We are OSBORNE Inc.

60 Years of Advisory Experience in Japan
Spanning Three Generations

EXPERTISE

Osborne Inc. is a specialist in facilitation in Japan for overseas companies wishing to do business with Japanese companies and for Japanese companies wishing to do business overseas.

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Business Development

We craft business strategies for Japanese companies seeking global expansion and guide international companies entering Japan. Utilizing our vast network, we offer deep market insights and expertise in business cultures, positioning our clients for international success.

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Business Consultation

We deliver consulting services providing invaluable insights and expert advice to Japanese companies striving to establish a footprint in international markets, as well as to overseas entities seeking to penetrate and excel in the Japanese business landscape.

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Partnership Support

We offer essential services to establish and strengthen collaborations between companies. This includes identifying suitable partners, drafting partnership agreements, and implementing foundational partnership principles, and relationship management.

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David Stanley Hewett

Osborne Inc. Founder & CEO

Osborne’s founder David Hewett has been living and working in Japan for nearly 30 years. Hewett has a degree in Japanese studies from the University of Massachusetts where he was a member of the Honors Program. He also completed further studies at Hokkaido University and Richmond College London. Before entering banking, Hewett spent four years in the United States Marine Corps reserve and is the recipient of the Honor Graduate Medal from the Marine’s Parris Island Base. Hewett spent 13 years working in senior positions in investment banks in Tokyo including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Mizuho Securities, where he was the Head of Asia for Japanese Equity Sales before founding Osborne in 2013.

Uniqueness of Doing Business in Japan and Overseas.

The corporate culture and language vary widely across companies and countries.
However, these differences should not become barriers to your success.

Osborne Inc. is named in honor of Hewett’s maternal grandfather, Stanley Osborne who was a personal adviser to four US presidents and the President of the Private Investment Corporation Asia. Hewett has maintained many of the long-term relationships his grandfather made in Japan and added many more over decades of doing business at the most senior levels in Japan.

Osborne Inc. has successfully facilitated multi-billion dollar cross-border M&A transactions involving some of the largest companies in Japan and the United States. Hewett‘s insights into both Japanese and American business cultures and his deep understanding of business psychology uniquely position him to read cross-cultural situations and assist both sides of a transaction in achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.

Tokyo Office
100-005
Nijubashi Building, Level 2, Marunouchi 3-2-2, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Karuizawa Office
389-0111
Nagakura 3945, Kitasakugun, Karuizawa-machi, Nagano

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Your Trusted Partner for Doing Business in Japan
Leverage our established history and key business connections to be successful in Japan and beyond.