{"podcast":{"title":"Buying a House in Japan","slug":"buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744","podcast_index_feed_id":6670744,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/jROqWpX2.rss","website_url":"https://www.akiya-mart.com/","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/64a21cee4dc8ef27ad81de5d/fc070ac1-3f5f-4978-91f0-fdf5a85ceea5.png","author":"t1kurosawa@gmail.com","episode_count":136,"summary":"We’re Joey & Take - two friends who dreamed of owning a cheap home in Japan. So we bought one...and then five more! Dreaming of owning property in Japan? We cover everything you need to know and more. Highlights include: * Pros and cons of purchasing in Japan * The complexities of Japan’s real estate market * Challenges for foreign buyers * Interviews with locals, expats, and experts * All the mistakes we’ve made (so you can avoid them!) Find your Japanese dream home: www.akiya-mart.com [https://www.akiya-mart.com/?utm_source=podcast] Serious about buying? Let’s chat! https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/ [https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/?utm_source=podcast] Take a video tour of our Beppu Akiya: https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0 Take a video tour of our Tokyo Akiya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg Take video tour of our Nagasaki Akiya: https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw Drop us a line! podcast@akiya-mart.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:19:19.382828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744"},"episode":{"title":"AkiyaMart Direct Agent Interview: Aya Yamaguchi","slug":"akiyamart-direct-agent-interview-aya-yamaguchi","published_at":"2026-01-16T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/akiyamart-direct-agent-interview-aya-yamaguchi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/0Erxvtkq","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6968eddc77ab153c9485532e/size/858641301/video-files/64a21cee4dc8ef27ad81de5d/a27b9e27-ae5b-4a6e-ba2a-d89174f89585.mp4","summary":"This week, Take and Joey sit down with AkiyaMart Direct Agent Aya Yamaguchi. Aya joins the team at Tama Base Camp to share her insights on the complexities of purchasing properties in Japan atouches on her personal experiences working with over 600 foregin. buyers in Japan. Aya shares her straightforward approach to advising clients and offers valuable tips for those looking to buy a house in Japan. Buying a House in Japan is a production of AkiyaMart. Find your Japan dream home at akiya-mart.com [https://akiya-mart.com/]. 00:45 Welcome to the Podcast 00:59 Meet Ayana Yamaguchi 05:06 Challenges in Real Estate Transactions 09:01 Older Homes vs. Newer Homes 15:51 Yakuza Clauses in Real Estate 19:08 Guarantor Companies in Japan 21:55 Popular Areas for Foreign Buyers 27:26 Challenges and Future of Japanese Real Estate 31:55 Conclusion and Contact Information","meta_description":"This week, Take and Joey sit down with AkiyaMart Direct Agent Aya Yamaguchi. Aya joins the team at Tama Base Camp to share her insights on the complexitie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1981,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/episodes/akiyamart-direct-agent-interview-aya-yamaguchi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/akiyamart-direct-agent-interview-aya-yamaguchi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}