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. -- 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 -- Follow Derek: https://www.yukihomes.com   / yukihomesjapan   ‪@YukiHomes‬ Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/   / unpacking_japan     / unpackingjapan     / unpackingjapan      / @unpackingjapanshorts   https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/prof... Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/