Business Overview

1. Business Introduction

The world is going through a sizeable change in the social structure due to Brexit and Donald Trump's Presidential inauguration. Same can be said for the economic structure. The leading economic and business countries are shifting from the United States and Europe to China, India, and the ASEAN. On top of that, emerging markets from the Middle East and Africa are recently showing their presence.

On the other hand China as a manufacturing base, who was leading the global economy, is facing issues due to increasing labor costs and unclarity of laws. As a result, companies are starting to seek other developing countries to transfer their business and funds. Japanese companies, being on the same grounds, are also forced to face this drastic change in the global economy and pursue their global business in a new standard.

Despite this current severe situation where even leading enterprises are facing bankruptcy, there are many Japanese companies who seek opportunities to advance their businesses overseas. This leads to an increased demand in information gathering and support in finding the best ways to achieve their goals.

On the contrary, there are also companies overseas that are attracted to the Japanese market and are hoping to create new business opportunities by partnering with reliable Japanese firms. However, it is sometimes difficult for them to understand Japanese enterprises and business practices. There are many firms and business person who face difficulties even after starting their business in Japan.

Here at Gaia Global, we aim to become a bridge between overseas companies and Japan by offering any necessary support and advice. A few examples of our services include introduction to overseas business practices and laws/policies, negotiation assistance, and planning business strategies after expansion.

Gaia Global offers overseas business expansion support and investigation/research services to those in high-tech fields, such as electronics, ICT, automotive, mechanical, robotics, and energy industries.

In addition, we provide support to businesses solving issues around agriculture, food, environment, and public services; which demands are likely to grow globally in the coming years.

Unlike the previous business models for overseas business expansion support, we focus on providing information and business consultation with high expertise.

Fields of Consulting Work

High-tech fields  : ICT, electronics, automotive, mechanical, resources/energy, other manufacturing industries

Food/retailing     : agriculture, retailing and wholesales of food, stores

Other                       : service industries

◆ High-Tech Fields

A lot of manufacturers have gone through globalization and have grown a structure where research, development, and marketing are done in developed countries. Manufacturing is done in developing countries. However, this structure is changing slowly with rapid growth of robotics and AI.

A lack of energy resources is becoming a larger issue in the world due to the increasing population. This is something that cannot be ignored, especially in developing countries where rapid industrialization and urbanization are taking place. People long for development of alternative energy such as solar power and geothermal energy, but its high cost and technical sophistication prevents it from feeding the world's demand.

Gaia Global keeps up with the market trends in high-tech industries such as IoT, Industrial 4.0, AR/VR, and the latest technologies; as well as the status quo of environment and energy fields. With high standards of market knowledge, we offer assistance in overseas business expansion, consultation, and research tasks.

◆ Food and Retailing

While developing countries are suffering from a food/water shortage and water contamination, developed countries have issues around food safety, additives, and recycling. In addition, food loss within the process of distribution and preservation is another problem. This tells us that food and any related environmental issues are serious global matters.

We at Gaia Global provide an analysis of food value chains including agriculture, wholesales, and retailing; as well as business partnership match-ups.

◆ Others

Mainly in developed countries, we are seeing increasing numbers of services provided through the Internet. We all know about Uber and Airbnb, but there certainly are more services out there that remain unknown in Japan or are known but not used or introduced effectively. On the other hand, we can assume that there are plenty of Japanese services with infinite possibilities outside of this country.

Gaia Global introduces these companies from overseas and assists their service to find inroads to the Japanese market and vise versa, introducing and advancing Japanese services overseas. In addition, we provide business analysis to any services that has been having hardship expanding; not only in Japan but overseas.

Characteristics of Gaia Global's Consulting Service

We specialize in demands within superior countries/regions

　⇔　Previous model: Offer services in all countries of the world at any time

We offer different approach and services based on industries

　⇔　Previous model: International "Jack-of-all-trades"