Japan Market Entry
REM Inc. is a Tokyo-based team dedicated to hands-on business development for new market entry. We work between Japan, Europe and North America, and we stay until the meetings, partnerships and contracts are real.
Global → Japan
Go-to-market strategy for Japan, outreach from zero to Japanese enterprises, partner development with major trading companies, PoC (proof of concept) projects, and setting up your Japanese subsidiary.
Japan market entry consultingJapan → Global
Strategy with local experts, a brand localized for your target country, and customer development and PoC projects on the ground in Europe and North America.
Overseas expansionNew Market in Japan
Launching a new business in Japan, or taking an existing product into a new industry or market, from strategy through business development and PoC projects.
New markets in JapanUnderstanding your product comes first: without it, there is no winning path to see. On that basis we gather first-hand information on the market, trends, geopolitics and competitors in Japan, and make the decisions with you while we run the business development.
Hypothesis validation, target selection, outreach from zero, then collaboration, partnership and contract with Japanese enterprises.
Understand your product first, then analyze the market and customers from first-hand local information, and build your own winning path.
Narrow down the industries, companies and departments to meet.
Approach decision makers directly, not only through introductions.
Move through PoC to collaboration, partnership and contract.
Industries where we are strongest
Collaboration track record with Japanese enterprises
From Tokyo to our connections worldwide
Headquarters in Tokyo, and our connections with Japan
Public roles
Held by Ken Wada, CEO
City of KobeAdvisor on attracting foreign companiesAlso listed on Invest KOBE
ITC (International Trade Centre, joint agency of the UN and WTO)Consulting mandatePARTNERSHIP
We select and welcome specialists who move market entry forward on the ground in Europe, North America and Asia. For each project we assemble partners with the right country and industry expertise, working as part of your team.
Selective
Apply → interview with our CEO → paid trial project → partner agreement. We verify the experience and the network first.
Assembled per project
Partners with regulatory, industry and country expertise, combined to fit each project.
Always recruiting
We welcome people who drive market entry in North America, Europe, Asia and Japan.
Decide on market entry in as few as 12 weeks, from how buyers respond. From USD 4,000 / month + success fee.
How to enter the Japanese market: six steps, entry modes, the cost in 2026 and the three-year wall.
Fixed fees plus a revenue-share model.
Vision, CEO message and team.
Tell us your product, your target customers in Japan and where you are today. We reply within 1-2 business days with a proposed next step.
If needed, we sign an NDA before the first meeting.
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