For Ventures

Enter Japan with Living Best

Japan is one of the world’s most important markets for longevity innovation.

Living Best helps selected global ventures understand their Japan opportunity, build trusted local relationships and progress toward implementation.

Through our collaboration with Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) in Keihanna Science City, selected ventures can access a structured validation pathway in one of Japan’s leading research and innovation ecosystems, while connecting with opportunities across Japan.

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Why Japan?

Japan is already living the demographic future that many other countries will soon face.

For the right international ventures, Japan can offer:

  • Sophisticated users and institutions
  • Major corporate and public-sector partners
  • Real-world evidence and validation
  • Global market credibility
  • A platform for wider Asian and international growth

But entering Japan successfully requires more than overseas traction. It requires local evidence, trusted relationships and a credible route toward implementation.

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JAPAN IMPLEMENTATION PATHWAY

A Real-World Pathway into Japan

Living Best helps selected ventures validate their Japan opportunity, build trusted relationships and connect with relevant opportunities across Japan.

Our collaboration with ATR in Keihanna Science City provides an initial real-world environment for validation and engagement, supported by Living Best’s wider professional and ecosystem network across Japan.

The goal is to move beyond market interest toward credible evidence, partnerships, pilots and implementation across Japan.

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START WITH THE RIGHT EVIDENCE

Understand Your Japan Opportunity

Living Best combines human-centred user research, institutional insight and Japan market-entry expertise to assess how a venture could succeed in Japan.

Market Opportunity

Is there a credible commercial opportunity in Japan?

Priority Use Case

Which customer, problem and proposition should be prioritised?

Adoption Pathway

What evidence, partners and channels are required?

Implementation Route

What is the strongest pathway toward funding, pilots and commercial adoption?

Our evidence base draws on:

17,000+ consumer appraisals of ageing- and longevity-related technologies and concepts

30+ in-depth expert and institutional consultations in Japan

20+ years of Japan market-entry and expansion experience

The objective is not simply to produce research. It is to identify the strongest route toward partnership, funding and implementation.

THE LIVING BEST JAPAN ENTRY PATHWAY

From Validation to Implementation

Living Best works with selected ventures and Japanese research, corporate, public-sector, investment and ecosystem partners to build a credible route into Japan.

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1. Assess

Determine whether your venture has a credible commercial opportunity in Japan.

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2. Showcase

Present your venture to relevant stakeholders and test market and partner interest.

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3. Accelerate

Build trusted relationships and develop partner opportunities.

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4. Implement

Progress toward funded pilots, investment, distribution and commercial adoption.

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5. Scale

Use evidence and partnerships to explore wider implementation opportunities across Japan.

The pathway is selective. We only invite ventures where our initial review identifies a credible route toward validation, partnership and implementation.

Is Japan on Your Roadmap?

If Living Best has contacted you—or Japan is already on your roadmap—we would be happy to explore whether there is a credible fit.