Founder of Tokyo Insights, an independent advisory firm focused on Japan residential real estate investment for foreign and non-resident investors. We track 178,000+ active listings across SUUMO, LIFULL HOME'S, AtHome, Rakumachi and Toushi Homes, building proprietary station-level indexes on gross rental yields, GRM benchmarks, walk-time elasticities, and ward-vs-station pricing dynamics. Our coverage spans Tokyo 23-ku, Fukuoka, Yokohama and Kyoto. I write frequently on Japan real estate topics that foreign investors get wrong: station-level analysis (vs ward-level marketing claims), leasehold (借地権) risks at 20-40% discount to freehold, the 20.315% capital gains tax for non-residents, US tax considerations (1031 exchange gap, FBAR, FATCA reporting on rental accounts), financing access...