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1-81 Agency / General Merchandise Wholesaler New York / Los Angeles
Specializing in wholesale, branding, and corporate agency services for Japanese brands in the U.S., with showrooms in LA and NY. Representative Herbert Johnson, who previously managed Tortoise General Store in Los Angeles, leverages his strong influence over U.S. retailers handling Japanese products to utilize a network of over 1,500 select shops. Since 2020, he has served as Coordinator for the NY JETRO SME Overseas Expansion Local Support Platform.
SF76 / Select Shop San Francisco
A select shop dedicated to Japanese products in a high-income area adjacent to Pacific Heights, one of San Francisco’s most prestigious neighborhoods. Comprising two spaces: The Select Space, covering and selling everything from crafts to food, and a pop-up space capable of hosting trunk shows and limited-time sales.
SF76 was featured in the LOUIS VUITTON CITY GUIDE, a city guidebook where Louis Vuitton infuses its unique nomadic sensibility to introduce carefully selected, must-see original spots. This inclusion proved SF76’s value as a store chosen by Louis Vuitton.
KADO / Select Shop Los Angeles
Located in the popular Los Feliz neighborhood, home to celebrities and the wealthy like Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie, this specialty coffee shop enjoys immense local popularity.
MARU COFFEE, a specialty coffee shop immensely popular with locals. It frequently collaborates with trendsetters and is recognized as an information hub, often serving as a pop-up store for Japanese brands.
NAVI 8 / Food Agent / Japan to U.S.
Agent services connecting Japanese food products to the U.S. market, conducted with Kan Mayer, former Vice President of Whole Foods Market, and Transent.
Art and Fish / Sushi Restaurant & Grocery Los Angeles
A restaurant based in Los Angeles’ trendy Art District, sourcing fresh ingredients to serve sushi and seafood bowls.
It features a grocery space selling food items centered around processed seafood products.
Government and local corporate events are frequently held here, making it a hub for disseminating information about Japanese cuisine.
Yakiniku Otaki / Yakiniku Restaurant YAZAWA MEAT Authorized Dealer Yokohama
Yazawa Meat, a premium butcher shop and exclusive retailer. A perennial top-ranked restaurant in Yokohama’s yakiniku category on Tabelog, it has also been selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Restaurants. Frequently featured in media coverage, it offers popular original dishes like “Hambibi”—a hamburger patty made from A5-grade Kuroge Wagyu beef, served with a bibimbap-style arrangement—alongside an extensive selection of rare cuts focused on A5-grade beef.
THE Japan Media / Media New York
An online media outlet based in New York targeting Japan-loving Americans, conveying Japanese culture, cuisine, tourism, and lifestyle as desired by U.S. consumers. E-commerce sales linked to articles are also possible.
