RIC Design - Offers consulting services as well as planning, design, architecture, and strategic consulting.Based in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. Japan Market Intelligence (JMI) - Market research and consulting company, with special focus on driving business success in Japan. Japan Management Consulting Partnership - Offers management consulting services to companies investing in Japan, entering Japan or seeking to improve their Japan operations. Teikoku Databank, Ltd. - Consultancy research firm that offers surveys of companies for banks, securities firms, financial institutions, trading houses, and other large-sized companies. Analytica Japan - A management consultancy active in Japanese financial research, focusing on bureaucratic policy objectives, financial regulation and behavior, and appropriate tactics and strategies for foreign company senior management. Proactive International - A business development company with offices in Beaverton, Oregon, USA and Nagano specializing in distribution into the Japanese marketplace. J-Door - Site where Japanese and foreign companies can meet and do business. Includes an e-zine, seminars, online databases, and live consultants to assist companies seeking partners. Washington Core - Strategic consulting services for U.S. high-tech firms conducting business in Japan. Japan Advisory Board - Acts as outside directors or advisory board members to a corporation's board of directors, giving overseas HQs insights on Japan-style business, general management, consulting and advisory services. Euroact Japan - Tokyo-based consulting firm, assisting companies on international strategy, searches for business partners, investments, and technology transfer. L'e Biz Consulting - Fashion and apparel consulting in Tokyo with market surveys, meetings with prospective retailers, and distribution control. Nomura Research Institute - Provides research, consulting, database management and analysis for macro and micro-economic issues, as well as planning, development and operation of information systems. Alexander Capital Access - Provides an international IR consultant in Osaka, assisting Japanese companies and overseas investors. Business Brain Showa Ota Inc. - Provides consultation services for company management and corporate development, as well as marketing, IT, security, and accounting. With profile, history, news, and shareholder information. Intage, Inc. - Conducts IT-based marketing research and marketing oriented systems problem solving for distribution, business, and environment. Nishinihon Institute of Technology - Contributes to research in regional development, including ecological design and community growth. Fujitsu Research Institute - Conducts economic investigations, research and development, and consulting work. Office Tomisaka - A labor consultant for foreign employers to maintain smooth personnel and employment management. Based in Tokyo. Eric Perraudin Management Consultant - Consulting services for companies seeking to enter the Japanese market, invest in Japan or improve their Japan existing operations. Based in Tokyo. Japan Trends Kilian-Nakamura - Market research and business development in Japan and Germany. With profile and projects. NinePoint Co., Ltd. - Offers human resource consulting and advisory services to foreign capital firms operating in Japan. Rating and Investment Information, Inc. - Gives research and analysis of financial and capital markets and overall business trends, analysis and evaluation of finances, creditworthiness, and asset management. Biolink International, Inc. - Consulting firm that provides specialized services to pharmaceutical firms, bio-venture firms in the pre-IPO and post-IPO stages, and technology-based firms. P.J. Parker & Co. - Helps establish and build Japanese business in telecommunications, networking, wireless, broadband, and high tech for American, Israeli, and European companies. Tekinvest - A strategic consulting and investment firm dedicated to helping information technology companies succeed in Japan. Corporate Directions, Inc - Offers management strategy planning and implementation, and information systems consulting, plus merger and acquisition strategy proposals. No Limits - Specializes in improving corporate and university communications. IC Net Limited - Services include policy advice, program management, project formulation, implementation and evaluation, application of participatory methods, training and networking for practitioners. Based in Saitama. InfoCom Research, Inc - Activities include specialized research in the fields of information and communication, consulting, marketing activities relating to information and communication, and conducting regional IT studies and making proposals.