Should non-residents be allowed to buy Japanese homes?

Meet Derek, co-founder of YukiHomes, a service that helps people overseas buy cheap homes in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about his own journey buying an akiya in Japan and running a business from overseas, as well as how YukiHomes fits into Japan's problems with depopulation and gentrification.

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0:00 Intro

0:50 Buying their first home in Japan

7:14 Skiing in Japan vs. the U.S.

12:28 Why Japan?

14:18 Discovering akiya

18:49 Regulations on rental properties

26:36 Why buy property in Japan?

29:21 Should foreigners be allowed to buy property?

32:19 Building community businesses

34:15 Operating a business from overseas

41:20 Getting stopped at the airport

44:42 The "right" way to buy akiya?

49:14 Aging ski infrastructure

52:14 Dealing with an old Japanese house

55:22 Next steps

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