Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets, JapanConsuming

Michael Causton

Michael is co-founder and partner at JapanConsuming.

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports and seminars on retail sectors and consumer trends, as well as telephone consulting/meetings with investors. 

All of JapanConsuming's team are bilingual and bi-cultural, and the company's research sources are:

Direct meetings with retailers, wholesalers, distributors, trade body staff, govt., marketing firms, academics etc.
Govt. data
Trade association data
Trade Press across all consumer sectors
Unique Network of buyers/managers/marketing staff at retail, as well as wholesalers and trading firms.
Editors/Journalists at publishing houses and PR/Ad firms.


JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

Michael Causton set up and ran a consumer distribution business in Tokyo for 10 years and developed this into a business responsible for annual imports to Japan of several billion Yen, at the same time building up an inside knowledge of how Japanese distribution works and developing a network of contacts across the industry. Seeing the lack of quality market intelligence on Japanese markets, he co-founded JapanConsuming in 2000. He divides his time between Japan and Europe/US consulting for companies, governments and investors, including providing talks, seminars, and webinars as well as writing reports and books.

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets

TOPIX Inclusion: Oisix Ra Daichi (3182 JP)

Oisix Ra Daichi: The Fastest Online Grocery Shopping

Oisix Thrives in Crisis, Ties with Ootoya

Oisix: King of the Meal Kit Boom, up 74%, and Plenty of Growth to Come

Real Insight on Japanese Consumer Markets

JapanConsuming

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports on retail sectors, seminars on key trends and telephone consulting to investors on trends and retailers.

JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

Equity Bottom-Up

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oisix-ra-daichi-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10145:1" rel="noopener">Oisix Ra Daichi (3182 JP)</a>, the leading online seller of meal kits, announced two important deals last month.It expanded its share of Welcome Group, which runs Dean &amp; Deluca among other brands, and added a new supply deal with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ntt-docomo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1089:1" rel="noopener">NTT Docomo Inc (9437 JP)</a>.The latter gives Oisix access to Docomo’s large customer base.Oisix remains the meal-kit king and the market for meal kits in Japan is growing fast thanks to higher rates of female participation the workforce, the growth in single person households, and the simple fact that meal kits offer convenience without sacrificing quality or being unhealthy.While more competitors are emerging, they will just help to grow the market, and Oisix is going to be a leader in what is likely to be a key staple of the fast-growing online food market.

Oisix Ra Daichi (3182 JP), the leading online seller of meal kits, announced two important deals last month.It expanded its share of Welcome Group, which runs Dean &amp; Deluca among other brands, and added a new supply deal with NTT Docomo Inc (9437 JP).The latter gives Oisix access to Docomo’s large customer base.Oisix remains the meal-kit king and the market for meal kits in Japan is growing fast thanks to higher rates of female participation the workforce, the growth in single person households, and the simple fact that meal kits offer convenience without sacrificing quality or being unhealthy.While more competitors are emerging, they will just help to grow the market, and Oisix is going to be a leader in what is likely to be a key staple of the fast-growing online food market.

Oisix Buys into Dean & Deluca Japan, Ties with NTT Docomo

Oisix ra daichi

Oisix Buys into Dean & Deluca Japan, Ties with NTT Docomo