Market Entry and Expansion

Startup City Kobe

Startups in Kobe with Yoshi Nishikawa

Listen to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Player FM┃Google Podcast┃Radio Public ┃YouTube In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scaling Japan Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, we have Yoshi Nishikawa, he is an innovation specialist for the city of Kobe and he will tell us more today about Kobe city and its approach to startups. He will also share success stories from both local […]

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System integrators in Japan with Younes Hairej

Listen to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Player FM┃Google Podcast┃Radio Public ┃YouTube In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scaling Japan Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, we have Younes Hairej, founder and CEO at Aokumo, which helps medium to large corporations simplify their cloud operations through their platform. We will dive into the important topic of system integrators or SIers in Japan, which is

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Starting a restaurant in Japan

Starting a Restaurant in Japan with William Ryan

Listen to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Player FM┃Google Podcast┃Radio Public ┃YouTube In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠Scaling Japan Podcast⁠⁠⁠, we welcome William Ryan, the CEO of Japan Hospitality Consultants, who supports fellow expats to open up their own bars, cafes, or restaurants in Japan. He has managed pubs for more than 20 years and more than 7

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Startups in Shibuya with Yoshiro Tasaka

Subscribe to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Google Podcast┃Player FM┃Radio Public | YouTube In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scaling Japan Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, we are joined by Yoshiro Tasaka. He works for the Shibuya City Government and runs their startup division. Yoshiro shares some helpful insights into the startup scene of Shibuya, along with success stories of foreign founders. He

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Startups in Sapporo with Miho Tanaka

Subscribe to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Google Podcast┃Player FM┃Radio Public | YouTube In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scaling Japan Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, we are excited to welcome back Miho Tanaka. She was one of the first few guests on the podcast, sharing insight into Japan’s government grants and loans for entrepreneurs. Today, Miho will be discussing the benefits of

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Understanding the state of startups in Japan in 2023

State of Startups in Japan in 2023 with Tim Romero

Listen to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Google Podcast┃Player FM | Radio Public┃YouTube In this episode of the Scaling Japan Podcast, we are joined by Tim Romero as he sheds light on the startup ecosystem in Japan. He discusses how the  startup ecosystem has developed over the last decade and what are its current and potential future trends. He also

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purchasing a franchise in japan

Purchasing a Franchise with Ziv Nakajima-Magen

Listen to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox | Google Podcast┃Player FM | Radio Public ┃Overcast┃YouTube In this episode of the Scaling Japan Podcast, we are excited to be joined by Ziv Nakajima-Magen, the co-founder and partner at Nippon Tradings International and Nippon Bridge. He too is a podcast host, running the Japan Real Estate podcast that offers

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understanding japanese consumers

Understanding Japanese Consumers with Polina Oba

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launching a japanese product abroad

Launching a Japanese Product/Service Abroad with Benjamin Boas

Listen to us on: Spotify┃Apple Podcasts┃Castbox┃Google Podcast┃Radio Public | Youtube In this episode of the Scaling Japan Podcast, we are excited to be joined by Benjamin Boas. He is an official advisor to the Japanese government’s Cabinet Office who is widely recognized as a go-to expert on niche Japanese cultural topics as he helps corporations and

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