Category: understanding Japan

October 15th, 2017 Japan has traditionally been a challenging market for foreign companies to enter: complex, costly and confusing...

But the explosion of Ecommerce in Japan is changing all this.

We look at why selling online is a great way to bring your products to the Japan market.

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July 29th, 2016 As the Rio Olympics kick off next week, we celebrate by sharing a new campaign for official sponsor ANA featuring Usain Bolt.

Its a great example that illustrates many quintessential features often seen in Japanese TV advertising.

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May 25th, 2016 Japan leads the world in mobile e commerce. Last year the majority of online shopping transactions there were executed on mobile devices.

We take a look at this growth in mobile e commerce in Japan and the drivers of this change.

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January 25th, 2016 In December Amazon quietly changed the character limit for hidden keywords in product listings from a previous maximum of 250 up to a new level of 1,000.

Find out why three factors make this increase particularly important for your listings in Japan.

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January 25th, 2016 Last month Nielsen released the latest consumer data from its NetView panels on the use of digital in Japan.

It's a great chance to take a look at the digital landscape in Japan.

From this we get a reminder of how different the dominant players can be from western markets.

And the latest trends in this increasingly mobile-first market...

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