Nice video! Your experience and mine run a few parallels. I run a design and copywriting business in Hiroshima. Completely right about the 4yr mark. Our fourth year was a real terror on us. After we sort of made it through that line things surely got better. But entrepreneurship in Japan is easy no feat. and we still have to take hits all the time. I saw your website as well. While I'm not trying to sell anything to you, it could use a bit of an "update"...From one Canadian to another, if you want to connect reply back and, we can exchange details. - Ben LeMar.
@binusharma21648 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos, a lot of info that is valuable since I want to start the same from The Netherlands :)! Thanks Derek Weldon
@bittertruth36347 жыл бұрын
in short,before starting business in japan,we should marry some Japanese girl.
@mohannarayan47747 жыл бұрын
haaa
@Primeminister73816 жыл бұрын
Yep
@Alice80004 жыл бұрын
oooo got em
@maynestacy37992 жыл бұрын
or guy
@traxnada8 жыл бұрын
I could pinpoint on a map where you are driving exactly thx to Yokohama's Ikea at 3min27 lol. Living in Japan here too, lots of good informations, thx a lot!
@littlebee93259 жыл бұрын
Great video. Your information on yearly fees to an accountant for company tax returns was very interesting. I help run a tax and bookkeeping firm in Canada and always find it interesting to see what other countries do and charge. On a side note, my husband and I just returned from a trip to Japan and fell in love with the country. We are earnestly seeking a way to go back and, who knows, maybe with a visas that doesn't just have a visitors stamp on them. Thank you for making such informative videos. Best wishes!
@JJsOriginals9 жыл бұрын
Exactly the topic I was looking to hear about. Great video.
@user-jd8ih2sk1x6 жыл бұрын
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@campkira6 жыл бұрын
Cool man, I also interest in import used car from Japan.
@johns46513 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... interesting but once you mentioned Japanese wife I knew you had it easy (-ish). No problem with business visas, work permits, all the immigration hassles that comes from not being married to a resident. That would be one of the biggest obstacles. The rest is plain sailing.
@armansotude14745 жыл бұрын
Having japanese wife is good help. That was informative thanks
@rafaywarraich96327 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information
@MuhammadTalha-lp2fc4 жыл бұрын
Good information right now I was looking for and I hop soon I can start applying the process from the first step but still I'm looking for little more information
@anwarkhan56354 жыл бұрын
Before my business in Saudi Arabia? Please suggest me I'm starting to Japan
@bmeissn37 жыл бұрын
Nice video I do want to add that in order to get a working visa one can have 10 years experience instead of a degree and the experience needs to be applicable to the type of job your applying for
@sebastianlaczewski636 жыл бұрын
Well Don “e” Derek!
@EPimporters8 жыл бұрын
As you brought up the dealer # in this video, I don't remember seeing it in the correct place. I see the dealer # on your home page but I think you are unaware that you need the Kobutsusho-Kyokasho Certificate # in your lower header that will appear on every page.
@DerekWeldon8 жыл бұрын
+EP Importers This might depend on the area that you are a registered company. For us, this is not needed... or was not when we registered in 2008.
@EPimporters8 жыл бұрын
+Derek Weldon, Good point it may have not been a requirement when you registered. Either way I would think you need to comply to the updated rules. I say this cause I think all police station regulations are the same. I can confidently say this since I have relocated my business to 3 different prefectures. lol Just looking out for you, hence we are very similar cause we are honest people as a person can get and don't want to do anything illegal. ;) If the police station has been doing there duties, they should visit every 2yrs or so to make sure you are not doing wrong and give you any updates etc.
@MuhammadKhan-yl7mt4 жыл бұрын
Hi Derek While Japanese car are reliable, how easy to source parts if needed without a hassle. I ask because imported models don’t show up based of there registration like euro car parts. Let me know. Thanks.
@nasirkhansaraf28447 жыл бұрын
derek weldon you are intresting busniess discussion.Actually i want to start the busniess in japen what is the initial step...
@jasonsasmanGTR8 жыл бұрын
HI Derek, finding your vlog and company pages highly informative! Would it be possible for me to mail you directly with some questions i have around exporting/importing cars or car parts from Japan as a business. Would just like to know more around that and all its possibilities/pros/cons etc. In other words work hard and pursue...or stick to my desk job!? lol
@blackpassenger3 жыл бұрын
great vid. where in japan are you? I just returned here from cali with plans of starting something in car exporting.
@TheKiangata2 жыл бұрын
Which Cali?, Colombia?
@blackpassenger2 жыл бұрын
@@TheKiangata LOL. california
@dinushalakshitha75137 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr.derek your videos are very useful. I'm a student yet and I want to quit my studies and migrate to japan to do car business. As you mentioned in the video is that only graduated ones can start business in japan ? or only it matters when I'm registering my own business as a profitable company??
@GuyEddies-rm2xl Жыл бұрын
Are you still working?
@mghazanfar30455 жыл бұрын
Hi,Sir
@rossinaround2327 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Derek thanks for sharing the information! Are you still looking to hire employee's? I am currently a college student in Tokyo.
@SkylineR339 жыл бұрын
I'm concerned for you and your health and am hoping you will be able to hire someone soon
@DerekWeldon9 жыл бұрын
Mike Egidi Thanks Mike. I hope so too but each sale doesn't bring in a lot of money. If I hire someone, they will have to make 15 - 20 sales per month to break even. That is a lot for a new staff that will have to train an awful lot.
@bentpin78709 жыл бұрын
+Mike Egidi When you get to a certain point in your life and you are ready to do something even in the middle of the night you will get up to write notes, to think and do. For some people bred and educated in the silicon valley system it comes early sometimes in the teens and early 20s and for others it comes later in life 30s & 40s when they are more mature, have had time to think, plan and at the very least be mentally ready. For an entrepreneur there is little to no thought for work time because you are always thinking of how to succeed and not wanting to fail. There is nobody but you to depend on.
@anwarkhan56354 жыл бұрын
I'm from India I want to buisness in Japan please suggest
@mghazanfar30454 жыл бұрын
Contact 00971509856802
@This_Is_Daddy7 жыл бұрын
i sense a bit of scottish in you, at first i was like, hmmm american. But that little accent, i caught it. Might be wrong, but definetly has an accent. Lol
@mel8167 жыл бұрын
Most likely Canadian;-)
@amplifierexperts19838 жыл бұрын
I'm considering a complete relocation to Japan. I run a successful audio repair shop in my present location, as a sole proprietor, but political climate is making it difficult as well as the cultural decline, so me and the wife want to get out as soon as possible. We need to sell our home, find a way to move all of our equipment, home theater, recording studio stuff, etc, possibly by container ship, to rural Japan. The wild card are the laws, getting up and running, getting my physical assets into Japan (cost of the container ship, any import taxes, etc), getting a market, and buying real estate and building an energy efficient and comfortable home. This is a huge leap across an abyss for us, and we are looking for resources that can make the transition possible.
@lessemo6 жыл бұрын
Dude I do not know you, and your comment is very old, but I hope you are having better times in Japan now.
@supernintendofanboy30328 жыл бұрын
I'm currently doing my final year of Game Design in university and I want to open a video game studio of at least 7 ~ 8 people.
@djanimator868 жыл бұрын
have you make your game studio in Japan? I am working here since three years and thinking the same
@credithanny20747 жыл бұрын
Deepak Adhav hi
@credithanny20747 жыл бұрын
hi plz send u me whtapps number
@JasonWhitewick9 жыл бұрын
Can you talk more about you wanting to hire people?
@DerekWeldon9 жыл бұрын
ChaysParkour There will probably be some topics about this in the future. Management is an interest of mine and while I have not much experience, I enjoy talking about management theories and opinions form those how have more experience than I do.
@ogopogoful9 жыл бұрын
Derek Weldon If you want to pay someone to just live in japan and have no idea what they're doing I'm here :P. I haven't watched the video yet but I am curious how hard it was to learn the local language? ohh...nvm you studied in university and highschool lol
@everything43526 жыл бұрын
hi could you please tell me which cities shall i go to buy vehicles from auction and are there any consultants who can get me the auction and export licenses
@mabindaedmond98166 жыл бұрын
yes i can help u out
@credithanny20747 жыл бұрын
hi derek how r u this is hanny from dxb i ask i start to plan bussiness in japan limited company how much investment reqiment
@bubble0bill8 жыл бұрын
Still looking for someone? I'll do it for 3 bowls of rice a day and a visa lol
@swashy89337 жыл бұрын
If you're on a English teaching visa, can you make money from say... Advertising on youtube?
@alext60817 жыл бұрын
Apart from a lot of the bluder ... just like most people in Japan including the Japanese do not fully understand a lot of the actual laws and regulations... This guy like most had his spouse help him do pretty much everything there. Good luck alone on only English !!!
@mghazanfar30455 жыл бұрын
Ogenkidesuka?I am new Coming nihon can i start with you small Business?
@boogiedownbronx735 жыл бұрын
i really need to marry a Japanese woman then - i mean to setup the business is the easiest part - the problem is for those who do not have any visa - it would require a business manager visa which has a high cost - thus no guarantee the government will approve it....a local can simply put 1 yen as capital !!!! so might as well register my company and hire myself as highly skilled
@dioryjohn86566 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr: weldon, i think i realy need your help. Im planning to move in japan in a year or 2 and put a coffee shop aroud osaka or maybe tokyo and my badget is around 150k to 200k but as you said i may need more coz of paper works and i am none japanese speaker. The thing is i dont wanna get married yet and i know its gonna be more easy if i marry a japanese woman. I wanna put a business as a single person is it going to work? Plsss help me. Thank you
@mushemblem56826 жыл бұрын
i recommend the app HelloTalk, you can meet people as language exchange partners. they can help with any translation needs. also, i'm sure if you make a post asking for help, you'd find people willing to befriend and help you!
@anwarkhan56354 жыл бұрын
I want buisness in Japan grocery shop how can start the buisness
@everything43526 жыл бұрын
any consultant number or websites for starting business
@archermo32159 жыл бұрын
first question, how to make a girlfriend in Canada, especially Vancouver
@alext60817 жыл бұрын
#1 YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A COMPANY TO GET A LICENCE TO SELL USED GOODS IN JAPAN ...