Hello everyone. My wife and I have been wanting to purchase a vacation (possible permanent for her mom) home in Japan for a while now, specifically in Okinawa. My wife was born on a military base in Japan and moved to the states when she was around 9 years old. She is listed on her families koseki tohon (I believe that's how its said, her family's registry). Her mother also still holds her Japanese citizenship. All of my wife's family, except her mom and siblings, live in Japan and we try and make the trip to visit every year or so for anywhere from 2 – 8 weeks each stay. We are not looking for anything fancy. Just a 1 or 2 bedroom small house or apartment in a decent area.
My main question is, which would be an easier route? Putting it all in my wife's name or my mother in-laws name? I would just be paying for it all. My wife is an American citizen, so I don't know how that works with purchasing property in the country she was born in.
Please forgive me for how naive I am to how this works, but any info or pointing in the right direction is definitely appreciated.
by WhoShitMyP4nts