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