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The regulatory layer for foreign buyers of Japanese businesses: how FEFTA notification actually works, which sectors are designated, the Business Manager visa path, banking and guarantee hurdles, and sequencing that keeps deals on track.
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What Japanese SMEs actually sell for in succession deals: the net-asset-plus-goodwill convention, realistic earnings multiples, why reported profit misleads, and how deal structure changes the real price.
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How Japanese business succession (jigyo shokei) actually works for foreign buyers: the market reality, the process from thesis to close, realistic timelines, and the mistakes that end deals before they begin.
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Small and micro deals now dominate Japanese succession M&A volume. Why the market's center of gravity keeps falling, and why that structurally favors prepared foreign buyers.
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Japan raised the bar for the keiei kanri (Business Manager) residence status. What changed, who it actually affects, and why acquisition-led entry may now be the stronger path.
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Nominal-price business transfers are a real and visible slice of Japan's succession market. What a zero-yen deal actually transfers, when it makes sense, and how to price the 'free' company honestly.
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Policy changes, market data, and ground-level observations on Japanese SME succession — a few times a month, no filler, unsubscribe anytime.