Richard's Eye

Japan's Seasonal Factors
Seasonal income flow & impact on consumer spending
Arbitrage & Consumers
Law of "One Price" in consumer  product markets
Japan Viewed from the Outside
"Gai-jin,"  outsiders, views of Japan uncover new insights
Mobile phone usage habits -- Japan, China, U.S.
JMR study finds culturally influenced patterns
Richard May -- interview on iTV
Video clip -- marketing research
trends in Japan now
Software-as-a-Service
SaaS changes how you acquire software

Case Studies






JMR corporate studies - free English samples now available.  From the JMR online library of major Japanese corporate studies we offer samples in English for two companies,  Isetan, the luxury department group home to Isetan and Mitsukoshi and Fast Retailing, the owner of the Uniqlo retail casual brand empire.

 Isetan (.pdf)

 Uniqlo (.pdf)


 




 For more comprehensive case studies of Japanese companies click on the image below (Japanese).