Should non-residents be allowed to buy Japanese homes?

<p>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&#39;s problems with depopulation and gentrification.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:50 Buying their first home in Japan</p><p>7:14 Skiing in Japan vs. the U.S.</p><p>12:28 Why Japan?</p><p>14:18 Discovering akiya</p><p>18:49 Regulations on rental properties</p><p>26:36 Why buy property in Japan?</p><p>29:21 Should foreigners be allowed to buy property?</p><p>32:19 Building community businesses</p><p>34:15 Operating a business from overseas</p><p>41:20 Getting stopped at the airport</p><p>44:42 The &quot;right&quot; way to buy akiya?</p><p>49:14 Aging ski infrastructure</p><p>52:14 Dealing with an old Japanese house</p><p>55:22 Next steps</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>Follow Derek:</p><p>https://www.yukihomes.com</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/yukihomesjapan</p><p> @YukiHomes </p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>https://unpacking.jp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts</p><p>https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! </p><p><br></p><p>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/</p>