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”