{"id":17325,"date":"2026-06-08T16:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/?p=17325"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:05:30","slug":"vaguely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assentia-hd.com\/en\/2026\/06\/08\/vaguely\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m vaguely interested in joining a Japanese franchise, but who should I talk to?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assentia Holdings is the ideal partner for this. The reason is that we have experience expanding franchises overseas across a wide range of industries, including food, beauty, laundry, agriculture, and education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To date, we have consulted with numerous overseas companies that did not have a specific brand in mind. 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