Hong Kong Trade Office And LeaguE Explain Import Procurement At Osaka Gift Show Seminar
The seminar frames Hong Kong exhibitions as a procurement route for Japanese businesses that the presenters say are stuck with look-alike products and price competition, with the recommended hedge being exclusive sales rights for overseas brands rather than developing from zero.
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LeaguE Co., Ltd. and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Osaka Office held a joint seminar on September 18, 2026, alongside the 68th Osaka International Gift Show. Chika Masuda covered Hong Kong's role as a hub and how Japanese companies use its exhibitions. Shotaro Takechi described judging products, negotiating exclusive sales contracts, testing demand through crowdfunding, then expanding.
The seminar room sat inside the 68th Osaka International Gift Show venue, admission free, capacity 50. Chika Masuda of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Osaka Office took the first slot, covering Hong Kong's function as a regional hub, recent industrial policy shifts, and how its exhibitions are used.
Shotaro Takechi, representative director of LeaguE, followed with the company's own cases. His sequence: judge product quality at the exhibition, negotiate exclusive sales contracts with manufacturers, verify market potential through crowdfunding, then move to full-scale expansion.
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