At present there are no restrictions that prevent foreigners from buying property in Japan (but you do need to be a resident to live here full time), in fact, we actually bought our new home in Japan whilst we were still residing in the UK. We have just moved to Hokkaido, Japan from the UK…

Planning to make a huge move from the UK to Japan is one that we were preparing for for 18 months, and considering how we would get our chow chow to Japan was our number one priority before we could actually consider whether this was a viable thing to do. We initially considered driving all…

Moving 8,000 miles across the world from the UK to Japan is how we started our 2026, so you could say, it’s gone off to a flying start! The decision to leave the UK and start a new life in Japan is one that has been in the works for 18 months, whilst it’s not…