PMC Japan

Consultant

Tokyo, Japan50+ years experience

About

50+ years of Japan market entry experience. Deep regulatory and compliance expertise. Helps companies establish operations and navigate Japanese business bureaucracy.

Specializations

Market Entry

Business Development

Regulatory Compliance

Partnership Development

Markets

Japan

Languages

English

Japanese

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International Business

The Complete Guide to Japan Market Entry for European Companies [2026]

A comprehensive 2026 guide for European companies entering Japan: sector breakdowns, entry-mode taxonomy, EU-Japan EPA mechanics, GDPR-APPI adequacy, sales-cycle architecture, and the 12-month operational checklist.

International Business

Japan Market Entry for European SMEs: A 3-Chapter Framework

How European SMEs actually enter the Japanese market, entry models, customer acquisition channels, and cross-cultural marketing, based on the Silkdrive × EU-Japan Centre webinar framework.

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International Business

International Business Expansion: A European Company's Honest Playbook

What European companies consistently get wrong when expanding abroad, and the cultural, financial, and operational mistakes that kill deals before they start. A practitioner's guide from Silkdrive.

Jan 05, 2025

Patric Sawada

11 min read

international expansion

global business

market entry

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