1. The General Situation of the Furniture Market in Japan

(1) Evolutionary Path of the Furniture Market

(2) Growth Continues, but Contradictions Increase in Late 1970s

(3) Early 1980s – First Postwar Stagnation

(4) Furniture Market Continues Shrinking Due to Collapse of Bubble Economy

2. Overview of Japan’s Furniture Manufacturing Industry

(1) One-Time Contenders for World’s Top Position

(2) Wooden Furniture Shipments Continue to Fall

(3) Wooden Furniture Manufacturing Industry Consists of Small and Midsized Companies

(4) Drastic Changes Seen in Furniture Production Regions

3. Overview of Furniture Distribution in Japan

(1) Home-Use Hovering at 70%, Contract-Use Hovering at 30%

(2) Falling Sales Bring Uncertainty to Furniture Specialty Stores

(3) GMSs Keeping Up Sales by Opening New Stores

(4) Furniture Sales at Department Stores at Crossroads

(5) Home Center Industry Begins Focusing on Furniture Market

(6) New-Format Chain Stores Steadily Reinforcing Furniture Sales

(7) Emergence of New Interior Shops

 CONTENTS

1. Furniture Imports Today

(1) Growth under Shrinking Market as a Whole

(2) Steadily Shrinking Domestic Shipments

(3) Expanding Imports of Asian Products Mainly from China and Vietnam

(4) Imports from North America and Europe – Beginning to Cover from High to Upper-Mid Range

2. Trends among Top Source of Japanese Furniture Imports by Country

3. Imported Furniture Distribution Today

(1) Imported Furniture Distribution Routes

(2) Retail Stores Use Multiple Methods Simultaneously

(3) Furniture Stores Remain as the Main Sellers of Imported Furniture

(4) Shrinking Sales of Upscale Imported Furniture by Department Stores

(5) General Merchandise Stores and Home Centers Mainly Dealing Asian Furniture

 (6) New-Style Retailers Dealing More Imported Furniture

4. Future Trends in Furniture Imports

(1) Furniture Imports Continues to Grow

(2) Trends in Imports from Asia

(3) Trends in Imports from Europe / North America and Other Regions Reference

CONTENTS

[1] Import of Furniture

1.   Import of Furniture by Items & Countries in 2010

1.   Wooden Furniture

2.    Metal Furniture

3.     Furniture of Other Materials

4.    Parts of Furniture

2.   By Categories & Countries from 2006 to 2010

1.  Wooden Furniture

2.  Rattan Furniture

3.  Metal Furniture

4.   Furniture of Other Materials

5.  Parts of Furniture

6.   Finished Furniture

7.   Total Import of Furniture

3.  By Categories in Terms of Import to Japan from 2006 to 2010

[2] Export Furniture

1.  Export of Furniture by Items & Countries in 2010

1.  Wooden Furniture

2.   Metal Furniture

3.  Furniture of Other Materials

4.  Parts of Furniture

2.   By Categories & Countries from 2006 to 2010

1.  Wooden Furniture

2.  Rattan Furniture

3. Metal Furniture

4. Furniture of Other Materials

5.  Parts of Furniture

6. Finished Furniture

7.  Total Export of Furniture

3.  By Categories in Terms of Export to Japan from 2006 to 2010

[3] Import & Export of Safes

1.  Import of Safes from 2006 to 2010

2. Export of Safes from 2006 to 2010