{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Steven Bleistein","provider_url":"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/ja","author_name":"cd20sbrelansa22","author_url":"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/ja\/author\/cd20sbrelansa22\/","title":"Market Entry Manifesto - Steven Bleistein","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pDZZN0SEd9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/ja\/2026\/05\/japanese-market-entry-manifesto\/\">\u5e02\u5834\u53c2\u5165\u30de\u30cb\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u30c8<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/ja\/2026\/05\/japanese-market-entry-manifesto\/embed\/#?secret=pDZZN0SEd9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Market Entry Manifesto&#8221; &#8212; Steven Bleistein\" data-secret=\"pDZZN0SEd9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/stevenbleistein.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/market-entry-manifesto.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"A reporter from The Telegraph in the UK contacted me for my views on the challenges of market entry in Japan. What follows is my manifesto \u2014 a set of principles I believe apply not just to Japan, but to any market, anywhere in the world. 1. Language is no barrier for those who know how to communicate. Being skilled at international communication means being able to understand people even when you don&#8217;t share a common language. Consider that even between native English speakers, miscommunication is constant. We assume we&#8217;re understood when we&#8217;re not. We let vagueness slide when we should ask for clarification. The real skill isn&#8217;t linguistic. It&#8217;s [&hellip;]"}