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Japanese Financial Services in the UK and EMEA 2025
A 21 page report on the state of Japanese financial services companies in the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa region, with a directory of around 300 Japanese financial services companies in the region.
It covers the history and recent developments for Japanese financial services, looking at the headcount, turnover, M&A, capital flows and assets. It also examines the degree of localisation, reaction to Brexit in terms of European structure, back office and corporate services, human resources initiatives, 2024’s headaches in Japan and recent developments in Saudi Arabia.
Useful for anyone looking at Japanese financial services companies as employers, investors, partners or clients.
Purchase and download here (£30 + VAT)
Directory of Japanese companies in the UK 2023
Our July 2023 directory of over 1000 Japanese companies in the UK, classified into manufacturing, wholesale, services and financial services is available for purchase as a pdf. Each company has a brief business description, full company name, location, latest employee total and ultimate parent company name – ideal for identifying potential investors, partners and customers.
Purchase and download here (£90 + VAT)
Directory of Japanese services companies in the UK 2023
July 2023 pdf directory of 357 Japanese companies with services (excluding financial services) operations in the UK, giving their full name, city/town where located, employee total where available, description of their services and their ultimate parent company name.
Purchase and download here (£40 + VAT)
Directory of Japanese wholesale companies in the UK 2023
July 2023 directory of 377 Japanese companies with wholesale operations in the UK, giving their full name, city/town where located, employee total where available, description of their products and their ultimate parent company name.
Purchase and download here (£40 + VAT)
Directory of Japanese manufacturing companies in the UK 2023
July 2023 directory of 203 Japanese companies with manufacturing/production operations in the UK, giving their full name, city/town where located, employee total where available, description of their products and their ultimate parent company name.
Purchase and download here (£20 + VAT)
Directory of Japanese financial services companies in the UK 2023
June 2023 directory of 87 Japanese financial services companies in the UK (banks, leasing, insurance, asset management etc) giving their full name, city/town where located, employee total where available, description of their business and their ultimate parent company name.
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Shinrai: Japanese Corporate Integrity in a Disintegrating Europe
Shinrai: Japanese Corporate Integrity in a Disintegrating Europe [2019] (Amazon – paperback and Kindle) looks at the challenges that Japanese companies have faced in Europe over the past 15 years and what the future holds for them in a region which seems to be disintegrating thanks to the rise of populism.
It gives recommendations on how Japanese companies should approach hiring, retaining and managing employees, marketing, acquisitions and corporate governance and what can they (and Europeans working with them) do to build trusted brands.
Pernille Rudlin shares her observations on working for or with hundreds of Japanese companies over the past 30 years in an edited collection of articles written for publications such as the Nikkei Weekly and Teikoku Databank News, giving practical steps on how to build trust between Japanese and European business cultures.
Omoiyari: 6 Steps to getting it right with Japanese customers
Omoiyari: 6 Steps to getting it right with Japanese customers
[2012] (Amazon – paperback and Kindle) is an essential guide for anyone who has or wants to have Japanese companies as a customer, client or partner. Thirty three short, easy to read chapters grouped into six steps covering everything from first impressions, negotiations, communications, processes and the heart of Japanese customer service expectations.
The writer has worked for 12 years inside two of Japan’s largest companies in the UK and Japan and run her own professional services firm aimed at the Japanese market for the past 15 years.
Understand “Omoiyari” – the ability to get yourself inside the customers’ shoes and how to act on it, and your Japanese clients will be your customers for life.
You don’t need a Kindle to read this book – Kindle apps are available for iPads, Android based phones and tablets, PCs, Blackberrys etc
The Lowdown: Business Etiquette – Japan
The Lowdown: Business Etiquette—Japan [2010] (Amazon – paperback and audio) will give you practical tips on how to navigate your way through a business trip to Japan, and on how to behave and how NOT to behave in both business and business socialising situations. This guide will help to ensure that you maximise your time in Japan or in dealing with your Japanese business colleagues, thus making you a greater asset to your company and your profession. Topics covered include:
- Preparing for your trip
- Understanding Japanese communication styles
- How to navigate your first business meeting – what to do and what NOT to do!
- Overcoming the language barrier
- Understanding the importance of hierarchy – consensus-building, nemawashi, and protocol
- How to cope with social invitations and understand their critical importance in a business relationship
- Hosting Japanese visitors
- Special tips for women doing business in Japan
- A list of useful phrases
Business Communication
Co-written with Japan Intercultural Consulting founder Rochelle Kopp, Business Communication [Lightworks, 2008] (Amazon – paperback) was written for the Japanese market, trying to put forward an easily comprehensible global standard for business communication, on topics such as clarity, consistency, formality, good questions, feedback, problem solving, non verbal communication, emails, meetings etc.
We are delighted to see it has had three 5 star reviews on amazon.co.jp
The History of Mitsubishi Corporation in London: 1915 to Present Day
The History of Mitsubishi Corporation in London [Routledge, 2000] (Routledge – hardback, paperback and digital) examines the culture clashes, the friendships and the changing businesses that Mitsubishi Corporation’s London branch oversaw in the 85 years since its establishment.
Kaisha no Naka no Gaikokujin
(Outsiders Inside the Japanese Company)
Written by Emiko Magoshi, Pernille Rudlin, Edward Scheckler, and Rochelle Kopp, Kaisha no Naka no Gaikokujin [JETRO Books, 1996] (Amazon.co.jp paperback) helps the Japanese manager with non-Japanese employees on the team.
Encyclopedia of Japanese Business and Management
Pernille Rudlin was also a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Japanese Business and Management [Routledge, 2001] . (Amazon.co.uk hardcover, Kindle and paperback)