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Getting to Know Yamada Consulting Group

Yamada Consulting Group is one of Japan's leading independent consulting, research and investment advisory firms. Yamada Consulting Group is led by President, Keisaku Masuda.

Founded in 1989 as Tokyo Financial Planners Co., Ltd., a consultancy for financial planning, including training and education of financial planners, the firm soon expanded into insurance, real estate, information and investment advisory services. Expertise in financial restructuring and business succession earned it a reputation as a go-to resource for helping firms develop and implement successful growth strategies.

Yamada Consulting Group was formally established in 2000 to provide comprehensive research, strategy and business consulting services with an expanded focus on overseas expansion, primarily for Japanese companies.

Through targeted acquisitions and partnerships with leading firms across the region, Yamada Consulting Group has successfully paired its deep consulting and research expertise with the global knowledge and execution capabilities of its overseas subsidiaries and business partners.

In 2016, Yamada acquired Spire Research and Consulting, a market research firm with a footprint spanning 35 countries as well as Latin America, Russia/CIS/Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Spire’s extensive network and its track record of work with Fortune 1000 firms, non profits, SMBs and government agencies has made it an unrivaled leader in research on global emerging markets.

In 2024, YAMADA Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (YCG), Japan’s premier independent consulting group, merged with market research leaders, Spire Research and Consulting, to form YAMADA Consulting & Spire (Y&S).

Yamada Consulting Group has a team of over 1,000 consultants, researchers and managers with experience conducting research and consulting projects across a wide range of sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, retail, construction, real-estate, transportation, telecommunications, finance, hospitality, food services, entertainment and healthcare.

Yamada Consulting Group's shares are listed and publicly traded Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime section.

Yamada Consulting USA Inc. is a subsidiary of Yamada Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

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Global Offices

From its headquarters in Tokyo, Yamada Consulting Group has a presence in over 7 prefectures including Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuoka. Overseas branches and representative offices are located in Singapore, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. U.S. subsidiaries are in Los Angeles, and Boise, ID.

Japan HQ

10th floor (Reception on 9th floor), Marunouchi Trust Tower North, 1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-0005 Japan

Phone +81-3-6212-2510

13 offices throughout Japan

Los Angeles Office

2301 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite
2175, El Segundo, CA 90245, U.S.A

Phone +1-213-593-4024

New York Office

535 Fifth Avenue, Fourth Floor,
New York NY 10017, U.S.A

Honolulu Office

Central Pacific Plaza #950, 220
1515 West South King Street, Honolulu, HI
96813, U.S.A

Singapore Office

78 Shenton Way, #24-01
Singapore 079120

Phone +65-6221-7727

Jakarta Office

Menara Astra 25th Floor, Jl. Jend.
Sudirman Kav. 5-6, Jakarta 10220,
Indonesia

Phone +62-21-5088-9816

Gurugram Office

1st Floor, Block E, DLF Cyber Greens, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase 3, Sector 24, Gurugram - 122002, Haryana, India

Phone +91-124-4949459

Bangkok Office

Level 16, 689 Bhiraj Tower at EmQuartier, Unit 1608-1610 Sukhumvit Road (Soi 35), Klongton Nuea, Vadhana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Phone +66-2-261-3395(3397)

Ho Chi Minh City Office

19F, Sun Wah Tower, 115 Nguyen Hue Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Phone +84-28-3827-2787

Hanoi Office

26th Floor, Lotte Center Hanoi, 54 Lieu Giai Street, Cong Vi Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi City, Vietnam

Phone +84-24-3223-4255

Dubai Office

34th Floor, HDS Tower, Cluster M, Jumeirah Lake Towers, PO Box 487282, Dubai, UAE

Phone +971-4-494-5615

Kuala Lumpur Office

Unit 3.07, Level 3, KL Gateway Mall, No. 2, Jalan Kerinchi, Pantai Dalam, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Phone +60-3-2935-9695

Shanghai Office

1204 12th floor, Tower 1, Jing An Kerry Centre, 1515 West Nanjing Road, Jingan District, Shanghai
200040,China

Phone +86-21-5866-0573

Goyang Office

Room 1207, Daewoomejong Livre 672 Hosu-ro, Ilsandong-gu Goyang-si Gyunggi-do Korea 10364

Phone +8231-908-7630

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