Precision Entry: Validate Your Business Model Before You Launch

Japan is unforgiving to uncalibrated brands. The market’s unique combination of high quality standards, rigid pricing structures, and complex compliance layers means that standard global playbooks often fail. The most expensive mistake is executing a strategy based on untested assumptions.

Don’t Guess. Audit Your Viability. The J-Market™ Diagnostic is designed to prevent structural failure. By analyzing your brand presentation directly, we provide a rigorous "reality check." We strip away the guesswork to reveal exactly where your current plan’s friction points lie—whether financial, structural, or regulatory.

The 4-Point Strategic "Stress Test"

1. Brand Authority: Does your current narrative carry enough "Trust Signals" to displace established domestic competitors?

2. Profit Model Viability: (Critical) We benchmark your price against Japan's norms to determine if your margin structure can support local distributor and retail costs.

3. Channel Scalability: Is your route-to-market (DTC vs. Distributor) aligned with how Japanese consumers actually buy your category?

4. Market Access Barriers: Identify the "hidden" regulatory hurdles (Labeling, PSE/JFSL Testing) that could act as a hard stop at customs.

From Deck to Decision. Grounded in live market data and JETRO benchmarks, this diagnostic gives you the "Go / No-Go" signals you need to move from a rough idea to a confident investment plan.

How it works:

1. Upload Your Deck: Skip the questionnaires. We analyze your existing pitch deck, catalog, or website to understand your value proposition.

2. AI Strategic Audit: Our system cross-references your product against Japan’s retail logic, pricing bands, and regulatory frameworks in real-time.

3. Get the Executive Brief: Within 5 minutes, receive a decision-grade email containing:

   • Viability Scores (0–100) on Profit Model, Brand Authority, and Scalability.

   • Japan Price Benchmarking for your specific category.

   • Critical Risk Flags that could derail your launch.

   • The "Gap Analysis" connecting your current status to a profitable entry.

Strategic Viability Assessment (Complimentary)

Turn your pitch deck into a Japan investment thesis. Don't rely on guesswork. We stress-test your existing brand materials against Japan’s unforgiving retail logic. From Gross Margin viability to Brand Authority, we identify the structural "blind spots" that typically cause foreign entrants to burn budget without traction.

Secure Your Strategy Before You Spend The Japanese market punishes uncalibrated business models. This diagnostic delivers an immediate, objective "Reality Check" (0–100 Viability Score). It isolates the specific gaps in your Profit Model and Market Access Strategy, giving you the clarity to pivot before you commit capital.

From Diagnostic to Execution. Use this assessment to validate your business case, then bridge the gap with J-Market™ Premium for the full execution blueprint.