Japan Strategy
Whether you want to enter or expand on the Japanese market, it is important to understand the market and players on the market. Japan has changed throughout the last decades, and what you are told by a lot of people including consultants and public institutions, are simply old news. Lets start with present days Japan and facts.
The good news - what changed?
Well, A LOT has changed.
It does not take 3 years to penetrate the Japanese market if your product, your price and conditions are fair and right.
Much more use of internet has made it easier.
Single incidents like covid changed Japan to a society accepting working from home in higher degree. Japanese are much more digitalized today than for 20 years ago.
The bad news - what changed?
Japanese has be come much poorer than they used to be. You can no longer rely on Japanese paying the highest amount for a good product. They wont, they cant.
Japanese market is not defined by that huge 3rd largest economy in the world any longer. You need to adapt especially your pricing. If you are pricewise not competitive, forget Japan.
Changing working envoronment
Japan has become more international in both good and bad sense. Japan is not that extremely safe place it used to be. Its no longer that worst working environment country either. Japanese fight for their rights. The director / owner can no longer simply demand everything from their employees. Working environment standards are increasingly folloed
Lots of foreigners in Japan now
Japan has become more international in both good and bad sense. Japan is not that extremely safe place it used to be. Its no longer that worst working environment country. Japanese fight for their rights. The director / owner can no longer simply demand everything from their employees.