Why Japan
5 Reasons to Invest in Japan
Japan, one of the world's major economic powers, has been recently stepping up efforts to create innovations and improve its investment environment for foreign companies. Here are five reasons, along with supporting data, why you should invest in Japan.
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Reason1
World's Third Largest Economy
Total GDP (gross domestic product)
3rd in the world
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Reason2
Open as an
Innovation HubIndustrial clusters (Tokyo - Yokohama)
1st in the world
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Reason3
Excellent Business Environment
Adequacy of Regulatory and Administrative Systems
2nd in the world
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Reason4
Stable Infrastructure
Efficiency of Public Transport Services
1st in the world
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Reason5
Livable Society
City Safety
1st in the world
WHY JAPAN？ "5 Reasons to Invest in JAPAN"
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Reason 1 World's third largest economy
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Reason 2 Open as an innovation hub
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Reason 3 Excellent business environment
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Reason 4 Stable infrastructure
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Reason 5 Livable society
JETRO, in cooperation with local governments and related entities, provides useful information for selecting investment destinations by prefecture and city. Find information on each region’s target industries, various incentives offered by local governments offer, and more.
Successful Cases of Investing in Japan
Success Stories are based on interviews conducted with foreign companies and foreign-affiliated companies that have successfully come into the Japanese market. They introduce the reasons for the companies’ expansion to Japan, the challenges and solutions in their advancement, and their future business development plans in Japan.
Find out about foreign-affiliated companies that have entered the Japanese market with JETRO's support.
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- Business Expanding
- Biotechnology & Lifescience
- United Kingdom
Sygnature Discovery Ltd., a U.K. company that effectively delivers drug candidate molecules, signs a joint research agreement with Epigeneron, Inc., a Japanese university-launched bio-venture
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- Business Expanding
- Machinery & Semiconductor
- Germany
HENNECKE, a German manufacturer of polyurethane processing machines, establishes a Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo
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- Business Expanding
- Automobiles &Transportation Equipment & Aviation
- Service
- Canada
- United Kingdom
OneOcean, a global digital maritime solutions provider, establishes a Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo
This annual report compiles the trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Japan, related government policies, activities of foreign-affiliated companies and their awareness of the business environment in Japan, and JETRO’s activities.
2020
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1： Macroeconomic and Inward Foreign Direct Investment Trends in the World and Japan
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2： Japan’s Business Environment and Foreign-Affiliated Companies
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3： Changes and Business Opportunities Brought to the Japanese Market by COVID-19
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4： JETRO’s Efforts to Promote Investment in Japan
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