JETRO Invest Japan Report 2017 (Summary) 6. Investment Promotion Activities of JETRO
Achievements of JETRO
(1) Investment projects supported by JETRO (FY2003-2016)
Investment projects supported by JETRO & successful startups or cases of business expansion of foreign or foreign-affiliated companies
| Projects | FY2003-2016 Total | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Supported projects | 15,972 projects | 1,775 projects |
| Successful startups/expansion of foreign/foreign-affiliated companies | 1,579 projects | 174 projects |
Successful investment projects supported by JETRO (by region, FY2003-2016)
[Note] Number of projects in ( ).
(2) Investment projects supported by JETRO (by country/region, by industry)
Successful investment projects supported by JETRO (by country/region, top ten countries/regions, FY2003-2016)
| Rank | Country/region | Number of projects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US | 453 |
| 2 | China | 183 |
| 3 | Germany | 130 |
| 4 | Korea | 109 |
| 5 | UK | 94 |
| 6 | France | 81 |
| 7 | Singapore | 53 |
| 8 | Taiwan | 52 |
| 9 | Australia | 49 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 46 |
Successful investment projects supported by JETRO (by industry, top five industries, FY2003-2016)
| Rank | Industry | Number of projects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICT/telecommunications | 361 |
| 2 | Services (including tourism, restaurants and education) | 317 |
| 3 | Electric/electronic and precision devices | 291 |
| 4 | Vehicle and parts | 94 |
| 5 | Medicine/medical devices | 85 |
(3) Investment projects supported by JETRO (by prefecture)
Successful investment projects supported by JETRO (by prefecture, FY2003-2016)
[Note] Number of projects in ( ).
Outline of JETRO’s investment promotion activities
(1) Dispatching information on attractiveness of Japan
- Top-level sales and overseas seminars/symposia
- Websites and other PR media for investment in Japan
Seminars/symposia on investment in Japan held in FY2016
In FY2016, JETRO held 163 seminars/symposia on investment in Japan in major cities in the world including top-level sales by Prime Minister Abe.
![JETRO held 49 seminars/symposia in Europe, 62 in Asia, 43 in North America and 9 in other regions. Of these seminars/symposia, the Invest Japan Seminar held in Brussels on May 4th, 2016 (co-organizers: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Kobe City, Tsukuba City, supporters: Japanese Embassy in Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, etc.) had 129 participants, and there were 320 participants at the Invest Japan Symposium in New York on September 19th, 2016 (co-organizers: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Hamamatsu City, supporters: Consulate General of Japan in New York, etc.).]()
(2) Supporting individual FDI projects in Japan
- Enhancing the platform to support individual FDI projects in Japan (Personal Advisors System for Foreign Companies, country/region desk, setting up the Invest Japan Division at JETRO Osaka, etc.)
- Conducting “proactive attraction activities” around target fields
- Providing office space and free consultation - Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC)
(3) Promotion of secondary investment and contribution to regional revitalization
- Supporting networking of international students and foreign-affiliated companies
- Networking events to support business expansion in Japan
- Collaboration with local governments to attract foreign investment to local regions
(4) Approach toward improvement of business environment
- Investment Advisor Assignment System and the Working Group for Revising Regulations and Administrative Procedures
- Personal Advisors System for Foreign Companies
- Invest Japan Hotline
2017
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1. Solid Growth in Japan’s Inward FDI
(1.8MB)
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2. Toward Improvement of Business Environment
(1.0MB)
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3. New Trend in Inward FDI in Japan – Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Contributing to Solving Problems Japan Faces and Expanding Overseas Markets for Japanese Companies
(1.1MB)
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4. Perception of the Business Environment in Japan among Foreign-affiliated Companies
(1.8MB)
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5. Foreign Investment for Revitalization of Local Economy – Attract Foreign-affiliated Companies Taking Advantage of Regional Characteristics
(1.6MB)
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6. Investment Promotion Activities of JETRO
(3.5MB)
