Founding cohort · Starts Oct 30 · Only 6 seats

You didn't move to Japan to keep undercharging.

A two-week business rebuild for foreign professionals in Japan who are great at their craft — but haven't yet turned their expertise into a premium, predictable business.

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📅 Oct 30 – Nov 19Live cohort
💻 4 workshops + Tokyo FinaleOnline + in person
🎯 6 seatsThree coaches
The freelance trap

You're working harder than ever. Why isn't it adding up?

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You can't plan more than a month ahead.

One client quits. How do you pay next month's rent?

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You know you're undercharging.

But you're scared they'll say no when you raise rates.

03

You're pitching into the void.

LinkedIn posts. Cold pitches. Networking. Half your week gone — and nothing sticks.

Our promise

In two weeks, you'll position, package, and price yourself for premium clients.

Stop competing on price. Charge what you're worth. Win better clients. Reinvent your business with a system you'll apply from Day 1.

Claim my seat - ¥48,000
Before you enroll

This isn't for everyone. And that's the point.

This is for you if...

  • You want to move from freelancer to business owner
  • You want premium rates that reflect your value
  • You believe real client relationships beat lead-gen tricks
  • You'd rather learn from humans than AI shortcuts

This isn't for you if...

  • You don't want to put in the work
  • You expect one "playbook" to solve Japan
  • You want a shortcut bolted on top of what you already do
  • You want quick fixes, AI hacks, or lead-gen tactics
The Japan Advantage System

Five sessions. One system. Designed to produce results.

You leave with a system to upgrade your business — and Japan peers you can count on for the rest of your life.

Fri · Oct 30

Kickoff + growth auditWelcome call. We align on where you actually stand versus where you want to be — and set the stage for the two weeks ahead.

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Week 1 · Position and package
Wed · Nov 4

Your niche, sharpenedFind the corner of your market where you're the obvious choice. The positioning that makes clients seek you out.

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Fri · Nov 6

Your signature offerPackage what you do into one signature offer. Stop selling your time — start selling the outcomes clients pay a premium for.

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Week 2 · Grow premium
Tue · Nov 10

Find better clientsSet premium prices and target the buyers who pay them. Break out of the expat referral loop — reach Japanese premium clients plus overseas clients paying in hard currency.

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Thu · Nov 12

Your 12-month rebuildLook one year ahead. Design the business you want — structure, team, channels, client mix. Reverse-engineer the moves that get you there.

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Week 3 · Make it real
Thu · Nov 19

★ Tokyo FinalePitch your business with real feedback. Lock in your 90-day plan. Graduation dinner where your peer network for life begins.

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Live AMA throughout · Your sounding board

Ask any question about your business in Japan — and your setup: banking, tax accountants, software, visas, kojin-jigyo vs GK vs KK. Two live open sessions (Mondays, Nov 9 + Nov 16). Plus, we'll be on tap whenever you need us.

Meet your hosts

Three trainers. Three decades in Japan. One mission.

Our mission: give you a clear roadmap to unlock your full potential in Japan — with strategies and tactics from three decades in the trenches. No two Japan businesses look the same. Neither should yours.

Pascal Gudorf

Pascal Gudorf

Lead Coach · Strategy & Pricing

"You can earn premium rates — and build your business from anywhere you love, not just Tokyo."

Country manager, business coach, strategy consultant — the go-to guide for overseas B2B brands entering Japan. Twenty years closing cross-border deals with Japanese clients. Runs JBI K.K., the Japan market-entry consultancy. Author of Getting to Yes in Japan. Based in Fukuoka.

Lisa Boerner

Lisa Boerner

Co-host · Positioning & Marketing

"There's more than one way to make it work in Japan."

Trilingual (EN/JP/DE) marketer, brand manager, and digital product creator. Sixteen years in Japan spent scaling foreign companies, building her own IT agency, and running an online dance school with a YouTube following. Now leading operations of a Tokyo startup.

Oğuzhan K.

Oğuzhan K.

Co-host · Launching & Building

"You don't need decades in Japan to start building."

Swiss-born, Tokyo-based. Arrived on the first J-Find visa Japan ever issued. Three years in, KUMORI (creative studio + consulting) has generated ¥30M+ in revenue — plus 10+ company setups for Business Manager visa clients. Now building Blueprint Japan, his next media and community project.

The first-ever Japan Business Bootcamp

Six seats. Two per coach.

Six participants. Three coaches. Real 1:1 time with each of us. This isn't a bootcamp you attend — it's a two-week partnership where we work on your business, your goals, and what's actually stopping you. The most personal cohort we'll ever run. We won't be doing it this small again.

Cohort #1 · Founding rate

The first-ever Japan Business Bootcamp.

Founding cohort · Oct 30 – Nov 19, 2026
¥48,000
¥75,000 founding-cohort rate · only 6 seats
  • Live kickoff (Fri Oct 30 — welcome + growth audit review)
  • 4 core workshops (Wed/Fri + Tue/Thu, 60 min + Q&A)
  • 2 live AMA sessions (Mondays, open agenda)
  • Tokyo Finale (Thu Nov 19 — pitch practice + graduation dinner)
  • Pre-work growth audit (sent on enrollment)
  • Lifetime access to all recordings
  • Alumni community access
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🛡️ 14-day guarantee. No questions asked. If it's not for you, we don't take your money.

Frequently asked

Everything else, answered.

Is this really for me?

This bootcamp is for freelancers who are done trading time for scraps — whether you're side-hustling toward full-time, solo at ¥3M breaking to ¥5M, established at ¥8M breaking to ¥15M, or building toward your first agency. The mechanics are the same. What's holding you back isn't skill. It's positioning, pricing, and a client base with real budgets. That's what we work on.

How much time will I need each week?

Plan on 3–5 hours per week: two live sessions per week (60 min each, plus Q&A) plus the work between them. Live sessions are the core — that's where the shifts happen. The homework is what makes them stick.

What if I can't attend a live session?

Every session is recorded and yours for life. Live attendance is best (you get feedback in real time), but if work or family gets in the way, you catch the recording and bring your questions to the next AMA.

I'm not sure my Japanese is strong enough. Does that matter?

The bootcamp runs in English. Everything you'll build — your niche, your offer, your pricing, your outreach — works whether you serve clients in Japanese, English, or both. Session 04 covers when Japanese matters and when English is enough.

Will this work for my industry?

Yes — the frameworks are industry-agnostic because the ceilings are. Whether you're a consultant, designer, developer, marketer, translator, coach, or something else entirely, the same three levers (positioning, pricing, better clients) apply.

What if I've never worked with Japanese clients before?

Even better — you have no bad habits to unlearn. Session 04 walks you through the approach from scratch. Most foreign freelancers never crack this market. You will.

Do I need to be based in Tokyo?

No. The kickoff, workshops and AMAs are all online — join from anywhere with a solid internet connection. The Tokyo finale on Thu Nov 19 is the one in-person moment. Worth traveling for, and we'll make it worth it.

What's the refund policy?

14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If it's not for you, we don't take your money.

30 days from now

You'll either be building the Japan life you came here for. Or you'll still be hustling from month to month.

Still undercharging. Still exhausted. Still telling yourself next year.

Or — a sharper niche. A priced offer. A business that funds your life in Japan, not just next month's rent.

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Cohort #1 · Oct 30 – Nov 19 · 6 seats · Founding rate