Comments by "Gordon Graham" (@gordonbgraham) on "The unexpected reality of living in Japan as a foreigner" video.

It's much cheaper than I expected. Especially big ticket items such as homes. The average cost of a home in Tokyo is $300,000. The average cost of a home in Toronto (where I'm from) is 1.2 million.
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@KaitouKaiju You don’t have to be a citizen to buy a home in Japan. I’m a permanent resident, not a citizen. I’m a homeowner in Japan.
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@Hay8137g I bought a home to live in and raise a family (I have 5 kids) not as an investment. I couldn’t have done that in Canada. Not now. I bought my home in 2020 here. I rented from 1988 until then. My last apartment was $800 a month for a 3 bedroom.
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@Betweoxwitegan The 1/4 acre land alone would have cost me 10 times In Toronto what I paid for my home, 50 minutes from Ikebukuro, the heart of Tokyo. We paid $150,000 in 2020. Thirty year old home in pristine condition, 3 bedrooms 2 washrooms 2 living rooms.
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