Your business. The Japanese market.
Find your customers, build the right partnerships and start selling in Japan.
We research your opportunity first, then recommend sales, SEO, e-commerce or advertising. With the direction agreed, we connect the right specialists and prepare your launch.
Go-to-Market (GTM) preparation
We investigate what will work for your business in Japan, recommend sales, SEO, e-commerce, advertising, or a combination, and connect the right specialists around an agreed plan.
01 / Research first
We investigate your customers, competitors, offer, buying journey, and channel opportunities in Japan.
02 / Recommend & agree
We explain the findings and recommend the priorities, required materials, budget, and next test. Together, we agree one route or a combination.
Who buys, and which partners can reach them?
What do customers search for in Japanese?
What does the customer need to buy directly?
Which audiences and messages should we test?
03 / Connect, prepare & execute
JP Expansion Partners coordinates the brief and the appropriate specialists. After responsibilities, deliverables, fees, and timing are agreed, we prepare the necessary materials and move into execution. Results inform the next step.
Start with research and planning only if that is what you need. Specialist matching depends on fit and availability; execution is an optional, separately agreed scope.
Receive the research, recommended priorities, and a practical brief first. Your team can execute, or we can coordinate the specialist support you choose.
Explore GTM preparationJapan market entry
JP Expansion Partners is not only for company setup. We help overseas companies with the full Japan entry path: market research, sales partners, localization, hiring, legal, tax, banking, visas, funding, and practical execution.
Research
Market research, competitor scans, regulation checks, customer hypotheses, and first partner options.
Launch
Distributor search, sales partner sourcing, localization, marketing assets, and test sales planning.
Operations
Company setup, visa, banking, tax, accounting, hiring, payroll, and legal contracts.
Growth
Ongoing partner coordination, compliance, funding options, dispute support, and execution partners.
Full coverage
Tell us the business goal first. We will help identify whether you need research, sales development, legal/tax, HR, incorporation, visa, banking, or multiple experts working together.
Strategy
Start with paid research and preparation. Then choose hourly marketing and sales support within an agreed scope and budget.
Research
Validate demand, competitors, regulations, and go-to-market opportunities before entering Japan.
Sales
Explore distributors, sales agents and direct outreach, with GTM preparation and hourly execution support available.
Marketing
Adapt your product, website, messaging, and acquisition strategy for the Japanese market.
Hiring
Connect with recruiting, employment, payroll, and labor specialists for your Japan operations.
Legal
Connect with vetted legal professionals for contracts, disputes, compliance, and Japan business transactions.
Tax
Find bilingual tax accountants and accounting partners for Japanese entities, payroll, and compliance.
Setup
Incorporate a Japanese entity with vetted judicial scriveners, tax advisors, and bilingual setup support.
Visa
Find vetted immigration specialists for business manager visas, work status, and Japan entry planning.
Finance
Understand bank account opening requirements and connect with professionals who support foreign-owned companies in Japan.
Finance
Explore grants, loans, and financing options that may support your Japan business setup or expansion.
A clear path from your first questions to working in the market.
Share what you sell, who buys it today and what you want to achieve in Japan.
We review your market questions, priorities, budget and timing to identify the support you need.
Define the work, deliverables and responsibilities, with relevant local specialists where needed.
Complete the agreed research and preparation, with a clear plan, Japanese sales materials and a handover your team can use.
Execute with your team or agree separate local support. Use market feedback to refine the offer and next steps.
Find suppliers across Japan's key manufacturing sectors
Practical support for the work between planning and selling.
We help identify the local expertise your project needs and introduce relevant partners against your brief.
We can support Japanese sales materials, partner communication and meeting preparation so your offer is clear.
We can help coordinate follow-up, keep track of open questions and develop the next steps with your local partners.
The case for Japan
Explore Japan’s economic scale, output per person and political stability through World Bank data and comparisons with other Asian markets.
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