Sell in Japan

Japan is the 3rd largest eCommerce market in the world after the US and China.
With a population of 125.8 million and $241 billion in sales, opportunities abound for sophisticated brands of all size, in practically all industries.

Japan a Unique Market

Before all, when it comes to expanding your business in Japan it is critical to understand that you are dealing with a market very different from what you are accustomed to in most developed or westernized economies. Simply put, Japan has its own logic and ways of conducting business arising from a very unique culture background. You probably never heard of the largest Japanese ecommerce platforms such as Rakuten, Mercari, DMM, Zozo town or Wowma…

With its unique culture, sophisticated taste, large vertical markets and enthusiastic buying culture, the way to approach Japanese consumers is simply different: you will need to rethink content presentation, partner’s strategy, sales tactics, product quality, packaging, customer service, channel mix and even ethics.

In other words, you cannot simply translate your current business practice and expect profitable outcome.

On the other hand, development of e-commerce has swept away some traditional barriers and lowered the hurdle to enter Japan. We believe now is the best time since a long time to enter the 3rd largest and stable market in the world profitably without large upfront investment. Our experts will assist your team to create a sustainable business in Japan.

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Source: Statista, May 2022

Why Work with Miklr?

Consulting

More than just a digital marketing company, our business consulting background gives you a strategic advantage

Digital Market

We have you covered in all aspects of the ever changing landscape of Digital Marketing & Sales

Offline Network

Access to high level Japanese business network

Experts will put decision makers up to speed with actionable insight and build the right strategy for your business, answer your most pressing questions about Japanese business customs, market, practices and trends

J-Business Experts

Ecommerce

Japanese Plaform

We help you choose, integrate your products and build your presence in all the relevant local ecommerce platforms, marketplaces and new channels

We assess and predict your fulfillment needs and put in place a system for your specific needs

Fulfillment

Fullfilment service

Regulations & Administrative Procedures

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We provide information on import regulations, take care of administrative procedures and licences

We create and organize online events, special events or participate in trade fairs on your behalf.

Events & Trade Fairs

Local Representation

Representation in Japan

Miklr can represent your business locally taking care of appointments, communication, negotiations, research, translation, correspondence, packages, legal affairs…

High-quality culturally adapted translations with quick turnaround times

Translation Service

FAQ

  • Amazon Japan
  • Rakuten
  • Yahoo! Auctions
  • Yahoo Japan!
  • Mercari
  • DMN.com
  • Zozo town
  • Wowma
  • Google: 76.97%
  • Yahoo! Japan: 14.53%
  • Bing: 7.54%
  • DuckDuckGo: 0.32%
  • CocCoc: 0,2%
  • Baidu: 0.17%

StatCounter december 2022 data

  • LINE*
  • Twitter 44.55%
  • Facebook 24.26%
  • Instagram 13.32%
  • Pinterest 12.05%
  • YouTube 3.65%
  • Reddit 0.87%

*LINE app could also be in this category and would be the absolute kind doubling Twitter use. Unlike WhatsApp, its western counterpart, LINE is an app with advertising opportunities for businesses wanting to promote their product or service in Japan.