Nizona

Manufacturer

Member Since: 2019

Osaka, Japan

About Directors

MANAGEMENT TEAM:

Cristian Imazu

Re-presentative Director
(Product Development & Regulatory Affairs)
Cristian is educated in law and was an associate attorney in a boutique firm in Argentina during the first years of his career. After this initial experience, he was one of only

14 persons awarded a competitive scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2004. Specialized in patent law and public health policy in Kobe University (Japan), his thesis was then published by the Estacio de Sa University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After consulting for the legal team of a human resources company in Osaka, Cristian was invited to a strategic position at ShinMaywa Industries Co., Ltd (TSE: 7224) where his responsibility was to support the legal affairs of the company's foreign operations (JVs, M&A, licenses, distribution, procurement, sales, export-import control regulations, etc.) After successfully completing the establishment of ShinMaywa’s joint venture company in Singapore in 2010, Cristian fell under the spell of entrepreneurship. Currently, he is in charge of regulatory and product development at Nizona. Since 2011, Cristian is also a Visiting Professor of International Business Law at the Faculty of Business Administration of Kobe University. He is a fitness enthuisiast and amateur music composer and speaks fluently Japanese, English and Spanish in addition to command of other various latin tongues.

Nilesh Gandhi

Re-presentative Director
(International Sales and Marketing)
Nilesh was born in Mumbai, India and graduated as an Electronics Engineer from Mumbai University where he also obtained his Diploma in Business Management

(both passed with honors). A “serial entrepreneur”, Nilesh’ first company in Mumbai designed below-the-line advertising products (i.e., point-of-sale systems, window displays, catalogs, dispensers, brand identity programs, etc.) for reputed international brands such as Lorea’l, Walt Disney, Citibank, Star TV and others. Since moving to Japan in 2003, Nilesh has built two thriving trade operations; one in Japanese electronics and the second in baby products and cosmetics.Currently, as founding member of Nizona Corporation Nilesh is responsible for the company’s entire sales & marketing operations globally. Nilesh loves Japanese business ethics and is passionate about creating more awareness of Japanese healthcare, beauty and other FMCG products. He creates innovative sales and marketing systems and also helps our customers developing the appropriate products in their respective markets. Nilesh speaks English and Japanese in addition to his native Hindi, Gujarati, and several other Indian languages. In his free time Nilesh loves exercising, traveling and playing tennis.

Naruya Dama

Director
Logistics & General Affairs
Naruya is a multi-lingual, multi-cultural natural entrepreneur born in Kobe. Kobe is famous for having welcomed thousands of immigrants during the 20th

century from various Asian and Middle Eastern Countries, including India. As such, he was born in this international setting and was breed in this dynamic business and trading environment which dominated Kobe during the 80's and 90's. To gain international exposure, even as a pre-teenager he decided to move to from Japan to Switzerland where he attended the Institut Le Rosey until 1997, when he shifted to the United States to study business in Clark University in Massachusetts. Completing his college education in Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan, he soon became an avid entrepreneur after a few years in the Japanese media industry. Currently, Naruya is responsible for Nizona's operations, logistics and general management. Naruya speaks fluent Japanese, English and French. He loves football and is an active member of Kobe’s soccer community

Masahiro Tamura

Director
Manufacturing & Supply
Masahiro is a pharmacist graduated from the Osaka Univeristy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Member of a prominent family in the pharmaceutical and food

business, Masahiro is the third generation CEO of Daibutsudo Pharmaceutical, a Japanese Ministry of Health GMP licensed pharmaceutical manufacturing facility located in Gose, Nara. As such, he brings to Nizona decades of experience in the manufacturing business in addition to strong relations in the Japanese industrial and business world, whose depths are virtually inaccessible to outsiders. Masahiro has developed a large number of Nizona's products and adapted existing Japanese products flavors and specifications to overseas local preferences. He is a strong believer in "Safety & Quality comes first" and as such is responsible for matters related with manufacturing, quality, and product supply within Japan. When Masahiro is not manufacturing or inspecting goods, he loves fishing and playing baseball with his children.

TEAM:

Our team members in Kobe office (Japan) and Mumbai office (India) handle various functions as below. We have a mix of two different cultures, Japan and India, but all team departments are "Put Made in Japan products to the reach of everyone" We have a common mission of working. The Japan office carries out sourcing, product development, manufacturing, logistics and sales of the product. The India office is responsible for global marketing and branding of the products. In addition, India office provides consultancy with regards to market penetration and pricing of the products, designing of the websites and advertising content.

Japan team

Sourcing
Product development
Manufacturing
Logistics
Sales

India team

Global marketing
Branding of the products
Graphic designing
Website designing

Nizona Team

OUR WEBSITES:

www.japan-drinks.com: Made in Japan - Health drinks, energy drinks, ramune soda, juices, coffees, teas, immunity building drinks, etc. are handled on this website.

www.collagen-products.com: Collagen derivatives are Nizona’s flagship range. Nizona offers one of the widest range of Japanese collagen products in the world. E.g. Collagen Drinks, Collagen tablets, Collagen Jelly sticks, Matcha Collagen, Collagen Creams, Coffee Collagen etc.

www.matchacollagen.com: The secret of Japanese longevity and good health is regular consumption of green tea (and matcha). In addition, collagen has many advantages in anti-aging benefits, maintaning soft skin, healthy joints and bones.

www.collagenjellysticks.com: This website is dedicated to collagen jelly sticks and L-cystiene jelly sticks. Jelly sticks are a tasty and easy to carry packaging format. Japanese jelly sticks are very delcious and a very popular consumption trend.

www.buyjapanproducts.com: This is a portal dedicated to a large variety of kitchen accesories, home decor, baby prodcts and gifting items. All products are MADE IN JAPAN.

www.dryfishscales.com: Dried fish scales and skin are used to manufacture collagen (which is used to make health and beauty products).

About The Company

OEM / PRIVATE LABEL SPECIALISTS FOR MADE IN JAPAN PRODUCTS

NIZONA offers high quality Japanese products in "Your brand" while taking care of all challenges. Our product lines include: Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, Collagen products, Wellness and Dietary Supplements, Skincare Supplements and Cosmetics. Nizona’s continued aim is to “unveil the secret of Japanese health, longevity, beauty and share it with the world”.

Made in Japan products are of premium quality and have high perceived value. MADE IN JAPAN is almost a brand by itself and is synonymous with TRUST, CONFIDENCE and PREMIUM QUALITY. Japanese beauty, healthcare and innovative products are in great demand worldwide but have not been easy to source because of issues such as:

Communication gaps
Regulatory matters
High minimum order quantity
Lack of flexibility of changing formulations and packaging

Nizona offers:

A very wide variety of latest products
Flexibility of changing formulations & packaging
Lab Samples
Package designs in English or any of your local languages

OUR MISSION:
To deliver flawless, superior quality Japanese healthcare products to our customers while meeting the expectations of all stakeholders and the community, with sincerity and respect to a multi-cultural business environment.

OUR VISION:
That the secret of Japanese longevity and health is open and shared with the world, reaching all corners in an affordable and sustainable manner to ultimately improve the health and wellness of all people.

OUR VALUES:

Respect to the earth:In essence, the source of all richness comes from the earth. We respect our planet and very specially the part of it where we are based and manufacture our products.
Respect to the manufacturers: We value those who, utilizing the resources of the earth, have the capacity to make “something out of nothing”: We view our associated factories not as suppliers but as true and essential partners.
Safety & Quality First:While understanding and adapting to cost restraints of specific markets and individual situations, in order to protect the relationship between our Customers and theirs, SAFETY & QUALITY cannot be compromised.
Trust is all: The trust we receive from all stakeholders (manufacturers, customers, employees and vendors) is based on the quality and sincerity of our work.
International Environment:We operate in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural business environment. Closing culture gaps is a constant challenge we enjoy and we will always respect all ways of thinking and approaches to business.
Do few things, but do them well:We only take orders we know we will deliver to the end and in the best superior quality. Rather than lower-quality multiple projects, we do high-quality, focused work.
Strength of our Core Values: We adapt to changes without sacrificing our core values.
Respect to our Customers:Our customers’ reputation depends on the quality of our products. We value and understand the relationship between our customers’ and their customers, all the way to the final consumer.

Our Stakeholders:

We owe gratitude to each Stakeholder as essential part in the fulfillment of our Mission.

Manufacturers:To whom we treat with fairness, transparency and respect as true and essential partners.

Customers:To whom we will always supply flawless high quality Japanese products in respect to the relationship between them and their customers/consumers.

Employees:To whom we provide a healthy and positive environment. We can’t represent health & wellness without being healthy ourselves, from top to bottom.

Suppliers & Vendors:We rely on vendors for auxiliary aspects of our business, which allow us to focus our strengths in the fulfillment of our Mission.

One-stop-shop for the complete product cycle

Nizona Corporation specializes in Japan OEM manufacturing of healthcare and cosmetics products.

PRODUCT RANGE:

Functional Foods
Nutraceuticals
Wellness Supplements
Dietary Supplements

Skincare Supplements
Energy Drinks
Cosmetics
Fat Burning
Fitness, Muscle Development etc.

FEATURES/STEPS:

PRODUCT CONCEPT / REQUIREMENT:Clients can view our website and choose product(s) from the readily available list of products. Clients can also make/propose their own ingredients and/or formulations.

FEASIBILITY:Based on the client’s concept or requirement; NIZONA evaluates technical feasibility of ingredients or formulation and proposes product specifications. Nizona will also provide a ball-park price-list. In case the product concept is totally new, then Nizona can offer price idea only after Step#3 (Lab Sample Development) as below.

LABORATORY SAMPLING (“LS”):After approval of the above ball-park prices, NIZONA will engage a qualified laboratory in Japan to engage in the initial LS. Then, we will submit laboratory samples to the client. LS is not required if client(s) accept an existing readily available formulation.

LS APPROVAL:Client receives and approves the LS prepared by NIZONA. If required, LS will be adjusted for meeting requirements of taste, appearance, consistency, etc.

PACKAGE DESIGN:Our team of designers will assist clients in graphic designing (if needed).

REGULATORY COMPLIANCES: NIZONA has professional capacity to handle complex documentation and regulatory requirements. We are sensitive about legal and regulatory requirements of your country. Therefore, based on prior experience, we will submit language draft for your local label for your careful confirmation and approval. FOR USA: US FDA requires complex submission of data in order to obtain various import permits, which can only be applied from the exporting country. NIZONA has experience in successfully completing the registration of 3 products in the US FDA via online submissions (FCE/SID, etc.).

MANUFACTURING:Based on the specifics of the case, NIZONA will appoint the most suitable of its existing Japanese sub-contractors. Manufacturing will be engaged only to factories meeting all the quality and regulatory certification.

LEAD TIME:NIZONA will continuously report on the status of the manufacturing to the customer, establishing a realistic and honest delivery lead-time prior to confirming the order.

LOGISTICS:NIZONA has the expertise of handling complex import/export operations to provide all necessary support to our customers and their shipping agents for smooth international delivery.

MARKETING AND PROMOTION:Our expert team of marketing specialists will support customer pertaining the launch of the product, with submission of all required information and data when available for the preparation of marketing materials and brainstorming on marketing strategies and promotion.