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<p>（The D`homes Team, helping the world　find a home in Kansai）</p>

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The D`homes Team, helping the world　fi nd a home in Kansai<br />
Since Daiwa Homes began our Foreign　Sales Department, we have seen more<br />
and more international interest from　people living outside of Japan, not just<br />
Osaka.<br />
Almost all of our advertising is webbased　and as such is visible worldwide.<br />
While we are currently advertising　our services and listing property in<br />
English and Japanese only, we regularly　receive enquiries about real estate<br />
from all over the world. These range from overseas exchange students looking for<br />
aff ordable housing near their language schools and universities, to new teachers<br />
hired overseas and coming to work in public and private institutions sharing their<br />
languages and cultural backgrounds with students in Osaka and Kansai. At the<br />
other end of the spectrum are prospective investors and property developers<br />
looking to Osaka as a potentially high return market, competitive in Asia and an<br />
aff ordable alternative to Tokyo.<br />
Many investors see Osaka as a hub for both business and tourism. With<br />
internationally known centers of business and culture; Kyoto and Kobe nearby,<br />
international businesses can take advantage of a fairly broad market, within a<br />
reasonable geographical area. Visitors staying in Osaka can journey to any of<br />
Kansai`s places of interest and be back the same day.<br />
Osaka is becoming an international destination, for business, for tourism and longterm<br />
visitors and we believe the needs of non-Japanese residents and visitors will<br />
need to be met more frequently and more efficiently as more and more of the<br />
world sees what Osaka has to ofｆer.<br />
The 2020 Olympics, Tokyo has an opportunity to show the world how welcoming<br />
the Metropolis is to international visitors. Osaka should not be left behind, and will<br />
no doubt receive a lot more interest leading up to 2020.<br />
If Tokyo can eff ectively host the millions of potential visitors during the Olympics,<br />
Osaka has an opportunity to lead the way in providing a welcoming, secure home<br />
for the ever increasing numbers of non-Japanese residents from around the world<br />
who could in the future become the fastest growing section of Japan`s population.<br />
While Tokyo plays host to visitors from around the world, Osaka could become a<br />
truly cosmopolitan center where people from around the world can call home.</p>
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