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      Terrie Lloyd
      CEO, Japan Travel KK

      About Terrie Lloyd

      Terrie Lloyd is an Australian/Kiwi serial entrepreneur living in Tokyo, Japan. Terrie first traveled to Japan in the first wave or working holiday visas in the early 1980's and discovered he loves both Japan and starting businesses.

      He has founded 17 firms in Japan, 8 of which were sold in trade sales, and is currently the CEO/Founder of www.japantravel.com, one of Japan's leading inbound travel sites. He has served as an adviser or board member of various business organizations including: ANZCCJ, ACCJ, ABA, TiE, YEO (now the EO), Dealgateway.com.

      He is also the first retained inbound travel adviser for Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku. Terrie has been blogging about Japanese business trends and startups for over 22 years. 

      articles by Terrie Lloyd

      Business Finance

      17 Jul 2018

      Goodbye Kitty?

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      Hello Kitty is in freefall. Who's going to save her?
      Asia Pacific

      10 Oct 2017

      Making (internet) friends in Japan

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      The Japanese are private people and social media in the region plays to its own tune.
      Technology

      24 Apr 2017

      Sorry we missed you!

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      One of Japan's big-three parcel delivery companies, Yamato, dropped a bombshell when an "inside source" told a major daily newspaper they would gradually end their same-day deliveries for Amazon Prime customers.
      Economy

      02 Aug 2016

      Why a British platform wants Japanese soccer (and what it means for chicken sandwiches)

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      In July a Japanese organisation sealed what is probably the biggest online-content sales deal in the nation's history. It wasn't an anime sale, nor was it some massive multiplayer online game licensing.
      Asia Pacific

      26 Feb 2016

      Making it big in Japan (from outside Japan)

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      In the blizzard of newsworthy announcements about venture capital investments, massive business deals and takeovers, it is easy to forget the 90 per cent of business people who don't hit the news but form the bedrock of our society.
      Asia Pacific

      21 Jan 2016

      Where to for the Chinese tourist in 2016?

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      The rise of the Chinese middle class has created a wave of tourism of great value to many neighbouring markets. Travelling Chinese spent an estimated $US229 billion in 2015 and over $US20 billion in close neighbour Japan. But current softness in Chinese markets means those numbers are now likely to stagnate and may even be about to shrink.
      Technology

      19 Nov 2015

      Japan, AirBnB and the devil in the detail

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      AirBnB has revolutionised travel around the world, disrupting the accommodation industry by ensuring tourists can set down in the homes of anyone willing to offer. But In Japan, where tourism is booming, the burgeoning industry has been slow to take off due to heavy regulation - now seemingly being relaxed. But the devil is, as always, in the detail.
      Asia Pacific

      27 Oct 2015

      How the TPP will turn Japan's fruit & veg market

      Terrie Lloyd | CEO, Japan Travel KK

      For all the benefits the Trans-Pacific Partnership will bring to each country involved, a level of consternation has popped up in all countries and in Japan there's been a loud cry from the agricultural sector.