From market research
to the negotiating table.
We verify pricing, regulations, messaging, distribution, and potential partners on site, and build an entry point that lasts.
Discuss overseas expansion
Overseas expansion is a continuous flow of research, product design, business meetings, and ongoing trade—supporting only one part of it rarely leads to results. We adjust messaging and products based on facts gathered through local market research, test the response in real business meetings, and move forward with trade operations and local establishment in mind, so that a single deal doesn’t end there. Below is a draft of our typical support flow (we take on the scope each project needs, and the content varies accordingly).
Local market research
We check price ranges, regulations, competitors, and distribution channels on site, and consider an entry approach with a real chance of success.
Messaging and product design
Based on local feedback, we adapt messaging, packaging, and sales materials to local standards.
Partner selection and on-site meetings
We hold meetings with buyers and prospective distributors on site, using their immediate reactions to inform the next decision.
Connecting to ongoing trade
Instead of ending with a one-off exhibition, we create an entry point that continues—including trade operations and local establishment.
Regional breweries
Sake, shochu, and more. We support adaptation to overseas food cultures and the development of ongoing sales channels through business meetings.
Food businesses
From building an export system that accounts for quarantine and export regulations to adjusting products and packaging based on local response.
Manufacturers
Crafts, household goods, and more. We help design presentation and sales approaches suited to local lifestyles and buying habits.
Restaurants going overseas
We help build everything needed to open abroad—from establishing a local entity and setting up logistics and financial infrastructure to adapting the store concept.
A regional food maker clears quarantine
- Challenge
- Exporting fresh products requires strict quarantine and approvals, and many companies had previously given up on entering the market.
- Approach
- We supported coordination with local authorities and quarantine agencies and designed the logistics flow.
- Result
- Adopted by major supermarket shelves and restaurants—opening the door to fresh-product exports once considered “extremely difficult.”
A restaurant chain opens in Seattle
- Challenge
- Local regulations and a lack of logistics and financial infrastructure had stalled the opening.
- Approach
- We supported establishing a local entity, setting up bank accounts and logistics, and adapting the store concept.
- Result
- Profitable in the first year, supported by both Japanese and local customers, and moving on to a second location.
A food maker prepares to enter Asia
- Challenge
- It had not yet been verified which markets suited the company’s products.
- Approach
- Using subsidies, we conducted test sales through small-lot exports along with local research.
- Result
- Achieved sales and established a path toward large-scale exports and trade show participation the following year.
Can we consult you before anything is decided?
Yes—we assume consultations begin before the target country, products, budget, or timing are decided. We start by organizing your current challenges.
Do you work with small businesses?
Yes. We propose approaches suited to your size and resources, such as test sales through small-lot exports or subsidy-funded preparation for market entry.
We are concerned about quarantine and export regulations.
Reviewing local quarantine, approval, and labeling regulations falls under “Market Research” on our Services page. We make the risks visible in advance and then design the approach.
Taking regional ambitions to growing overseas markets.
For small and medium-sized enterprises—99.7% of all companies in Japan—having options beyond a domestic market shrinking with the population is a source of strength for the future. Together with regional breweries, food businesses, and manufacturers, we work on everything from overseas sales strategy to business meetings, trade operations, and local establishment.
Tell us about your ideas—even at the earliest stage.
Target, budget, and timing can still be undecided. We will help you sort out what is known and what is yet to be decided.
Discuss overseas expansion