International Investment & Business Development Consultants
RIT can help you enter the Japan market yet avoid the
traditional high cost of entry.
RIT can promote your company’s interests in Japan as though
you had established a Representative Office in Tokyo.
Why Japan now?
Japan remains in the economic doldrums. The only question
is, “When will the economy start a prolonged recovery?”
International investors are moving back into the Tokyo stock
market as well as the Japan bond and commercial real estate
markets.
Japan remains the world’s second-largest national economy
and perhaps its most advanced technology manufacturing
center. In Japanese fashion the institutions of the nation are
addressing the residual financial effects of the “bubble
economy”, which collapsed in 1991.
Japan Internet use continues to grow rapidly, particularly for
wireless devices. Corporate Japan is online and has not lost
its appetite for leading technology and financial products especially North American ones. Globalization is here.
Now is a great time to crank up your investment and
business development efforts in Japan.
The traditional approach to Japan market
entry is to relocate a company manager and
family to Tokyo; lease an office, sedan and
Western style apartment; then hire local
Japanese bilingual staff. As Tokyo remains one
of the most expensive cities in the world in
which to work and live, this approach requires
a significant front-end entry fee.
Getting started with an established, in-country
Representative or Consultant is a proven
alternative to the traditional approach. You
can quickly establish an effective presence and
start doing business in Japan. You can avoid
the costs and administrative distractions of
starting from scratch. Let us tell you about RIT
and how we can help.
About Regency International Trading Co.,Ltd.
Regency International Trading Co., Ltd. (RIT) is licensed in Japan as a trading & general
consulting company. Our offices are located in the Tokyo central business district. Bank of TokyoMitsubishi is our primary bank.
RIT provides professional Representation and Consulting services to clients who do not have a fulltime presence in Japan. We focus on investment and business development.
RIT consultants (Japanese & American) have strong backgrounds in investments, business
development, international trade and P&L general management. We have significant experience in a
number of functional areas including:
•Aerospace systems
•Home construction
•Bank Bulk Bonds
•Information technology & telecommunications
•Commercial real estate
•Investment banking
•Defense systems
•Logistics
•Distribution
•Modeling & simulation
•Electronics
•Security systems
•High-tech manufacturing
•Semiconductors.
RIT is adept at helping our clients qualify and select business partners, then aiding in channel
relationship management in the North American-Japan bicultural bilingual business environment.
RIT is flexible in forming and updating business agreements. Our goal is always a long-term winwin relationship for our clients and their Japan business partners.
RIT has a 15-year track record of success in the challenging Japan market.
Perhaps it is time for you to think about Contacting RIT!
Ready for Japan?
The Japan business market is tough. Here are some questions designed to help
you decide whether you think your company is ready for it.
1.Has the company done business in Japan? With what results?
2.How strong is its commitment to enter/stay in this market?
3.Succinctly describe the prospect product line in technical terms. In
marketing terms. Wonder how these will translate into the Japanese
language and culture?
4.Where is the product in its technology life cycle? Is there a technology
refreshment commitment?
5.What are the product’s main sales points? Is it world class?
6.To whom has the product been marketed in North America? For how
long?
7.What is the product’s market share? Competitors?
8.Has the product been marketed internationally? Which countries? What
results?
9.Has the product been localized for international markets? To what extent?
If you are thinking about your company’s future in Japan, let’s think about it
together. Please go to the Contacting RIT page.
Business Opportunities
While RIT’s focus is investing and developing business in Japan for North
American companies, some of the following are “reverse” opportunities to
partner with Japan companies in distributing products in North America.
•Provide USA-manufactured satellite and satellite payload systems,
components and parts for Japan Information Satellites.
•Partner with a Japan software company to provide E-commerce software to
an established customer base in Japan.
•Distribute Japan-developed ground penetrating radar-based buried object
(utilities, leaks, voids) detector systems in North America.
•Supply FAA-approved original manufacturer avionics and high value
aviation parts for commercial and military aviation in Japan.
•Partner/provide for 2-way technology transfer for the construction of large
solid waste disposal systems in Japan and North America.
•Partner with a Japan seafood company to distribute fresh and frozen
seafood in North America.
Japan Calendar
Japan Business Calendar. Corporate offices are typically closed on weekends,
though only Sundays are designated as holidays. There are three periods
annually when the pace of business slows due to holidays and traditional
vacation periods.
New Year’s. Corporate offices will be closed from several days before to several
days after 1 January 2002. Air travel to and from Japan will be very
heavy. Recommend you try to avoid business travel to Japan from midDecember 2001 to mid-January 2002.
Golden Week. Festivities focus on family/children. Air travel to and from Japan
will be heavy. Recommend you avoid business travel to Japan the last week of
April and the first week of May 2002.
Obon Festival. Most Japanese families take vacation and visit ancestral
homes. Companies tend to arrange staggered vacations so that offices remain
open. Air travel to/from Japan will be heavy. Recommend you try to avoid
business travel to Japan during the period 6-19 August 2002.
Japan National Holidays:
o1 January 2002
o14 January 2002
o11 February 2002
o21 March 2002
o29 April 2002
o3 May 2002
o5 May 2002
o20 July 2002
o15 September 2002
o24 September 2002
o8 October 2002
o3 November 2002
o23 November 2002
o23 December 2002
o24 December 2002
New Year’s Day
Coming-of-Age Day
National Foundation Day
Spring Equinox
Greenery Day
Constitution Day
Children’s Day
Marine Day
Respect for the Aged Day
Autumn Equinox
Health & Sports Day
Culture Day
Labor Day
Emperor’s Birthday
Emperor’s Birthday (observed)
Contacting RIT
John H. McMillan, President
REGENCY INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co., Ltd.
Sanbancho Hotel Bldg. 6F, Sanban-cho 1
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
Phone +81-3-3221-8330, Fax +81-3-3221-8333
E-mail <JohnMcMillan@RITcol.com>