More house info
F. is responding to "Buying a house" in Lifelines, Nov. 11, in which the article states that "You have to have at least an 'eijyuuken' (permanent residency) to qualify for a bank loan as a foreigner."
But F. has found it isn't always necessary to have permanent residency to get a home owners' loan in Japan.
This 32-year-old American and his Japanese wife bought a home just last month, even though he does not have permanent residency status.