by carterjmrn | Jan 17, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Market Entry
Fat, fat, fat. Over three times more adults on this planet have become obese since 1975, meaning they’ve got a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or over. The figure jumped—or maybe rolled—from...
by carterjmrn | Sep 13, 2019 | Japan Market Entry
The Japanese are continuously obsessed with food–turn on the TV at any time of the day and it’s a safe bet the show will have something to do with cooking or dining. Food is an integral part of Japanese culture and will always remain so. So it is no surprise that the...
by carterjmrn | Aug 7, 2019 | Japan Market Entry
How Beef Got Its Meathooks in Japan If you are considering to enter the beef market in Japan, we got some good news for you: Japan needs to import most of its beef, which means ample opportunities for a market entry into the Japanese beef industry. And even though the...
by carterjmrn | Aug 2, 2019 | Japan Market Entry
Tokyo has always been a food Mecca. Today, Tokyo has more Michelin star restaurants than any other city in the world. But what really sets Tokyo apart is the diversity it offers. While this seems to spell opportunity for an easy market entry into the food market in...
by carterjmrn | Apr 16, 2019 | Ageing and Generations, Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Market Entry
Whenever you read anything about demography in Japan the greying baby boomers come up time and again as being the key distinctive cohort. It is certainly true to say that to plot the course of the Japanese baby boomer generation, the so-called Dankai, is to plot...