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Unlocking Japan's Financial IT Goldmine: A Strategic Guide for Foreign Tech Companies
Unlock Japan's lucrative financial IT market. Our 2025 playbook offers a deep dive into the core banking landscape, the shift to cloud, and key opportunities in AI, data, and cybersecurity for foreign tech firms.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Jun 721 min read
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Navigating Japan’s Generative AI Landscape: A Guide for Global Tech Firms
Explore how Japanese enterprises like Yanmar, Mitsui, and LIXIL are adopting generative AI, and what foreign tech companies must know to enter Japan’s unique AI market. A must-read for global AI firms seeking expansion.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Jun 722 min read
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Cracking Japan’s Smart-Hospital Code
Explore how foreign health-tech startups can break into Japan’s hospital market with AI-driven predictive tools. Learn key entry strategies, regulatory tips, and real-world examples to thrive in one of the world’s most complex but high-potential healthcare systems.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Jun 73 min read
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Unlocking the Code: A Foreign Tech Company's Guide to Japan's $590 Billion Healthcare Challenge
For global MedTech innovators, Japan represents a tantalizing prize: a healthcare market valued at over $341 billion in 2023 and rocketing towards a staggering $590 billion by 2030. This isn't just growth; it's a supercharged expansion fueled by one of the most profound demographic shifts in modern history. But this land of opportunity is guarded by unique customs, complex regulations, and a discerning business culture.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Jun 710 min read
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Generative AI in Japan: Untapped Potential and Unique Challenges
The Japanese market presents a unique and dynamic landscape for generative AI, brimming with untapped potential and challenges.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Dec 30, 20248 min read
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Navigating Japan's Government Support Landscape: Opportunities and Critiques
The new government under Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has declared a massive economic package, including 10 trillion JPY for AI.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Nov 23, 20246 min read
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Insight into Japan's Generic Drug Industry (Part 1): Challenges and Consequences
The Japanese generic drugs industry is facing significant challenges related to quality control, compliance, and governance.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Nov 23, 20246 min read
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Understanding Japan's Finance Sector Amid Inflation and Inter-industry Collaboration
Japan is navigating through a significant economic phase with the advent of inflation and rising interest rates. Check out what is going on.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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Navigating the Complexities of Japan's Automotive Supply Chain
Navigating Japan's automotive market requires understanding these intricate keiretsu dynamics.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Oct 14, 20242 min read
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Addressing "Customer Harassment": A Growing Social Issue in Japan
Traditionally, customers were revered as "gods" in Japan. But that is changing, as customer harassment is becoming a social issue.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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Climate Change and Rising Rice Prices: Japan's Dual Challenge in Agriculture
Japan's current agricultural challenges offer a window into the broader impacts of climate change and the need for innovation and DX.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Digital Salary Payments: Japan's Move Towards a Cashless Economy
As Japan embraces digital evolution, the financial infrastructure will likely continue to diversify and expand.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Japan's Growing Financial Market: A New Era of Investment Opportunities
Learn how Japan is finally starting to allocate their budget to investment, and how companies are entering the market to capture the demand.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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Revolutionizing Logistics in Japan: Navigating the "2024 Problem"
Explore Japan's logistics revolution tackling the "2024 Problem" with innovations like the "Physical Internet" and new CLO roles.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 15, 20243 min read
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Rethinking HR in Japan: A New Era of Human Capital Management
There is tremendous potential for growth and innovation in Japanese HR practices, offering fertile ground for foreign companies.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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The Evolving Landscape of Japan’s Convenience Store Market: Opportunities for Foreign Companies
Japan's convenience store sector is poised to integrate cutting-edge technologies and fulfill evolving consumer demands.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 10, 20243 min read
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A Closer Look at the Seven & I Holdings and ACT Acquisition Proposal
The future of this proposed acquisition will depend heavily on further negotiations, the valuation ACT is willing to present, and how both c

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Transforming Japan with Biometric Authentication: Opportunities for Innovation
The key is corporations. Facial recognition for authentication is just a start of various digitalization that will do away with the old norm

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Overwork in Japanese Hospitals: Opportunities on the Horizon for Change and Innovation
Whether through technology, process optimization, or service outsourcing, there are myriad opportunities to make a significant impact.

Yasuhiro Takayama
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Navigating Digital Transformation in Japan: Insights from En-Japan’s Journey
The story of En-Japan is not only an insight into a successful DX case but also a roadmap for foreign enterprises looking to penetrate Japan

Yasuhiro Takayama
Aug 31, 20243 min read
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