Reason1. Fertile and Trusted Free Market
![Reason1. Fertile and Trusted Free Market](/ext_images/en/invest/img/investment_environment/whyjapan/pc01.jpg)
Trusted investment destination
FDI
Confidence Index
Asia No.1 / World No.3
No. | Country |
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1 | US |
2 | Canada |
3 | Japan |
4 | Germany |
5 | UK |
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Source :
“The 2023 FDI Confidence Index” (Kearney)
Developed and free market that provides ample opportunities for new entrants
Japan’s Market Size is the Biggest Attraction for Foreign-affiliated Companies
50.7% *
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50.7% of the survey respondents cited the Japanese market size as the most attractive feature of doing business in Japan.
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Source:
”FY2022 Survey on Business Operations of Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan” (JETRO)
Japan leverages FTAs to develop preferential access to global markets
FTA Coverage by Major Trading Economies:
![Four pie charts. Country, percentage in force or signed, percentage under negotiation, trave value in 2021, in sequence. Japan 78.8% 21.2% 1.5714 trillion US dollars (converted at 106.82 yen to the US dollar), China48.4%51.6%6.0471 trillion US dollars, South Korea78.8%21.2%1.2595 trillion US dollars, US43.4%56.7%5.892 trillion US dollars, EU45.2%54.8% 4.599 trillion US dollars.](/ext_images/en/invest/img/investment_environment/whyjapan/2022/p1_01rev2.png)
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Source:
”White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2022” (METI)
World’s leading industrial competitiveness creating various high value-added products
Industry Competitiveness
World No.4
No. | Country / Region |
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1 | Germany |
2 | China |
3 | Ireland |
4 | Japan |
5 | South Korea |
6 | US |
7 | Switzerland |
8 | Taiwan |
9 | Singapore |
10 | Netherlands |
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Source:
UNIDO (2021), CIP Competitive Industrial Performance Index. Vienna.
Available from http://stat.unido.org.
Economic Complexity
(A rank of countries based on how diversified and complex their export basket is)
World No.1
No. | Country / Region |
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1 | Japan |
2 | Switzerland |
3 | South Korea |
4 | Germany |
5 | Singapore |
6 | Czech Republic |
7 | Austria |
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Source:
“The Atlas of Economic Complexity 2021” (Growth Lab at Harvard University)
Reason2. Innovation Ecosystem Open to the World
![Reason2. Innovation Ecosystem Open to the World](/ext_images/invest/img/investment_environment/img-05.jpg)
Reasons to Invest in Japan
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Reason3
Excellent Human Resources
Proportion of Technicians and Associate Professionals to Total Workforce
No.1in the world
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Reason4
Excellent Business Environment, Reliable Infrastructure
Efficiency of Train Services
No.1in the world
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Reason5
Livable Society
City Safety
(health security)
TokyoNo.1in the world
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