A recent article sparked a necessary conversation about investing in Japan’s akiya, but it is the concept of the pioneer investor that truly requires a brighter spotlight. This is more than just a call for investment; it is a call for a new approach to the entire...
A recent post on Reddit exposed a critical truth about Japan’s real estate market. A prospective buyer confessed, “I’ve spent months searching for a realtor for Bargain Japanese Properties in Morioka—only to find no one willing to touch them.” This experience is not...
Hachijojima beckons intrepid explorers with dramatic volcanic summits, emerald jungles, and hidden cascades. This Hachijojima adventure delivers adrenaline and serenity in equal measure. Just fifty minutes from Haneda, the island offers a tropical island escape that...
A New Strategy: How AI Prototypes Can Reinvent Oiso Beach Along the coast of Kanagawa, just an hour from Tokyo, the town of Oiso has long been a quiet destination for surfers and retirees. Now, it is becoming something else entirely: a staging ground for a different...
Japan’s digital stagnation is often reduced to global punchlines about floppy disks and fax machines. But the deeper issue is systemic and far more damaging. At Akiyaz, we directly confront how this stagnation keeps immense value buried. It is locked away in paper...
When buyers first explore Japan’s countryside housing market, they inevitably ask the same question: Why do I need to pay a fee upfront? This confusion is understandable. It stems from an urban-centric view of a property buying process that is fundamentally broken for...
A wave of Japan business closures is quietly washing over the nation, touching not just remote rural towns but also the once-vibrant corners of its bustling cities. While the narrative of population decline often grabs the headlines, the small business crisis...
The path to revitalizing Japan’s countryside is often littered with proposals that die in committee meetings. There is, however, a better way—a strategy that champions creation over consensus. For any creative rural Japan project, the answer lies not in asking...
Why More People Are Choosing Long Commutes in Japan In modern Japan, people often assume that long commutes in Japan are a punishment. Crowded trains, packed timetables, and late returns home define the narrative. But a growing number of people are flipping the...
Japan’s artificial intelligence ambitions will fail unless the country reforms its power strategy. At Akiyaz, we see this clearly: rural towns overflowing with potential but starved of energy and digital infrastructure. As Paul J. Ashton recently argued, AI doesn’t...
