JETRO Invest Japan Report 2022 Chapter2. Business Operations of Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan

Chapter 2 aims to provide information to foreign companies considering entry to Japan and to serve as reference material for attracting foreign-affiliated companies to Japan's regions and promoting collaboration with Japanese companies. It focuses on the impact of changes in the business environment, including the spread of COVID-19, on business plans, the status of foreign-affiliated companies expanding to Japan's regions and determinant factors in making additional investments, and the current state of open innovation (collaborative partnerships) with Japanese companies, based on the results of the "Survey on Business Operations of Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan" released in March 2022 by JETRO. Note: Newly analyzed and added information are marked with New Analysis

JETRO Invest Japan Report 2022

  1. Introduction

  2. Chapter1.

    FDI Trends in the World and Japan

    1. Section1.

      Global Inward FDI Flow in 2021

    2. Section2.

      Trends in Inward FDI to Japan

    3. Section3.

      Trends in Inward FDI to Japan by Country and Region

    4. Section4.

      Trends in Inward FDI to Japan by Industry

    5. Section5.

      Trends in Greenfield Investment in Japan

    6. Section6.

      Trends in Inbound M&A in Japan

  3. Chapter2.

    Business Operations of Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan

    1. Section1.

      Outline of Foreign-affiliated Companies

    2. Section2.

      Changes in the Business Environment and Business Plan

    3. Section3.

      Expansion of Foreign-affiliated Companies into Japan’s Regions

    4. Section4.

      Open Innovation (Collaboration and Cooperation)

  4. Chapter3.

    Recent Government Policies

    1. Section1.

      Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2022​

    2. Section2.

      Amended 5G Promotion Act​

    3. Section3.

      Amended NEDO Act

    4. Section4.

      Review/Extension of 5G Introduction Promotion Tax

    5. Section5.

      Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation​

    6. [COLUMN]

      Improving Foreign Investors- and Businesses-friendly Living Environment