Xiaomi Eyes The Japanese Market, Schedules Event for December 9

Xiaomi, one of the big stars of China’s smartphone giant that has been making waves for the past few years is expanding to more markets. The Wang Xiang, the company’s head of international operations first made the disclosure earlier this month during an interactive media session.

While Wang Xiang had earlier hinted that the company will be entering the Japanese market in early 2020, it appears the company’s official foray into the Island country might be happening earlier than we thought. It is the latest and next expansion move by Xiaomi, and as per a recent Tweet by official Xiaomi, the company is set to arrive in Japan on December 9th. The tweet which you can see below translates to;

I am very happy to see you all in Japan sooner than I had planned. Look forward to entering Xiaomi in Japan on December 9th !!

We are not sure what products Xiaomi will be announced on the said date, however, Wang Xiang earlier revealed that the company will, at first, partner with wireless carriers, the main distributors for phones in Japan, though he did not mention any specific names. And speaking of products availability, we are told that Xiaomi products in Japan will be available exclusively through the company’s own sales channels, including online.

We have reached out to official Xiaomi for first-hand information of the product lineup for the Island country – Japan.