Notes and insights from exploring Japanese trade and economics
Panel discussion & startup presentations at Shack15 — cultural challenges, investment perspectives, and founder insights.
Event SummaryJETRO's report on ASEAN industrial policies — the strategic middle ground for Japanese and American companies.
TradeAI tools that help smaller Japanese companies smooth out internal processes to work with the greater US market.
TechnicalJETRO offers programs and databases for investing in Japan and for Japanese founders in Silicon Valley.
Data SourcesJapan's national SME export initiative — the government-backed funnel for cross-border investors seeking deal flow.
Export & SMECustomers in Japan are overly polite — learning to read implied displeasure (like ちょっと) is key to iterating.
CultureJETRO's export marketplace: 11,200 Japanese companies and 7,000+ global buyers — a pipeline for cross-border investors.
Trade & ExportLisa Yu: robotics investment success depends on every layer of the global production stack, not just the US way.
PolicyJETRO tracks Trump administration tariff measures impacting Japanese enterprises across Section 122, 232, and 301.
TradeAngel & institutional investors discuss funding Japanese AI startups from abroad with JETRO.
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