What Past Clients Have to Say About JMEC
From helping a foreign entrepreneur launch their business in Japan to assisting a multinational corporation in expanding its presence in the Japanese market, JMEC business plans have supported a wide range of companies and industries. Each project is unique—tailored to the client’s specific goals, challenges, and market opportunities.
Over the years, we’ve heard from many past project clients who generously shared their experiences with the JMEC program. Their feedback provides valuable insight for potential clients who want to know what it’s like to work with a JMEC team and, more importantly, what happens after they put their business plan into action.
Rather than telling you ourselves, we believe the best way to understand JMEC’s impact is through the words of those who have experienced it firsthand. That’s why we’ve gathered a selection of quotes from past clients describing how the program helped them refine their strategy, uncover new opportunities, and achieve tangible results in the Japanese market.
These voices reflect the diversity of JMEC projects—different industries, company sizes, and stages of market entry—but share a common theme: the value of having a well-researched, actionable business plan created by a team of motivated, international professionals with deep local insight.
WAGO is a German manufacturer of components for electrical connections and for automation controls electronics. Said Jean-Eric Neidhardt, Senior VP & COO at WAGO Japan: "We had a great time participating in the 29th JMEC competition and having an independent team with a neutral approach promised to be valuable. The team of young, yet experienced participants put in a lot of effort and motivation to understand WAGO and our current struggles. They generated many ideas and suggestions and accepted the challenge with enthusiasm. The final plan they produced is truly outstanding. WAGO Japan will definitely use this high-quality work to further investigate and develop our growth scenario. We are very proud of the team and warmly thank them for their excellent cooperation.”
TÜV SÜD is a leading global certification company headquartered in Germany. Said TÜV SÜD Japan President Andrea Coscia: "The JMEC Team reached a well-structured EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) market analysis. We recognized a multi-disciplinary approach, from technical insights to organizational options and financial assumptions. The research represents an excellent starting point for our thoughts to further develop the EMC market in Japan." Masayuki Ohara, TÜV SÜD Director, added: "The JMEC team members picked up on the EMC industry very quickly, despite being completely unfamiliar to them. We had very effective communications and were able to exchange our opinions throughout the research, which made the result much more meaningful and realistic."
DSM Japan President President Yuji Nakahara said: “The JMEC team came up with an idea that we had not thought about ourselves and, among other things, I was particularly impressed that the teamhad conducted interviews with a number of relevant business professionals—real people at real companies. “I had not imagined that they would be able to go so deep into the business within such a short period of time. They raised the level of excitement within our company. I saw the real impact of their idea and work when one of our DSM staff members came running into my office saying: ‘Look at this great idea from the JMEC team’, and the level of excitement this generated within our company. “They helped us take a big step towards building our personalized nutrition business in Japan.”
Cooper Surgical President Klaus Jacobsen said: “During the course of the program I was extremely impressed by the enthusiasm and energy all team members put into the project. This, combined with their solid theoretical foundation, resulted in a report much above my expectations!”
lgaEnergy, a Spanish biotechnology company—focused on microalgae-based solutions for the food and beverage industry, specifically microalgae enriched food condiments. Said Jose Maria de Gregorio Muniz, Development Projects Manager: "Our JMEC team presented their findings and business plan to us last week - and we were much impressed by the quality of their research, analysis and outcomes. The team was very well organized and highly dedicated to the project, and their plan will enable us to draw very valuable conclusions!"eir plan will enable us to draw very valuable conclusions!"