Renting an apartment in Japan is harder than we thought, ft. Ryan Kubozono

About this episode

Joey and Take discuss the challenges of renting an apartment in Japan with guest Ryan Kubozono.

This week, Joey and Take are joined by Ryan, AkiyaMart's representative director in Japan to talk about Joey's recent move to Ishigaki, and to cover just how hard it can be for a foreigner to rent in Japan. It might be easier just to buy a place after all. Find out why. 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joey Stockermans, Take Kurosawa

Guest: Ryan Kubozono

Topics covered

• renting
• foreigners
• housing market
• Japan
• Ishigaki
• challenges
• real estate

Keywords

• renting
• Japan
• foreigners
• Ishigaki
• housing
• real estate
• AkiyaMart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AkiyaMart, AkiyaMart Productions, Instagram, YouTube, akiya-mart.com

Places: Ishigaki

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