--- title: LCCs are changing the world! description: LCCs are changing the world! image: https://blog.assentia-hd.com/hubfs/%E7%B4%A0%E6%9D%90/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%891.jpg --- [![Assentia Holdings](https://blog.assentia-hd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Assenti_logo.jpg?width=993&height=142&name=Assenti_logo.jpg "Assentia Holdings")](http://assentia-hd.com) Open main menu Close main menu - [Home](https://www.assentia-hd.com/en/) - [Inspection Tour](https://fc.assentia-hd.com/inspectiontour) - [Brand List](https://fc.assentia-hd.com/brandlist) - [Best ramen20](https://fc.assentia-hd.com/bestramenfranchise) [ceo blog](https://blog.assentia-hd.com/en-us/ceoblog/tag/ceo-blog) [ceo](https://blog.assentia-hd.com/en-us/ceoblog/tag/ceo) # LCCs are changing the world! ![Akira Tsuchiya(en)](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/a388bcd440947d185082b011694402a5) [Akira Tsuchiya(en)](https://blog.assentia-hd.com/en-us/ceoblog/author/akira-en) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.assentia-hd.com/en-us/ceoblog/lccs-are-changing-the-world) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.assentia-hd.com/en-us/ceoblog/lccs-are-changing-the-world) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.assentia-hd.com/en-us/ceoblog/lccs-are-changing-the-world) ![](https://blog.assentia-hd.com/hubfs/%E7%B4%A0%E6%9D%90/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%891.jpg) ## LCCs are changing the world! LCC (Low Cost Carrier) will change the worldI was first exposed to LCCs in earnest when I moved to Singapore. Many LCCs are now operating in Japan as well. In Asia, LCCs are more serious. There are several LCCs in each country. And on international flights. AirAsia, Jetstar, Tiger Air, Scoot, Lion Air, CityLink, etc. What is an LCC? LCCs are low-cost airlines that cut down on the usual in-flight services to the minimum. All food and beverages on board are charged. Luggage over a certain weight is charged, and seat assignments are also charged. Each individual decides whether he or she needs the service or not. Frequent and inexpensive schedules like buses. Each company flies at intervals of about one every 30 minutes. Moreover, the price is very cheap. The lowest price ever was 1,500 Japanese yen for a 50-minute flight between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It is cheaper than a long-distance bus in Japan. The impact of LCCs on a country's economy is immeasurable. The feeling of the airfare in Japan is completely gone. In ASEAN, it is not unusual for business travelers to fly to three countries in one day. It is like flying from Tokyo to Osaka to Nagoya to Tokyo in Japan. Due in part to the government policy of a weak yen, hotels and food and beverages in Japan are very inexpensive from a foreigner's point of view. What would happen if airfare from around the world became even cheaper due to LCCs? Japanese taxpayers' money has been used to build (?) What would happen if airports in local cities, expanded to 3000m class and direct flights from all over the world entered local cities? What would happen if Japanese LCCs flew more and more around the world and attracted tourists from all over the world to Japan? Japan has a mountain of tourism resources. Even so, the number of tourists is still small compared to the rest of the world. In fact, I am still on a business trip. Singapore → Jakarta → Bali → Perth → Melbourne → Singapore All of them were flown by LCC. I fly to 4 cities in 2 countries except Singapore. The total cost is about 700 SGD for 5 flights, which is about 56,000 yen. Not only businessmen, but also students and young people use their weekends off to fly all over ASEAN. What about Japan, on the other hand? The passport-holding rate is 24%, and only one out of four people in Japan has a passport. When you go abroad, you need about a month to mentally prepare. Preparation, preparation, preparation. In ASEAN, as long as you can get a ticket, it's like "I'll go tomorrow! If I can get a ticket, I'll go tomorrow! This is a big difference. If you have a passport and a certain amount of money, you can get by. Why don't you take a trip or a business trip abroad with this kind of feeling? It will surely change your perspective! Assentia Holdings Akira ![Akira Tsuchiya(en)](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/a388bcd440947d185082b011694402a5) #### Akira Tsuchiya(en) [Follow me on my website](http://www.assentia-hd.com/en) [Follow me on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/atutiya) [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/akira-tsuchiya/) [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://twitter.com/Atutiya) Our background In 1991, we started the business that was not yet found in Japan, or even in the world. That business was to become an agency who provides franchise store-development service. We came up with the idea to persuade companies to join a franchise as their new business; our target was not individuals, but the small and medium-sized enterprises who already established with their businesses. With that as a start, we managed to expand over 30 franchise brands including various restaurant brands i.e. Bakery Restaurant St.Marc(650 uint in Japan, BBQ “Gyu-kaku”(850 unit in Japan), Katsudon “Katsuya”(350 unit in Japan), Sushi delivery “Gin-no Sara”(730 unit in Japan), and from other hospitality business categories i.e. Second-hand automobile dealer “Gulliver”(450 unit in Japan), Second-hand golf club dealer “Golf Partner”(350 unit in Japan), Women’s fitness club “Curves” (2,000 unit in Japan as a master franchisor of the American brand), by selling new businesses to small to medium-sized enterprises in Japan. Number of the stores we successfully opened are over 8000 ! During this time, in 1996, Akira has established a company, Prime Link Co.Ltd., to start a business that we become franchisee ourselves to grow the business. In 2001, Prime Link Co, Ltd., became the very first franchise business company that is listed on the stock market(Nasdaq Japan). In 2006, Akira left Prime Link and started our company, Assentia Holdings, Inc. In 2010, Akira has established Assentia Holdings PTE. Ltd. in Singapore, and started the business to connect Japan and the world. During the last 5 years, our client’s franchise stores have spread in 19 countries（180 unit) in the world. Japanese food business and Japanese-style service are catching a great deal of attention from the world. Our work is spreading out from Asia to Oceania, Middle Eastern, Europe and North, Central and South America. 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