by carterjmrn | Oct 22, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Covid-19 Related Articles, Gaming, Leisure and Entertainment
Just this past weekend (October 16-18), the popular animation “Demon Slayer（鬼滅の刃）” released its first movie in cinemas across the nation, shattering all-time opening records by bringing in 4.6 billion JPY (approximately $44 million). This...
by carterjmrn | Oct 21, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Covid-19 Related Articles, Market Research Methodology, Research in Action
Using Market Research in Japan to Re-connect with Your Customers Both cautiously and optimistically we can say that it looks like the peak of the Covid crisis has passed in Japan. Shops are open, restaurants are filling up, people are going back...
by carterjmrn | Sep 30, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Mega Trends, Women Power
As we moved into 2020, there was much-justified optimism in Japan. In 2019 we had celebrated the enthronement of a new emperor and the promise of a new age to come, called ‘Reiwa’. Furthermore, 2020, with the hosting of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, was to be the year...
by carterjmrn | Sep 20, 2020 | Ageing and Generations, Carter Group Viewpoints, Covid-19 Related Articles
With Covid-19 dealing a fatal blow to the economy, the information superhighway has provided a gateway for individuals and businesses in creatively responding to the crisis. Tokyo-based millennials have been particularly...
by carterjmrn | Aug 31, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Covid-19 Related Articles, Japan Mega Trends
The economic impact on consumer spending we have seen due to the Covid 19 Crisis will have long–term ramifications for the top three global economies of the United States, China and Japan. In all three markets we are...
