Latest Updates 2018

Russian importer and distributor of hair care products Brarus Cosmetics establishes Japanese corporation in Tokyo

Italian Industrial machine manufacturer FICEP started Business in Osaka

German mechatronic specialist Marquardt establishes company in Tokyo

Establishment of joint research center between Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Institute of Advanced BioMedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University

US developer and manufacturer of drones. SWIFT Engineering establishes company in Kobe

Singaporean cosmetics company for esthetic salon-use Reji establishes subsidiary in Osaka

Invest Japan website: Videos promoting advantages of Japan’s local regions as investment destinations available on the regions page

Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) establishes company in Yokohama

Relaxation of requirements for the status of residence enables JETRO-supported companies using coworking space for the company registration to get “Business Manager” status

Success Story: Skymind Inc.

“JETRO Invest Japan Report 2018” is published

JETRO promoted “Investment in Japan” activities and Japanese startups’ overseas expansion at Startupnight 2018 in Berlin

UK safety barrier manufacturer A-SAFE establishes company in Nara City

Swiss manufacturer of pharmaceutical peptides Bachem establishes corporation in Tokyo

TOKYO: Demo Day of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Accelerator Program “Tech Business Camp Tokyo” (November 27th)

TOKYO: Demo Day of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Accelerator Program "FinTech Business Camp Tokyo" (November 26)

Invest Japan website: Videos promoting advantages of Fukushima and Fukuoka as investment destinations available on new regions page

MIYAGI: Invest Miyagi Seminar in Tokyo (December 20)

French construction management software company FINALCAD establishes base in Tokyo

MIPRO: Business Opportunity in Sharing Economy Market in Japan (November 20)

Canadian auto parts maker Martinrea International establishes corporation in Tokyo

Success Story: Philips Japan, Ltd.

Invest Japan website: “Why Invest in Japan’s Local Regions?” （English version） for FY2018 now available

Success Story: Pangolin Robot Japan Co., Ltd.

US developer of autonomous checkout systems for retail stores Standard Cognition establishes Japanese subsidiary

Success Story: Ctrip Group Japan

Taiwanese white goods manufacturer Sampo Corporation establishes company in Osaka

Chinese restaurant A'Xiang Rice Noodles launches in Japan

Leading Taiwanese storage server manufacturer AIC launches branch office in Tokyo

Internet-Based Business Group in Thailand establishes corporation in Tokyo for providing SNS analysis tool

US IIoT platform provider Litmus Automation establishes company in Tokyo

Invest Japan website: “Why Invest in Japan’s Local Regions?” （Japanese version） for FY2018 now available

FUKUSHIMA: The call for participation for The 7th Revival of Fukushima Renewable Energy Industrial Fair 2018 (REIF FUKUSHIMA 2018) (November 7, 8)

Seminar held in Belgium: “The Japan-EU EPA: Expanding our Rules-Based, Free Trading Sphere to Create Economic Opportunities for Businesses”

Chinese infant care goods manufacturer Beijing Daddy's Choice Science and Technology establishes corporation in Kobe

Chinese company, Ningbo Jintian Copper establishes corporation in Tokyo

Success Story: China UnionPay Merchant Services Co., Ltd.

Invest Japan website: “Initial Cost Estimation: Model Case” for FY2018 now available

Chinese fast fashion brand MJstyle arrives in Japan

Chinese comprehensive fluorine manufacturer Sida Fluorine Plastics establishes Japanese corporation in Osaka

FY2018 version of the guide “Laws & Regulations on Setting Up Business in Japan” now available

Success Story: Golface KK

FUKUOKA: Business networking with Northern European companies which have cutting-edge IoT technologies (Oct 17, 18)

Success Story: Preh Car Connect Japan Corporation

Chinese new aluminum material manufacturer for electronic parts Xinjiang Joinworld establishes corporation in Osaka

German offshore wind power giant wpd establishes subsidiary in Tokyo

Success Story: Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.

Indian IIoT company Utthunga Technologies establishes corporation in Tokyo

German tool maker Wera Werkzeuge establishes Japanese corporation

Business Climate Survey: German Business in Japan 2018 (English Version)

TOKYO: Applications open for “Invest Tokyo Seminar Autumn 2018” & BizMatch event (Sep 25th)

Leading Thai EMS company SVI Public establishes subsidiary in Tokyo

Singapore fintech company, Coolpay establishes company in Tokyo

Chinese high purity aluminum electrode foil manufacturer Nantong Haixing Electronics establishes corporation in Osaka

Success Story: Teradyne K.K.

Major German gas controls and gas systems company Karl Dungs establishes a Japanese subsidiary in Kanagawa

Success Story: MER MEC JAPAN GK

World’s largest electric battery manufacturer in China, Contemporary Amprex Technology establishes corporation in Yokohama

US consulting firm Guidepoint establishes LLC in Tokyo

China vacuum belt filter manufacturer Shanghai XuHe Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd. establishes corporation in Yokohama

Invest Japan website: “Incentive Programs” for FY2018 now available

Success Story: Ruten KK

German automotive coating equipment manufacturer Eisenmann establishes corporation in Yokohama

Singaporean aircraft MRO provider SIA Engineering Company Ltd. establishes company in Osaka

Irish fintech company, ClaimVantage, establishes company in Tokyo

Success Story: swissQprint Japan KK

Lohia Corp., sending organization in India of vocational training, started dispatch of Indian technical intern trainees to Japan

【Headquarters for Japan’s Economic Revitalization】Opening of the single window of the Government of Japan for "Regulatory Sandbox framework in Japan"

Vietnam’s largest developer Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park establishes representative office in Tokyo

FUKUSHIMA: Apply now for the 7th Renewable Energy Industrial Fair (REIF Fukushima 2018) (November 7, 8)

Chinese major lithium-ion battery manufacturer Hefei Guoxuan High-Tech Power Energy establishes Japanese corporation in Ibaraki

Vietnam’s largest real estate company FLC Group establishes representative office in Tokyo

Robot manufacturer Shenzhen Makeblock establishes corporation in Tokyo

IBARAKI: Application guide for subsidy for foreign-affiliated companies in Ibaraki

US music producing company Primary Color Music establishes LLC in Tokyo

Spanish reinsurance company MAPFRE RE establishes representative office in Tokyo

TOKYO: Tokyo Metropolitan Government to call for participants for the Accelerator Program “FinTech Business Camp Tokyo” (Application deadline July 13th)

TOKYO: Tokyo Metropolitan Government to call for participants for the Accelerator Program “Tech Business Camp Tokyo” (Application deadline July 13th)

INVEST JAPAN banner materials posted on Invest Japan website

Success Story: NTQ Japan

Foreign Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition 2018 (Application deadline June 8th)

Videos introducing the attractiveness of various Japanese industries posted on Invest Japan website

Article on direct investment in Japan published by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in "METI Mobile : Globalizing Business in Japan”

Success Story: GE Healthcare Japan Corporation

JETRO updates “Invest Japan 2018: Investment and Business Guide”

JETRO updates “Regional Information” for investing in Japan to a FY 2017 edition

German industrial high performance adhesives manufacturer DELO establishes subsidiary in Yokohama

Thai Global Power Synergy builds mega solar plant in Ichinoseki, Iwate

Wakayama Prefecture: Investment Promotion Seminar for Attracting IT Companies -Global IT companies setting up in Japanese resort town Shirahama-

Chinese thermal conductive material manufacturer Suzhou Tianmai Thermal Technology Co., Ltd. establishes company in Yokohama

China’s card payment service, China UnionPay Merchant Services, establishes corporation in Tokyo

UK travel company InsideAsia Tours Ltd. establishes satellite office in Tokyo

Swiss ultra-pure fluid handling device manufacturer Levitronix Japan establishes West Japan branch in Gifu

India-Japan Business Partnership Seminar in India

Success Story: Plug and Play Japan KK

Report on Business Opportunities related to the Olympics and the Paralympics posted on JETRO Invest Japan website

German manufacturer of special fuels for automobile engine development HCS Group establishes LLC in Yokohama

ÏDKIDS.COMMUNITY, developer of French children’s and baby clothes brand ”Okaïdi/Obaïbi,” establishes Japanese corporation in Tokyo

Video introducing JETRO IBSC posted on JETRO Invest Japan website

Success Story: NextDrive KK

Japan’s “International Students Support Network” started to accept registration of recruit information from companies (Free of charge)

Invest Japan Seminar in Munich

Korean LCC Air Seoul doubles flight services between Narita and Incheon

FY2017 version of the guide “Laws & Regulations on Setting Up Business in Japan” now available

UK fintech company WorldRemit establishes branch in Tokyo

Leading Chinese drug maker Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical establishes corporation in Nagoya

Report on Smart Robots posted on JETRO Invest Japan website

SHIZUOKA: “Seminar on Investment in Shizuoka Prefecture for Foreign-affiliated Companies: One of Japan’s Leading Manufacturing Prefectures" - Promoting Shizuoka Prefecture’s investment environment –

Success Story: Beckhoff Automation K.K.

MIYAGI: Invest Miyagi Seminar -Carve out the future from Miyagi- (February 6)

Success Story: Asurion Japan Holdings G.K.

FUKUOKA: Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion Seminar 2018 (February 14)

Voice platform App Ximalaya FM establishes Japanese corporation

IBARAKI: “Invest in Ibaraki & Tsukuba” seminar - Showcase of the cutting-edge science technology -（February 1）