Japan breaks everyone. Here's why-and what to do about it.
Google. Starbucks. Netflix. Every one of them was humbled by Japan. Not because they lacked resources or talent, but because they fundamentally misunderstood how this market works.
After two decades working across New York and Tokyo, inside companies like Ogilvy, Netflix, 17LIVE, and Accenture, Akiko Nakashima has spent 24 years figuring out why. In The Patient Advantage, she reveals the hidden formula for winning Japan's unpredictable trend ecosystem, and the mirror challenge of Japanese brands trying to break into America.
Why does trust take so long to earn in Japan? Why do trends disappear as fast as they arrive? Why do so many Japanese brands stumble the moment they reach America? Nakashima answers these questions with stories from inside the companies she helped build, and shows how to do the research, read the market, and move when the moment comes.
Most companies say they understand patience. Few actually practice it. The patience this book describes earns trust slowly, waits for the right opening, and commits for the long term even when results are years away. On both sides of the Pacific, the brands that win are the ones that stay when others give up.
If you are a leader, marketer, or founder working between Japan and the United States, this book is written for you. Nakashima has lived and worked on both sides for most of her life, and she writes about what she has seen firsthand. The answer is not complicated. It just takes patience. More than most companies expect.
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