What Is It Like to Start a Business in Japan As a Foreigner? | Street Interview

Go to http://preply.sjv.io/POmM7N and get a 50% discount on your first Preply lesson using our special code: ASIANBOSS50 00:00 Intro 01:24 What kind of business do you run in Japan? 06:28 What’s one thing you wish you had known before starting a business in Japan? 08:28 How open is Japanese society to entrepreneurship? 13:58 What were the biggest challenges you faced starting a company in Japan? 19:45 What’s the difference between hiring foreigners and local Japanese? 26:48 What’s one thing you wish the government would change to help business owners? Thanks to all our friends for sharing their honest opinions: John: https://www.somado.jp Will: https://wortal.ai Beau: https://www.reiwaseiyaku.co.jp Donald: https://www.startanalytics.net Alex: https://sportseye.io/ Harley: https://bandruption.com DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this video do not represent that of Asian Boss or the general foreign public living in Japan. Follow us on social media: TikTok ►   / asianbossmedia   Instagram ►   / asianbossmedia   Facebook ►   / asianboss   X ► https://x.com/asianbossmedia

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