Japan's Sun Is Rising... But Can You Afford It? ; Buying Abroad Post-Recession Tokyo Is a Good Property Investment If You're Not Afraid of the Prices, Property On Sunday

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When Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray struck up their May-to- December friendship in the film Lost In Translation, set in Tokyo, the place itself was more than a backdrop.

Indeed, the culture shock of being in Japan's capital often seemed too much for the characters played by the American couple. Thankfully, Tokyo and its people hold a greater fascination for the 10,000 or so British expats who choose to live and work there.

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Japan's Sun Is Rising... But Can You Afford It? ; Buying Abroad Post-Recession Tokyo Is a Good Property Investment If You're Not Afraid of the Prices, Property On Sunday

Japan has just come out of its worst recession since the Second World War.

It lasted 13 years, from 1991 to 2003. A steadily falling unemployment rate, a rebound in consumer spending and a massive jump in the country's gross domestic product s...

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