by carterjmrn | May 21, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Green Consumer
At CarterJMRN we’ve heard many times over the years that Japanese people do not seem to care about climate change or, for that matter, environmental issues in general. This makes it hard for people whose job is to...
by carterjmrn | Feb 4, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Market Entry
If you want to be big in Japan, an essential step in your market research should be learning from the most successful Japanese brands. There are all sorts of bright lenses for examining the worth and status of companies out there. Lists of the Most Successful Japanese...
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 | Dec 17, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Digitalization and e-commerce have led to the dead mall phenomenon With everything available at the click of the mouse, shopping centers have been dying a slow death. Unable to offer consumers the same limitless (and often cheaper) choices as the Internet, foot...
by carterjmrn | Nov 8, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Palo Alto, CA – Last week, Dominic Carter, CEO of CarterJMRN, had the honour to speak at the Global Chamber Globinar on ‘Japan Market Entry Opportunities and Success,’ which covered trends and strategies pertinent for successful entry in the Japanese...
by carterjmrn | Nov 5, 2019 | Ageing and Generations, Aging Technology
You’ve probably heard about Japan’s drive to ensure that you, me and everyone else in the country live long, prosper and become happy centenarians. Technology is being touted as an integral element in that plan. Three key tech themes for preserving, empowering and...
by carterjmrn | Oct 22, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
Dominic Carter of The Carter Group, a market research and strategic consulting firm based in Tokyo, is a specialist in understanding consumers. Throughout his many years studying the Japanese market, he has identified four macrotrends pervading the country: “the...
by carterjmrn | Sep 30, 2019 | Carter Group Viewpoints
So after Kim Kardashian’s recent ill-starred attempt to culturally seize kimono (the word, not the garment) for her own, this seems like a fitting time to talk about the women’s fashion and beauty market in Japan. Consumers in Japan are some of the most sophisticated...
by carterjmrn | Sep 9, 2019 | Changing World of Work
5 Lessons on business in Japan Japan’s entertainment scene was shaken last month when Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. said it terminated its management contract with 49-year-old Hiroyuki Miyasako. Yoshimoto is Japan’s largest entertainment agency, with several...