When I was working at a Japanese search marketing company my sempai (senior coworker) told me some great advice about Japanese mentality. He told me that if I were to buy domains think about a mask. He told me think the real world & the internet separately. Think about services that people would want to use privately & not really let anyone know they are using. These types of services will dominate the internet.
At the time of my coworker telling me this the loan rates in Japan were being stabilized so many on the corner loan shops physically closed. He is one of the reasons why I immediately went for some of the top loan related terms. The other categories I thought this would apply for Japan would be gambling, & adult terms. I do have a few premium adult terms but it’s not exactly what I personally have interest in.
Gambling domains were a bit of an interest for me but also even though I have a mahjong table downstairs in my house I’m not really into gambling either. Even if I wasn’t into gambling I still was able to register such keywords as backgammon, blackjack, bingo, craps, & roulette.
I know that my portfolio is mainly Japanese but hopefully readers can use these techniques to apply the methods to markets you want to invest in. Each market is different so there are certainly advantages to thinking a bit different.