Paul Kraft 7/22/26 Paul Kraft 7/22/26

Japan’s Big-Time Grocery Mergers, and Why Warren Buffett’s Bets Aren’t Going Anywhere

Japan's recent grocery mergers are reshaping retail, but wholesalers still control market access. Learn what foreign exporters need to know before entering Japan.

Paul Kraft 6/30/26 Paul Kraft 6/30/26

More Japanese Retailers Are Buying Direct. Foreign SME Brands Have an Opening.

Paul Kraft 10/16/25 Paul Kraft 10/16/25

The Juicy Truth About Japan’s Food Industry: Wholesalers in a Fragmentation Nation

Shizuka Konishi Kawasaki 5/18/25 Shizuka Konishi Kawasaki 5/18/25

Paul Kraft Interviewed by the Straits Times, Singapore

Paul Kraft 1/26/25 Paul Kraft 1/26/25

Classic Blunders in Japan; The 5 Most Common Mistakes Made by CPG Exporters

Exporting to Japan can be lucrative for consumer packaged goods, food and beverage exporters. But missteps are common and costly. Reflecting on the most common mistakes made by exporters, these five big ideas came to mind.