What to Include
Email:
contact@itakura-japan-entry.com
For the first message, a short non-confidential summary is enough.
If you are not sure what to request, describe your current situation and the decision you need to make next.
I can use that to check fit, suggest the practical first step, and identify any missing information.
Please include three points:
- Company name
- Product or service
- Main questions or Japan visit dates if visit support is needed
If you already have a Japan visit planned, include the cities, rough dates, meeting purpose, expected support length, whether you need on-site accompaniment, and whether travel or other actual expenses should be paid directly by your company or reimbursed later.
If you are contacting after reading a guide or service page, mention the page or article that was most useful.
If you remember how you found this site, please include the search keyword, referral site, or person who introduced it.
Current Japan Entry Stage Examples
You can describe your stage simply.
Examples:
- We are only exploring Japan.
- We want to understand the market first.
- We are looking for distributors or partners.
- We are preparing to contact Japanese companies.
- We will visit Japan and need meeting accompaniment or day-of coordination.
- We are considering a branch or local company later.
- We already have Japan-related communication or trade issues.
Good Reasons to Contact
- You are considering Japan but do not know where to begin.
- You want to compare distributor, partner, branch, or subsidiary options.
- You need a practical Japan market entry research memo.
- You want to prepare a first email to Japanese companies.
- You need support organizing trade sales communication.
- You will visit Japan and need meeting accompaniment, route coordination, or practical day-of support.
- You want monthly Japan-side business support.
Requests That Are Not a Fit
Some requests should be handled by another professional, institution, or service provider.
Please do not use this inquiry route for:
- Guaranteed introductions, replies, meeting acceptance, sales results, or distributor acceptance
- Formal legal, immigration, tax, customs, banking, licensing, certification, accounting, or regulatory advice
- Immigration application handling, permit applications, legal representation, tax filing, customs declaration, or official procedure handling
- Packaged travel products, travel agency booking, or leisure tour planning
- Precise interpretation or translation where a professional interpreter or translator is required
- Requests that require urgent action before scope, fee, cancellation, refund, and expense handling can be confirmed in writing
- Requests that require access to confidential documents, personal data, passwords, bank details, or identity documents before a secure handling method is agreed
If part of your question may still fit, send a short non-confidential summary. I can separate the business preparation point from specialist or out-of-scope issues.
Useful First Message Examples
You can keep the first message short.
Market entry research example:
We are a manufacturer in Germany. We are considering Japan and want to understand possible customers, competitors, and entry routes before deciding whether to look for a distributor.
Business communication example:
We already have a Japanese company we want to contact. We need help organizing our product information, commercial terms, and first inquiry email.
Trade sales support example:
We are discussing a shipment or trade sales issue with a Japanese company. We need to separate confirmed points, missing information, document questions, and next actions.
Japan visit support example:
We will visit Japan in October for meetings in Tokyo and Osaka. We need one full day in Tokyo and one half day in Osaka for route coordination, meeting accompaniment, and practical follow-up. We can pay train fares and meeting-related expenses directly where possible.
What Happens After You Send
The first reply is used to confirm fit and the practical next step.
Typical flow:
- I review your company, product or service, Japan-related question, and timing.
- I reply with whether the inquiry appears to fit these services.
- If it fits, I suggest the likely first step, expected output, scope, timing, and fee confirmation process.
- If the issue requires a lawyer, tax advisor, customs broker, immigration specialist, certification body, bank, or other specialist, I will separate that point clearly.
There is no automatic booking or payment from the first email. Any paid work begins only after scope, fee, timing, expenses, payment terms, and service limits are confirmed in a written proposal or service confirmation.
Before You Send
Please do not send highly sensitive information in the first inquiry.
Do not send:
- Confidential contracts
- Personal immigration details
- Bank information
- Tax documents
- Customs declarations
- Sensitive legal documents
- Customer personal data
- Passwords or account credentials
If documents are needed later, the appropriate method and scope should be confirmed first.
Compliance Note
Formal legal, immigration, tax, customs, banking, certification, or licensing decisions should be confirmed with the appropriate specialist or institution.