Episode 157

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10th Dec 2020

Finding Treasures in Abandoned Houses | Akiya Hunter - Matt Ketchum

Matt Ketchum is originally from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (USA), and is now the #AkiyaHunter passionate about documenting and introducing the Akiya market to international residents in Japan as well as people + businesses abroad looking for Japanese rural properties.

This was a really interesting talk on the vacant and abandoned house market in Japan and the work that he is passionate about in his startup to connect potential buyers with available properties.

Akiya & Inaka is a resource and service for global citizens looking to stake their claim to a piece of rural Japan.

https://www.akiyainaka.com/

#akiya #inaka #mattketchum

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Seek Sustainable Japan launched in 2020 to entertain and inspire us all, sparking ideas through discussions about Japanese culture, travel & traditions with insiders and experts across Japan. All of the guests on the show are creating a more sustainable [i.e. better people-planet-profits balance] Japan in some way through their work, projects and way of life.
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Hi I'm Joy (JJ) originally from Hawaii & long-time Hiroshima-jin (jin=person). My work and content is focused on sustainability & how we can make better choices to balance the needs of people, planet and profits in our lives, work and travel. Join me as I talk with wonderful people and visit interesting places in Japan.
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