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- Advertising
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- Successful marketing in Japan of your product requires
- appropriate advertising and market research. In many
- instances, you can rely on your trading partner for
- assistance.
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- American exporters often find that advertising strategies
- that succeeded in other countries will not work in Japan.
- Advertising which appeals to the emotions and senses rather
- than logic is successful in Japan. As a homogeneous and
- extremely literate country with a highly concentrated
- population, Japan is well-suited for the use of mass media
- advertising. With almost instantaneous communication
- emanating from Tokyo and several regional communication
- centers, advertising through mass media plays an important
- role in marketing in Japan.
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- Television, radio, and both mass circulation and
- specialized newspapers and magazines are available for
- advertising. There are a large number of general and
- specialized business publications available for reaching
- the target audience for the marketing of such goods as
- industrial products. Transit advertising in railway cars
- and buses is particularly common because of the high degree
- of reliance on public transportation, and the long commute
- encountered by many Japanese workers. Outdoor advertising
- is also popular and use of direct mail promotions is
- growing at a rapid pace.
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- The Japan Fair Trade Commission regulates sales promotion
- with rules regarding the value of premiums which can be
- offered in connection with sales promotion, the type and
- content of product labels, and the claims which
- manufacturers can make about their products in
- advertisements. Local governments have strict rules
- governing the design, size, and usage of outdoor
- advertising.
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- For a list of American and Japanese advertising and public
- relations firms in Japan, mailing and mailing label
- services, or a selected list of business publications in
- which your firm could advertise, contact the Japan Export
- Information Center at (202) 377-2425.
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