About our team
Masaki OkumaChief editor. Joined the Groovy Japan project after experiencing writer, web planner, and managing a local portal site. I would love to introduce you to the appeal of Japanese regions. Hobbies are hiking, river-walking, and reading. Love Gundam and chocolate. Blog Iman NajwaMarketing researcher and Translator. A Malaysian fascinated by Japan who graduated from a university in Japan. Hope to introduce various attractions such as rare and mysterious places in Japan! An anime, foreign dramas and movies lover. Also interested in learning foreign languages. Blog Tetsufumi HashimotoConsultant. Since participating...
Toy Market Inspection in Singapore and Malaysia, Distributor Contract at Export Country
We arranged negotiations, market inspection in Malaysia and Singapore for a leading Japanese toy manufacturing company. From the inspection, Singapore finalized as the export country, and we assisted them in the meeting with Singapore companies. Hence, they've closed the deal, signing the distributor contract with the company. They are gradually expanding their locations as procurement has regularly continued since then. ■Subject ・Singapore and Malaysia market demand is unknown ・Difficult to close the deal: products are expensive compared to rival products once shipping costs included. ・It is necessary to select a...
Analyzing Toy Market of Singapore and Malaysia
We arranged negotiations, market inspection in Malaysia and Singapore for a leading Japanese toy manufacturing company. From the inspection, Singapore finalized as the export country, and we assisted them in the meeting with Singapore companies. Hence, they've closed the deal, signing the distributor contract with the company. They are gradually expanding their locations as procurement has regularly continued since then. (more…)
Meat Market Research in Malaysia for Local Authorities
Here is an example of arranging Malaysian market research for Japanese municipalities interested in exporting halal Wagyu beef. It was challenging for us as the preparation period was short, and the visiting period was on Chinese New Year. However, we figured out the Malaysian market's actual situation and met up directly with the meat dealer. We inspected the processing technology, proposed wide-ranging plans and accompanied them during the visit. As a result, they were able to assess the local situation and determine the course of their future business development. We...
Malaysian Meat Market: Successful Survey on A Tight Schedule
Here is an example of arranging Malaysian market research for Japanese municipalities interested in exporting halal Wagyu beef. It was challenging for us as the preparation period was short, and the visiting period was on Chinese New Year. However, we figured out the Malaysian market's actual situation and met up directly with the meat dealer. We inspected the processing technology, proposed wide-ranging plans and accompanied them during the visit. As a result, they were able to assess the local situation and determine the course of their future business development. We...
Released Case studies
We have released the business results that connect Japan with the Halal and Southeast Asian markets. ≫Click here for achievements
Hokkaido’s proteoglycans maker acquires halal certification
On 12 September 2020, LINISE, a manufacturer specialising in proteoglycans extracted and refined from the nose cartilage of wild Hokkaido chum salmon, obtained halal certification by Japan Islamic Trust (JIT). (more…)
Muslim friendly! New Japanese plant based ice cream debuts
T office launches ZEN icecream, a sustainable ice cream line made from plant-based ingredients, on 12 November.ZEN icecream is also enjoyable for Muslims. (more…)
ShareShima At Your Service! Proven Info on Halal Food
ICS-net Inc., which operates the web matching service of food ingredients "ShareShima", has partnered with Japan Halal Business Association (JHBA) to provide correct information on halal food to food manufacturers in Japan. The web matching service for food ingredients "ShareShima" launched in October 2019 as a service that enables developers and buyers of food manufacturers to search for food ingredients on the web. The number of accesses has been increasing as a new service to search for food ingredients amidst cancellation of exhibitions and business meetings due to COVID-19 widespread....
International Business Solutions
In Japan, consumption demand is shrinking due to the depopulation by the declining birthrate and ageing population. In this situation, interest in ASEAN is rising more than ever. This thought to be due to multiple backgrounds like high economic and population growth, network infrastructure development, geopolitical conditions. ASEAN is attracting attention not only as a production base but also as a budding expansion from the consumption aspect. We have operations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. For Japanese sellers, we support consignment sales in cross-border EC and trade deployment....
J-Line Corporation
Company NameJ-Line CorporationCapital10 million yenFoundationDecember 1993RepresentativePresident & CEO Naoshige NogamiEmployees105 (include contract employees)Board of DirectorsKouji Ikeda/ HR Solution DepartmentTakamasa Konishi/ WEB Content DepartmentOutside DirectorHiroki Nozawa/ CPoint Corporation PresidentServices[WEB Content Department]Nail Web Shop "Groovy Nail" Cross-border Media/EC "Groovy Japan"[WEB Marketing Department] WEB Creation/Company Site, Recruitment Site, EC Site WEB Promotion WEB Operations Management/Operational Control[HR Solution Department] Major Japanese Recruitment Media Agency HR One-Stop Service System "Smart Jinji" Recruitment Site-Making Service "Saiyo.crew"Foreign Recruitment*charged employment placement 27-ユ-301855[Regional Promotion] Community-based blog network "Areaers" Tokyo's Tama Blog Portal "Tamariba" Osaka Blog Portal "Osakazine" Kyoto Blog...
Q. I’m an individual dealer. I would like to expand sales channels overseas. Is it possible for individuals to make transactions?
A. We may refuse if the number of items that can be purchased is small, such as 1 item, but even individuals will be able to make a deal if they meet our product selection criteria. For details, we would appreciate it if you could contact us with the product outline.