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February 20, 2009 Establishing a backpackers business in Japan

Japan must be one of the best places in the world to establish a backpackers. I can think of several reasons why I suggest this:1. The EXTREMELY low price of foreclosed property in rural areas2. The lack of backpackers in Japan – they do have other options, eg. Guest houses, ryokans, YMCAs.3. The availability of [...]

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January 26, 2009 The property people ignore

A recent purchaser of my foreclosed property book highlighted the opportunity for buying Japanese foreclosed property for business purposes. It was always my strategy in Japan to think outside the square, to see opportunities which other people did not see. Japan creates some wonderful opportunities in this respect because there is a lot of tunnel [...]

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