Land prices and incentives weigh in favor of an int'l university, but many have failed.
The Japanese government has decided to remove the regulation which required private universities to own the land and buildings on which they operate. This new law (effective since the spring of 2007) also insures that land and building leaseholds will span at least 20 years, to ensure continuity of such institutions.
Clearly, private educational institutions wishing to locate in major urban areas will find it significantly easier to make the investment decision under the new guidelines.
And for institutions wishing to find true bargains, several outlying regions will be more than willing to lend land on the cheap in order to revitalize such areas. Opportunity 2 and 3 could easily compliment each other.
Temple University has been a strong foreign university in Japan since 1982. This video will explain the school and its modus operandi:
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