Rent an apartment in Japan and you’ll quickly hear the term guarantor company (保証会社 / hoshō gaisha). This is a company that joins the rental contract to reduce the landlord’s risk and increase confidence that rent will be paid on time. Japan has many guarantor companies, such as Nihon Safety (日本セーフティ), Entrance (エントランス), JID (日本賃貸保証), and Zenhoren...