Lumina StudioJapan Market Entry Support
Enter Japan with a reason to invest — not a guess.
A direct translation can be correct and still fail to give a Japanese customer a reason to buy.
Before you spend heavily on research, translation, a Japanese website or advertising, Lumina Studio helps you look at the offer from the Japanese customer’s side: what makes sense, what creates doubt, what proof is missing and what may need to change.
Start with a Japan Market Check — US$100.
A lower-risk sequence
Start small. Build only what the evidence justifies.
You do not need to begin with a large consulting project.
Step 1
Japan Market Check
US$100
A focused English PDF reviewing your offer from a Japanese customer and market perspective.
Step 2
Japan Market Research
US$800
If deeper research is justified, we examine realistic customer groups, Japanese alternatives, pricing context, positioning, search opportunities and lower-risk ways to test the market.
Step 3
Japanese Landing Page
from US$1,500
Step 4
Japanese Website
from US$3,000
Step 5
Japan Customer Funnel
from US$5,000
US$100 credit
If you continue to the US$800 research package, the US$100 Market Check fee is credited toward it. You pay the US$700 difference — not another US$800.
No large commitment is required simply to find out whether the next step makes sense.
Localization
Translation is only one part of the decision
Imagine an overseas brand describes its product as “premium.”
The Japanese translation may be completely accurate. But a potential customer may still wonder: what makes it premium, who has already used it, what happens if there is a problem, what support exists in Japan and why they should trust a company they have never heard of.
Localization is not only about translating “premium” correctly. It is about discovering the questions that are still unanswered.
Customer journey
What Lumina Studio looks at
I review the offer, message, proof, page structure and next action as one customer journey.
The goal is to understand:
- Who in Japan may realistically care?
- What will they compare you with?
- What could weaken trust?
- What should be explained differently?
- What should be researched before you spend more?
- What is worth building next?
One specialist in Japan, from assessment to implementation
Lumina Studio is operated by Mariko Ohno / 大野まり子, a native Japanese specialist based in Saitama, Japan.
The research does not have to end as a report handed to another production team. When it makes sense to continue, the same reasoning can carry into positioning, Japanese copy, page structure, website production and customer journey design.
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time: UTC+9
- Payment
- Secure payment via Stripe
Japan-based examples
Japan-based customer results
My existing client work is primarily with businesses in Japan. These are Japan-based examples, not overseas market-entry case studies.
- 12Website enquiries
One campaign received all 12 enquiries through the website.
- 0 → 1After a quiet period
A focused landing page contributed to a campaign sale after a period with no sales.
- ChosenTrust at the decision point
A client was selected because the website made the person behind the service easier to understand and trust.
These examples show the kind of customer communication and decision journey I work with. Individual outcomes vary.
A smaller first decision
You do not need to decide on Japan today
The first decision is smaller: Is this worth investigating further?