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Kadence International is a leading market research agency in Japan. With our head office in Tokyo, and 3 other offices across the country, we’re able to conduct market research across the length of Japan – from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
We work with companies on full service research projects helping them to understand the Japanese market, build customer understanding and design winning products, services and comms strategies. We can also work with organisations as a fieldwork partner, helping them to reach the right respondents in Japan.
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We work with the world’s leading brands, harnessing research to unlock new ideas, develop future strategies and power business growth.
Customer and market understanding
We bring businesses closer to their customers and help them navigate the broader market, so they can future proof their strategy.
New product development research
We partner with brands to develop winning products, from concept development right through to pricing research.
Brand and advertising research
We help brands create comms that cut through by understanding the messages which truly resonate with your target audience.
Online and offline fieldwork services
We’re a trusted fieldwork partner to top-tier organisations, providing them with the data they need to drive decision-making.
Insight activation
Our work doesn’t stop at the debrief. We go further, workshopping findings and creating standout creative outputs to raise the impact of research and turn insight into action.
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Tokyo Opera City Tower 24F
3-20-2 Nishishinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo
163-1424
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Sectors we serve
With over 30 years in the business of market research, we have extensive experience and a depth of knowledge across a range of sectors.
We bring this to bear to design the very best approach to meet your objectives.
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