Running a Japanese Business: Struggles, Successes, and Plans for 2025

Take and Joey first launched AkiyaMart in early 2023. Now with over a year of experience under their belt, they discuss their top 8 priorities for the year, including website improvements, native listings, and growing the team! 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Japan's *second* best onsen. 05:20 Scaling AkiyaMart 06:35 Improving AkiyaMart Direct 09:29 A new service: AkiyaStay 10:37 Learning to sell Japanese homes 12:09 Website improvements 15:48 Listings for Japanese sellers 18:26 2025's real estate strategy 21:02 Legitimizing a business in both the US and Japan 22:36 Bonus: How the Japanese say "no"

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We’re Joey & Take—two friends who dreamed of owning a cheap home in Japan. So we bought one...and then three more! Dreaming of owning property in Japan? We cover everything you need to know and more. Highlights include: * Pros and cons of purchasing in Japan * How to identify high-value properties * The complexities of Japan’s real estate market * Challenges for foreign buyers * Interviews with locals, expats, and experts * All the mistakes we’ve made (so you can avoid them!) Find your Japanese dream home: www.akiya-mart.com [https://www.akiya-mart.com/] Serious about buying? Let’s chat! https://www.akiya-mart.com/buy [http://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/] Take a video tour of our Beppu Akiya: https://vimeo.com/878142072 Take a video tour of our Tokyo Akiya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg Drop us a line! contact@akiya-mart.com