Publications - Reports

This report presents new ways to rethink strategy and market entry on the Japanese market.

Japan has the 3rd largest GDP worldwide, its population is over 125million, bigger than any single EU country. It’s the fifth largest market for Made-in-Italy products and France exports over €0.5bn of wine annually. Japanese consumers love brands whether they be in food, personal care products like cosmetics, fashion, luxury goods or cars.

This report takes a look at digital transformation (DX) that has been a key and a growing topic over the past years, where Japan is no exception. It aims to provide a holistic overview of the current state of the digital transition in Japan, with a focus on the initiatives undertaken by the private sector and assess the way it has transformed its business and operating models. On this basis, it aims to identify potential opportunities for European companies to enter the Japanese market in the digital domains.

This report takes a look at Japan’s decarbonisation strategies, with a focus on the local and regional levels.

The research aims to show how the pandemic has affected our industries so far, and how it will in the years to come.

Semiconductor industry is changing on a global scale and more and more European companies are presented with the incentives to join its global value chain.

The report will provide information on recent trends and developments in the frozen food and ice cream market including possibilities for EU SMEs.

This report targets EU food companies seeking to find new export markets, in this case Japan.

This report will provide readers with a clear overview of the size of the Japanese apparel and textile market, the potential and opportunities, as well as lists of retail targets – and the distributors and trading companies that could partner in reaching them.

This report introduces the main factors that are supporting a growing interest in vega/vegetarianism in Japan.