Programs & Services
Support for New Business Initiatives
Intrepreneur Programme
Overcoming the dilemma of innovation, we create meaningful businesses for the future society in a collaborative manner. ICMG not only partners with clients, but also participates as a stakeholder to implement social execution and realize new value creation.
Overseas Market Entry and Exit Support
We support clients with strategic planning for highly feasible overseas market entry by collaborating with ICMG's overseas bases and partner networks around the world, conducting real overseas market research and test marketing, and providing knowledge-based support.
Outcome Creation and Co-creation Innovation Programs
We research on business models and startups around the world, based on the innovation themes. Strategic discussions with potential partners are then held to provide assitance in building and executing a Proof of Concept (POC) and strategic investment agreement.
Explore the numbers
of the market
of the market
22.62 Trillion Yen
Domestic Market Size
-3.30%
Domestic Market Growth Rate
$10.41T
Global Market Size
5.16%
Global Market Growth Rate
Joint Ventures
Not just as accompanying partners, we become [practitioners] ourselves,
so as to innovate and confront social issues together with willful leaders.
GTJ（Global Thermostat Japan)
A joint venture between Global Thermostat (U.S.) and ICMG Group, it serves as the strategic base for the Asia region, including Japan. It promotes industry-government-academia collaboration across Asia and supports the achievement of net-zero emissions goals in each region through advanced DAC solutions. DAC (Direct Air Capture): A technology that directly captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Makoto Kigawa
External Director, ICMG Special Advisor, Yamato Holdings, Inc. External Director, Seven Bank, Ltd. External Director, Oki Electric Industry External Director, Higo Bank, Ltd.
Author of "Creating Future Markets" (Nikkei BP, Inc.)
Bachelor of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University
"We will continue to be a challenger toward realizing the richness of a diverse and inclusive society."
After working for Fuji Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank, he joined Yamato Transport Co., where he was in charge of structural reforms to make the company a holding company and to realize its growth strategy. He also served as President and Representative Director of Yamato Transport, President and Representative Director of Yamato HD, Chairman of Yamato Transport, and President of the Yamato Group Research Institute, Inc.
He has also served as Vice President of the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) and as a member of the Hitotsubashi University Management Council. He currently serves as an outside director of Seven Bank, Oki Electric Industry, Higo Bank, and others.
Yusuke Tsuji
Executive Officer, ICMG Head of Singapore
Director, ICMG Impact
Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering
"Create innovations that are intrinsically meaningful to the world."
He joined J.P. Morgan as a new graduate and later, ICMG. He has led numerous co-creation innovation projects, programs, and platforms based on "Purposeful & Impactful Innovation - creating innovations that have intrinsic meaning for the world". In addition to the execution of projects from ideation to commercialization with clients, he has extensive experience in leading the grand design, detailed design, and execution of corporate strategy, innovation strategy, innovation process, organizational design, and various system designs such as HR systems (including many under the direct supervision of the president).
He led the creation of a strategic alliance and joint initiative with UNDP GCTISD in the area of SDGs (obtained approval from UN NY headquarters). He was also elected as Judging Panel and Mentor for various global programs, and on top of that, he teaches a class on Innovation for Well-being at the University of Tokyo.
