year! I bought a house in Chiba. I am rare since I don't have PR and my wife also doesn't work BUT my father in law works for the government (at public schools) and he co-signed on the loan and I am pretty sure that's the only reason why I was able to get a loan. Glad you got your loan!
oh and you do need a registered inkan when you buy a white plate car (not a kei, you can use a hanko for a kei)
Very informational! Thanks so much for spending the time to share with us. It sounded like you would have preferred to speak entirely in Japanese? But given the length of the video, it'd save you a lot of subtitling work to talk in English. I just took the N4 exam and am awaiting results. I'm a long time away from N1 and long from residency in Japan (oh, plus that marriage thing, hmmmmmm). Perhaps I'll just stick to the 90-day tourist visas, haha. But I love Japan, and I love hearing about what life is like there for long-timers.
cool video and appreciate the economics class haha
Hey dogen! I enjoy the impromptu nature of the video. I also love the quick decise but edited videos you post on the regular. I just want to say I'd personally like more unscripted content. Thanks for the effort.
Oh god your English accent sounds so weird since I'm used to hearing it in Japanese. This is definitely some useful info for when I move, and hopefully permanently live there. Definitely looking forward to the rest of the answers.
Love the information on the process (and documents. Wow.) Regarding places to live, thoughts on Chiba as a place to stay?
Super informative. Sugoi desu ne!
This has been amazing to watch. Thank you Dogen. I’m married, have a two year old in Tokyo and been thinking about a purchase or even moving to Fukuoka and purchasing so this has been enlightening.
Oita seems foreigner friendly based on your other videos, what sort of reception do your kids get at hoikuen for example? In line with that, What’s your take on old school attitudes in remote cities vs Tokyo? Something my Japanese wife is concerned about.
@@vladivanovic1234 I live here in Beppu with my wife and son, and have been here for almost 10 years. Beppu is indeed quite foreigner-friendly, to the extent that I don't feel as much of an outside as I have anywhere else in almost 15 years in Japan. People here just seem to accept non-Japanese people in the community, and nobody really bats an eye. However, you can become an outsider again if you venture as little as one city over (even then it's much better than Tokyo, though).
We moved here when my son was almost two, and I was struck by how much there was to do here for a family as opposed to Tokyo. Parks and family-friendly activities being quite high on the list. It's a good place to live and have a family. Finding a job in rural Japan can be a challenge-for Japanese and non-Japanese alike. That's one thing Tokyo and other big cities have going. If you have a way to support your family, then Beppu or a nearby town could be great.
Fukuoka is actually quite an international city and welcoming for international families. It's also a great size-large enough to have a lot of the things (and economic opportunities) a larger city can offer, while small enough to be affordable and easy to get around. A friend has been there for more than a decade and loves it. My friend told me about a phenomenon where companies have had problems when they transfer employees from a Tokyo office to a Fukuoka office. Once the employee's rotation is over, they refuse to leave Fukuoka because the quality of life is just that much better.
Attitudes toward foreigners in remote cities can really be case-by-case, but I think as long as you make an effort to communicate and integrate into the community it can be more accepting than somewhere like Tokyo. If you can dig them up, the columnist Karen Hill Anton has had some great pieces in the Japan Times about her experience raising a bicultural family in very rural Japan.
いい勉強になりました！ありがとうございます。If I ever get to own my place here, I will send a shout out to you.
Second the point about living in the countryside! It's great to live here!
Agreed. It's amazing, at least here in Australia too
This was REALLY useful info and your story felt very real. I’m looking to buy a condo next year and am a little worried about whether a bank will provide me a loan. After I married my wife (Japanese), she kept her last name in the hopes that it would make things easier when buying a condo. I make good money but will have to change jobs in order to move closer to my wife’s job in Tokyo. Hoping we can find a place outside of Tokyo.
Your English is amazing!
I thought to my self
45 minutes?!?! I have too many things to do!!!
But it’s Dogen so you know I had to watch the full thing
You are awesome no matter speaking in Japanese or English. No matter scripted or not. Congrats on the new house.