Since the earthquake in Japan , more and more domestic LED lighting business through the purchase of chips or strategic cooperative manner , with Nichia , Sharp, Toyoda Gosei , Showa Denko and other Japanese domestic chip manufacturers to enter the Japanese lighting market.

According to local statistics related to Japan show that in 2011 the Japanese market, sales of LED bulbs has risen to 31 million , this figure increased by nearly 40 percent compared to the expected year. In addition, Japan ‘s major appliance stores have also opened up a LED lamp sales area .

It is a ready to enter the Japanese market, the domestic manufacturers to disclose , LED patent is a threshold , and the standard is a pass , as long as these two obstacles to overcome , we can successfully break into the Japanese market. However, the Japanese market is not as good as imagined by enterprises , not only faced patent restrictions , as well as standards and strong competition from the Japanese mainland enterprises.

Meanwhile, the market access threshold Japan LED lighting products continues to increase. Recently, the Japanese Ministry of Economy announced , starting July 1, 2012 , to enter the Japanese market LED bulbs and LED lamps must be certified by PSE .

In recent years, the rapid growth in market demand , making the Japanese market has become one of the major goals of China’s LED lighting manufacturers to compete in overseas markets .