WHAT WE DO
Market research, strategy development, business launch, and full-scale rollout. The same person handles all four. We do not stop at a research report; we go as far as opening the sales channel.
Before founding SoJapan, our representative Nishida handled menu development and marketing for new CoCo Ichibanya store openings in India. Nishida and Kojima handled hiring, training, menu development, and supplier development for the launch of the first Pizza 4P's India location.
Our members have spent roughly the last four years in the food service business in India, and in Japan they have built businesses in food e-commerce and mail order. We put both of these to work on your market entry.
TEAM · हमारी टीम
The person in charge in Kyoto is your point of contact. Dealings with local partners and customers are taken on by the members in Gurugram.
FOUNDERS
Co-Founder / CEO
Tomohiro Nishida
At Mitsui & Co., handled management reform of subsidiaries and the establishment of joint ventures. Posted to India for the CoCo Ichibanya rollout, and as business head of Pizza 4P's India led the launch in a new country. Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
Co-Founder / CMO
Rei Kojima
Founded Agriture Inc. while at university, building up dried vegetables from manufacturing through to sales. It became a group company of Kai Corporation in 2023. Afterward handled ingredient sourcing in India for Pizza 4P's. Graduate of the College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University.
INDIA TEAM
Business Development
Minerva
Spent five years at Misawa Co., Ltd. (unico) handling market research, production management, and trade operations in India. Has a network in the apparel and textile field. Speaks Japanese, English, and Hindi. From Delhi, graduate of the Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi.
Creator
Krishnanshu
Runs a creative agency and supports branding for European VCs and entrepreneurs. Handles market analysis, negotiation, and client relations. From Jodhpur.
HOW WE WORK
JAPAN · SoJapan Inc.
Your point of contact
From first inquiry through proposal to contract
We build the market entry plan and manage how it progresses
We help prepare the documents and the shipments on the Japanese side
We help with regular reporting and with materials for use inside your company
INDIA · SOJAPAN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Execution on the ground
We develop local partners and buyers
We run tasting events, other events, and trade shows
We build the import and wholesale setup
We set up buyer meetings and run promotions on the ground.
PROFILE
JAPAN
SoJapan Inc.
INDIA
SOJAPAN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
PARTNERS
Partners
We have a business partnership with a café in Delhi / Gurugram, and we ran the booth at the fan event OTA TOKYO.
SOJAPAN
We support Japanese companies entering India, from market research through local partner development, test sales, and import.