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 Introduction00:41 Japan’s *second* best onsen.05:20 Scaling AkiyaMart06:35 Improving AkiyaMart Direct09:29 A new service: AkiyaStay10:37 Learning to sell Japanese homes12:09 Website improvements15:48 Listings for Japanese sellers18:26 2025’s real estate strategy21:02 Legitimizing a business in both the US and Japan22:36 Bonus: How the Japanese say “no”