{"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":"How Joey Qualified for the Highly Skilled Professional Visa","slug":"how-joey-qualified-for-the-highly-skilled-professional-visa","published_at":"2026-04-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/how-joey-qualified-for-the-highly-skilled-professional-visa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/8LjjCQsk","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/69e152f2ca46c87640bb968b/size/1530355348/video-files/64a21cee4dc8ef27ad81de5d/770ed1ae-5c3d-4a52-a8e8-3f1bbfed7236.mp4","summary":"Ever heard of the Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) visa? The HSP is a points-based visa. 70 points to qualify, 80 to accelerate permanent residency. Joey scored 95, built up through two decades of school, career, and two years running a business in Japan. Could HSP be the right visa for your move to Japan? Joey breaks down all you need to know in this episode. Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/akiyamart] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@AkiyaMa]! Buying a House in Japan is a production of AkiyaMart. Find your Japan dream home at akiya-mart.com [https://akiya-mart.com/]. Questions? Email podcast@akiya-mart.com Hosts are Take Kurosawa and Joey Stockermans. The AkiyaMart Production Team is Carlos Gutierrez., Devin Silvernail, and Lukas Fotty.","meta_description":"Ever heard of the Highly Skilled Professional (HSP) visa? The HSP is a points-based visa. 70 points to qualify, 80 to accelerate permanent residency. Joey…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3539,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/episodes/how-joey-qualified-for-the-highly-skilled-professional-visa/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/how-joey-qualified-for-the-highly-skilled-professional-visa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}