Thank you for making this video! I’m from Brazil, and i have interest on going to Japan and open my Company. Didn’t found a good video in portuguese, so i really appreciated yours. It was truly helpful 👍
Interesting. A far easier way is to run your business in your home country like UK, US, etc. but be geographically independent. So you can live in Japan that way under visa waiver (on Western passport) can spend two 90 days period in a year (roughly half a year, each year). Much less aggravation and stress. The other half a year can stay in Maui or other nice place of your choosing.
I'm actually in the process of starting a business (start-up company) in Shibuya, Tokyo. It's gonna be a music production and recording studio. May be we'll be able to work together one day :). Here, first effort of building a relationship, haha! Cheers
It really does sound like its a pain in the ass but considering that, after working around the world, you continued to stay in Japan for so long it ought to be worth it. I am currently finishing my bachelor in business administration (focus hotel-, gastronomy and tourismmanagement) and I am looking to get to know Japan better. Btw. my german university is special in the way that we acutally just spend half of the time studying at the university whilst actually working and learning in the field that we are studying in during the rest of the time. Meaning I already have more than 1,5 years of work experience when I am done. My original plan was to do an exchangesemester there but C-19 canceled that. Now I am unsure how to go at it. Especially with C-19 still around and considering that hardly any foreign visitors are going to be allowed to travel to the olympics I´ll probably have to wait until at least summer 2022 to move to Japan. After finishing my bachelor in september I plan on focussing on my japanese. I´ll also continue to get work experience and to enlargen my cashpool. I am still very unsure what to do once I´ve reached japan. - work and travel would be an option but after studying and working towards something I don´t feel like starting from 0 working on a field picking apples or oranges. I´d probably still be a nice experience and I´d get to practise japanese but it is not what I am looking for. - I could move there and use my funds to go to a language school for half or even an entire year but considering I still have too little experience actually interacting and living in Japan. I wouldn´t want to throw myself into a language for a year, than get a job and realize after a few months that it is not for me and move back home - Ideally I´d like to get myself some "real" work right away (sry but I don´t quite know how to phrase that right). Working in the hotel industry would be nice but I would probably need really good japanese to work in the hospitality industry (especially if I´d want to work as a manager ... even of a small restaurant or hotel). - I wouldn´t mind starting out at a irregular company in Japan like your company or a german / english company with a subsidiary in Japan but I wouldn´t really know how to find or get into one of those. E.g. if I were to apply at your company... whilst I do have at least some experience in sales, filming and video editing, I´d still be very far away from any kind of semi professional in the field. Now I could of course try myself at business administration but I learned it in german and doing it in english/ japanese might be a bit too much for what I have learned so far. I could grow into the position but I am not sure if anyone would be interested in spending the time and afford to get me there. Now my comment did get quite long but I´d be thankfull for any opinions and or tips on the matter :)
Thanks for watching Einfach! Well seems you have a few options, but yea I agree that you will have to wait until Japan opens, I'm sure it will be before Summer 2020 though. Unfortunately we only hire bi0linguals at the moment, but I think moving to Japan to study Japanese (if you are that passionate about living/working in Japan) is a good idea! Cost of living in pretty cheap, especially if you are fine living within a 30 min train side to Tokyo. Good luck with the next steps!
Dude you're a cool guy and very handsome. Just don't keep posting about bad Japanese experiences. Mention what you liked in the Middle East or something. Keep it real!
Opening up a new business is never easy. Doing so in a foreign country with a language you don´t speak is going to make it even harder. Now he didn´t just open up a restaurant he started something new in trying to connect the "selfcentered" japanese with the rest of the world. He mentioned plenty of valid reasons why that will most likely be a difficult thing to do and thats what matters. They aren´t just rare bad experiences they are the regular way of doing business in japan with japanese companies (in his field and probably beyond). It´s not like going to a restaurant, getting an awefull meal because the real chef was sick and ranting about it. Those were experiences of his and probably his friends and colleagues too which he collected over the years. He is not really talking about pros and cons of moving to a different country, he is talking about being an entrepreneur in japan and that might quite frankly be quite a bit harder compared to other more western countries. Sugarcoating it might just set wrong expectations and when risking so much to open a business you might rather want to know more about all the bad things that could / will happen to you than the good ones.
Thanks for watching Jacob! I'm trying to offer an honest insights into my experiences starting a company, preparing others who are also interesting in starting a business in Japan. In this way, my intent wasn't to share any "bad" experiences. Indeed, if you watch a few of my videos, I think you will see that I think Japan has the highest quality of life in the world!
2:30 Only one thing problem is you don't speak japanese, not japanese goverment or economy. You should know how to pronounce KABUSHIKIGAISHA, btw. 中国人やベトナム人でもすぐ日本語を話せる様になるのに、日本に来て文句ばかり言う欧米人は自分の国で仕事がないのだろうきっと。
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we need more entrepreneur content in japan!
Been in japan since 2013. I am planning to open a my company here within this year or next. this video was helpful and i respect your hustle.
Thanks bro! Good luck with your venture 💪
great and inspirational content, it convinced me to subscribe, thank you.
Great video, I just subscribed to the channel. I’m also an entrepreneur in Japan running an English school. Looking forward to your future videos.
Thank you for making this video! I’m from Brazil, and i have interest on going to Japan and open my Company. Didn’t found a good video in portuguese, so i really appreciated yours. It was truly helpful 👍
Great content Connor! More of these like the traditional expectations or like Japanese business meetings could really be interesting content too!
Thanks おるある！Great idea! I'll try to do that in a later video 😀
Interesting. A far easier way is to run your business in your home country like UK, US, etc. but be geographically independent. So you can live in Japan that way under visa waiver (on Western passport) can spend two 90 days period in a year (roughly half a year, each year). Much less aggravation and stress. The other half a year can stay in Maui or other nice place of your choosing.
Totally agree John! Actually I just started doing that from Bali, only 1 hour time difference😎
I'm actually in the process of starting a business (start-up company) in Shibuya, Tokyo. It's gonna be a music production and recording studio. May be we'll be able to work together one day :). Here, first effort of building a relationship, haha! Cheers
It's really nice to wacth videos about japanese business culture. Im sick of videos about social and dating stuff.
Wow, hearing about the bank situation is extremely disheartening for a place thats supposedly so ahead in tech. Damn!
It really does sound like its a pain in the ass but considering that, after working around the world, you continued to stay in Japan for so long it ought to be worth it. I am currently finishing my bachelor in business administration (focus hotel-, gastronomy and tourismmanagement) and I am looking to get to know Japan better. Btw. my german university is special in the way that we acutally just spend half of the time studying at the university whilst actually working and learning in the field that we are studying in during the rest of the time. Meaning I already have more than 1,5 years of work experience when I am done.
My original plan was to do an exchangesemester there but C-19 canceled that. Now I am unsure how to go at it. Especially with C-19 still around and considering that hardly any foreign visitors are going to be allowed to travel to the olympics I´ll probably have to wait until at least summer 2022 to move to Japan. After finishing my bachelor in september I plan on focussing on my japanese. I´ll also continue to get work experience and to enlargen my cashpool. I am still very unsure what to do once I´ve reached japan.
- work and travel would be an option but after studying and working towards something I don´t feel like starting from 0 working on a field picking apples or oranges. I´d probably still be a nice experience and I´d get to practise japanese but it is not what I am looking for.
- I could move there and use my funds to go to a language school for half or even an entire year but considering I still have too little experience actually interacting and living in Japan. I wouldn´t want to throw myself into a language for a year, than get a job and realize after a few months that it is not for me and move back home
- Ideally I´d like to get myself some "real" work right away (sry but I don´t quite know how to phrase that right). Working in the hotel industry would be nice but I would probably need really good japanese to work in the hospitality industry (especially if I´d want to work as a manager ... even of a small restaurant or hotel).
- I wouldn´t mind starting out at a irregular company in Japan like your company or a german / english company with a subsidiary in Japan but I wouldn´t really know how to find or get into one of those. E.g. if I were to apply at your company... whilst I do have at least some experience in sales, filming and video editing, I´d still be very far away from any kind of semi professional in the field. Now I could of course try myself at business administration but I learned it in german and doing it in english/ japanese might be a bit too much for what I have learned so far. I could grow into the position but I am not sure if anyone would be interested in spending the time and afford to get me there.
Now my comment did get quite long but I´d be thankfull for any opinions and or tips on the matter :)
Thanks for watching Einfach! Well seems you have a few options, but yea I agree that you will have to wait until Japan opens, I'm sure it will be before Summer 2020 though. Unfortunately we only hire bi0linguals at the moment, but I think moving to Japan to study Japanese (if you are that passionate about living/working in Japan) is a good idea! Cost of living in pretty cheap, especially if you are fine living within a 30 min train side to Tokyo. Good luck with the next steps!
So if I wanted to start a business in japan from the U.S it all comes down to money and who you know!
Dude you're a cool guy and very handsome. Just don't keep posting about bad Japanese experiences. Mention what you liked in the Middle East or something. Keep it real!
He said pain and suffering but it was totally worth it with zero regrets though 😃
Opening up a new business is never easy. Doing so in a foreign country with a language you don´t speak is going to make it even harder. Now he didn´t just open up a restaurant he started something new in trying to connect the "selfcentered" japanese with the rest of the world. He mentioned plenty of valid reasons why that will most likely be a difficult thing to do and thats what matters. They aren´t just rare bad experiences they are the regular way of doing business in japan with japanese companies (in his field and probably beyond). It´s not like going to a restaurant, getting an awefull meal because the real chef was sick and ranting about it. Those were experiences of his and probably his friends and colleagues too which he collected over the years.
He is not really talking about pros and cons of moving to a different country, he is talking about being an entrepreneur in japan and that might quite frankly be quite a bit harder compared to other more western countries. Sugarcoating it might just set wrong expectations and when risking so much to open a business you might rather want to know more about all the bad things that could / will happen to you than the good ones.
Thanks for watching Jacob! I'm trying to offer an honest insights into my experiences starting a company, preparing others who are also interesting in starting a business in Japan. In this way, my intent wasn't to share any "bad" experiences. Indeed, if you watch a few of my videos, I think you will see that I think Japan has the highest quality of life in the world!
2:30 Only one thing problem is you don't speak japanese, not japanese goverment or economy. You should know how to pronounce KABUSHIKIGAISHA, btw. 中国人やベトナム人でもすぐ日本語を話せる様になるのに、日本に来て文句ばかり言う欧米人は自分の国で仕事がないのだろうきっと。
So are you saying the website he shows in the video is misspelling it as "Kabushiki Kaisha"?
大賛成です。