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Japan Market Entry

How to Add Strategy to Market Research in Japan

Market research, as we all know, is equal parts art and science. And yet, many big brands overlook the art part of the equation when entering a new market or launching a new product.

Age-Tech Japan, Ageing and Generations, Carter Group Viewpoints

Heads, Hands and Hearts for Age Tech

Developing tech-enabled products and services that assist us as we age is a relatively new frontier. However, the vision of a world where people in advanced years can meaningfully participate in society and overcome the physical and cognitive challenges of age is slowly but steadily becoming a reality.

Carter Group Viewpoints, Internationalization, Japan Sentiment Tracker, Japan Values Segmentation

Introducing Japan’s Fearful Fringe

Every country has them, and Japan is no different. I’m talking about “the fearful fringe.” These are the people who fundamentally lack trust in their security, either personally or for the country at large.

Carter Group Viewpoints, Changing World of Work, Japan Sentiment Tracker, Japan Values Segmentation

Young and Going Places – Meet Japan’s 20th Century Modernists

One definition of progress is that Japan should move its society from one based on traditional values - highly protective of change and respectful of continuity and stability - to one of openness and free market competition.

Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Sentiment Tracker, Japan Values Segmentation

Meet Japan’s Silent Majority

In the world of market research, it’s well known that Japanese people tend to shy away from the extreme points when answering rating scale questions.

Carter Group Viewpoints

In Japan, the Future Lies in the Experience Economy

Psychologists have been telling us for years now that personal investment made in experiences, rather than material goods, is the happiest cash you can spend.