On December 2, Xiaomi tweeted that it would advance its scheduled entry into the Japanese market and release the smart phones and home appliances to be put into the Japanese market on December 9.
Earlier, Zang Zhiyuan, marketing director of Xiaomi's mobile phone products, said in mid November that Xiaomi would enter the Japanese market in 2020. Xiaomi regards Japan as the largest smartphone market in East Asia and will implement the concept of bringing users a pleasant experience with high cost performance in the Japanese market.
Xiaomi will also become another Chinese mobile phone manufacturer active in Japan outside Huawei and oppo.