Below is information about a full report on Building Foreign Business in Japan available for purchase from Eurotechnology Japan. On their website you will find more information including sample pages, current pricing and the date it was last updated.

About This Report From Eurotechnology Japan:

Japan's position as an economic and technology and cultural superpower and at the same time as a huge market forces most European and US top management and CEOs to have Japan high on the agenda. Based on over 20 years of engagement with Japan, and more than 14 years of work directly in Japan the author summarizes about 10 best practices for high-technology business development in Japan.

Table of Contents:

• Preparation, market research and strategy
  • Investing in preparations pays off
  • Starbucks vs Boots vs EBay
     
• Relationships
  • Understanding your relationships
  • Keiretsu Industrial groups and what they mean for foreign high-tech companies
  • incl. figure showing the structure of the major 6 keiretsu groups with member companies
  • Finding the right partner
  • Structuring relationships for mutual profit: Following DoCoMo's example
     
• Human resources, gender equality, women: Attracting top performers
  • The best company to work for in Japan
  • Gender equality
     
• Universities
  • Change
  • Cooperation with foreign companies
     
• Government relations and public sector
  • Contributing to the community
     
• Finance, spin-outs and IPO's
  • Full subsidiary vs sales office
  • A successful MBO
  • Spin-outs
     
• Joint-ventures
  • Back to basics
     
• The biggest enemy to success is right inside your company
  • ... vs the Passion to Succeed

Full report available from Eurotechnology Japan