I guess it's about who's paying the rent. If you're company is flipping the bill it shouldn't matter how much deposit/gift money is needed. Real estate agents (normal and foreigner-friendly) in Japan can be pretty flexible given that it's a Renter's Market in Japan.

I talk more on this at:
http://www.apartment-japan.com/AJ_advice_1.html
Give me a shout if this helps.

Not to be nit picky, in fact, love your posts, But Dude, 1.05 is not one and a half. I stopped at that number thinking “what a weird calculation of rent”. Then I read on and realized you meant 1.5.
ok, I am a TOOL :)

i thought datte is 'because' but i think datte more to 'because' than 'but'

i thought datte is 'because' but i think datte more to 'because' than 'but'

What is the JLPT? – http://nihongoup.com/blog/what-is-the-jlpt/

So far with all the website that I visited this is one of a kind, a very way of learning Japanese.

In spite the odds, health care is very important. It's one consolation for life's hard work especially to the lowly workers.

You make wonderful podcasts. I learned Japanese for 2 years when I was in college and stopped after that. I missed the time when I pushed myself to read and write in Japanese. When I listened to your audio clips, the good memoy just came back. I was suprised to notice that I still can remember many Japanese vocabularies. It also good to listen it to learn both Japanese and English. I've downloaded all the learning clips to my ipod and continued listen to them all day long. Thank you so much.

By the way, I feel the speed of the conversations is a little bit fast. I need some time to think about the grammers and at the same time to repeat and remember. Also, please keep taking notes for each clip. It really help me to gain the conprehensive understanding of Japanese.

This is show notes 8, not 7…

So good~Fantastic website!!
thanky you very much! i 've learnt a lot~THANKS!!