An other difference is that they specifically ask for a Japanese guarantor. I had for guarantor a Frenchman who've been living in Japan for 10 years, spoke Japa

An other difference is that they specifically ask for a Japanese guarantor. I had for guarantor a Frenchman who've been living in Japan for 10 years, spoke Japanese, had a full time job at a public research institute, but it was very hard to find an agency who accepted to sign a lease with him as a guarantor because he wasn't Japanese. The argument with the agent was often the same: - because if there's a problem, communication will be hard - but he speaks Japanese! And me too, as you can see! - yes, it would be fine for me, but the landlord wouldn't accept!