Those lobbies make it hard for anybody who isn't licensed to do provide any services related to real estate. I didn't see the part about piloting this in Japan

Those lobbies make it hard for anybody who isn't licensed to do provide any services related to real estate. I didn't see the part about piloting this in Japan, partly because I'm on my phone and the linked article has a terrible layout on my browser. I don't know what laws govern this sort of thing there, so my comment about skirting the law doesn't necessarily apply there.