The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) is a Japanese governmental organisation that promotes mutually beneficial trade and investment relations between Japan and other nations. One of the main activities of JETRO London is to support British and Irish companies looking to invest in Japan. To this end, JETRO’s free-of-charge services include consultation with an investment advisor, basic market research and incubation office space.

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15th Tokyo International Industry Exhibition 2012 (May 21, 2012)

The Tokyo International Industry Exhibition is Japan’s largest trade show for SMEs. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will provide a booth and business matching service for foreign companies interested in establishing business operations in Tokyo or in doing business with Tokyo-based companies.

METI's Subsidy Program for Domestic Site Location (Second Public Offering) (May 10, 2012)

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is accepting applications for a subsidy program aiming to promote new investment, maintain and create jobs in Japan, and improve the site location environment for companies in Japan by providing measures to encourage companies to locate their production bases domestically. These measures will be offered for production bases in the fields of parts and materials, which constitute the core part of the supply chain and cannot be substituted, as well as high added value growth sectors, which will create employment in our country.
Below is information on the second public offering of this subsidy program. Applications are accepted from April 6th, 2012 to no later than June 1st, 2012.

Japan Earthquake Information - Step 2 Completion of "Roadmap towards Restoration from the Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, TEPCO" (December 22, 2011)

Step 2 of "Roadmap towards Sttlement of the Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station" has been achieved and the reactors have been brought to a condition equivalent to "cold shutdown".

METI's Subsidy Program for Domestic Site Location (December 02, 2011)

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is accepting applications for a subsidy program aiming to promote new investment, maintain and create jobs in Japan, and improve the site location environment for companies in Japan by providing measures to encourage companies to locate their production bases domestically. These measures will be offered for production bases in the fields of parts and materials, which constitute the core part of the supply chain and cannot be substituted, as well as high added value growth sectors, which will create employment in our country. Please refer below for more information. Application acceptance period is from 29th November, 2011 to no later than noon 28th December, 2011

Invitation to JETRO Booth @ BATTERY JAPAN 2012 (November 17, 2011)

It is indeed a pleasure to invite you to apply for the JETRO Booth @BATTERY JAPAN 2012-3rd Int’l Rechargeable Battery Expo. At this year’s Battery Japan, selected companies interested in investing in Japan will have an opportunity to discover innovations of batteries. Please find more information about the program below. We hope to see you at Battery Japan 2012.