I can buy a house here in Tokyo but it doesn’t make sense for me to. Partially because housing is a bad investment here and rents are very affordable (which is

I can buy a house here in Tokyo but it doesn’t make sense for me to. Partially because housing is a bad investment here and rents are very affordable (which is exactly the point of OP), and partially because I expect that my needs in my current situation will differ greatly from my future needs and don’t personally want to take on the burden of managing properties at this time to compensate for that.