Finding and Renting an Apartment in Japan

Finding and renting an apartment in Japan is sometimes difficult as many landlords do not rent to foreigners and real estate agents can be hesitant to take one on as a client; countless foreigners in Japan have been told that finding them an apartment will be 'difficult', which translates into English as 'sorry, but I won't help'. That being said, there are now many people from all over the world in cities throughout Japan and finding housing is not the problem it once was.