Have I ever mentioned my photo album, "Japan where business happens"? Probably not.
I occasionally upload pictures I take in Japan on the go to my customers or business partners. Hopefully, you'll feel what kind of places and buildings businesses happen at in Japan.
Click the thumbnail on the left side to view the album!
I've made up-to-date weather forecasts for some Japanese cities available on the left side on this blog, hoping you'll know what you should pack for your next business trip to Japan.
Happy traveling!
P.S. I added a banner on the top right corner as well. I hope this wouldn't bother you too much.
Thank you, Cdlabelart. You are the first person who wrote a comment on my blog! The fact that someone I've never met tells me my blog is "very interested" really encourages me. I'll continue to write my original articles about Japanese business culture for your interest.
Regarding your question, all contents can be seen at http://selltojapan.blogs.com currently (I'll probably make archive pages in the future). I am going to post a new article about phone culture in Japan in a few days. So, come read again!
I welcome comments and questions from anyone interested in any aspects of business in Japan. Just drop a comment or trackback by clicking the link below*. I'll do the best to answer the questions. See you soon!
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You would ask who this guy is. So, let me introduce myself first.
(left: A sax guy, right: Yasu Miyata, just in case)
My name is Yasuhiko “Yasu” Miyata. I live in Kobe, a cosmopolitan port city in the western part of Japan. (The city is, by the way, famous for well-marbled and very tender Kobe beef!)
Working as a liaison and a software engineer for Fuji Xerox for 2+ years in Japan, and for its US parent company, Xerox for 5 years in Los Angels made me realize how challenging collaborative projects between US and Japanese companies are. I learned from my successful experiences (and, in reality, a few failures I saw) that profound understanding of cross-cultural dynamics is crucial to the success of any business projects that involve parties in the two very different countries.
As a native Japanese who was born and educated in Tokyo, I instinctively understand the behavioral pattern and the way of thinking of Japanese people and companies. Also, my 5 years working experience with American people in LA, which is actually longer than at Japanese companies, gave me not just solid knowledge of American operations, but many views of how American businesses can establish and improve their business relationship with Japanese customers and vendors.
My original background is information and communication engineering and I took a master’s degree in electrical engineering in Japan. Additionally, my current project for a hi-tech venture business in Kobe gave me insight on how to cultivate a new market in Japan as well as how a mid-sized business is run, which is quite different from large organizations.
I went back to Japan in 2003 from LA. I enjoy life here in Japan, but I miss many things that I used to enjoy in the US. The thing I miss the most? Jay Leno's monologue! The Tonight Show is not aired in Japan! The problem is, I can’t learn good American jokes every night.
You have excellent products or services. Your sales in the United States are remarkable and satisfying. Now what?
To expand their business, many sales or marketing executives especially of small and midsize companies in the US consider selling their products to Japan as a prime target, which is the second largest economic giant in the world. The question is how?
How would you sell your products to Japanese market? Before that, how would you gain up-to-date information of the dynamically changing market? How would you find appropriate prospects in Japan? How would you find someone who speaks and writes perfect Japanese to serve the prospects?
On this blog, I will help you understand
the Japanese market, solve obstacles to success in the huge market, and finally
sell to Japan!
(Picture: Mt. Fuji)
