You pay for a Japanese property from abroad by wiring the money over and settling up, either in person or through someone acting for you. There's no escrow here. A deposit goes across when you sign, the rest lands on the day ownership transfers, and a judicial scrivener registers the title once the seller has the money. Since April 2026 there's also a short report you file with the Bank of Japan within twenty days. None of it is hard once you know the order things happen in.