Chiba

Chiba Prefecture has the advantage of being located adjacent to Tokyo, nation's capital. There are Narita International Airport, which handles international airline passengers and freight from around the world, and the Port of Chiba, which boasts one of the largest volumes of cargo handled in Japan.
The prefecture also has an advanced network of extensive trunk highways, including the Tokyo Bay Aqua-line, making it a superior location for access to the Japanese and global markets. Makuhari New City is home to foreign-affiliated and foreign companies in various industries. With Makuhari Messe, Japan's largest convention facility, it is an international business city with facilities for work, housing, study, and recreation.
Kashiwa-no-ha,located in the northwestern area of Chiba, there is a campus of the University of Tokyo, and a Japanese branch of the prestigious British school, Rugby School, has also opened. This highlights Chiba Prefecture's well-developed educational environment for your children.

(For company-owned buildings)
Subsidies equivalent to real estate acquisition tax on buildings and fixed assets taxes on depreciable assets (for twelve months) are granted (subject to some conditions) to companies establishing the following facilities in Chiba Prefecture:
Head office, Research facilities, Factory, Distribution processing facilities.

(For rental buildings)
Subsidies equivalent to half of the rent (up to 10 million yen) are granted to companies establishing the following facilities in Chiba Prefecture:
Head office, Research facilities, Other types of facilities.

Food-related industries are concentrated mainly around the Chiba Food Industrial Complex. Chiba Prefecture's soy sauce production is the largest in Japan, and it is sold both domestically and overseas. In addition to soy sauce production, which has flourished since the Edo era, Chiba is also renowned as a miso production center. In recent years, new industries utilizing microorganisms' functions from the fermentation research process have been thriving.

More than 100 companies in the biotechnology, medical, welfare, and health services sectors operate in Chiba, including the Kazusa Akademia Park, an international R&D base.

Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport. It has clusters of international and new logistics and airport-related industries, which serve as a supply base for the metropolitan area. There are freight facilities of forwarders and rental properties of logistics specialist real estate companies around Narita Airport.

In Chiba Prefecture, we support foreigners and provide consultations in various fields, including hospitals, schools, housing, driver's licenses, legal matters, statuses of residence, and alien registration, by telephone.

Chiba Prefecture is in the metropolitan area with an enormous market, and access to Tokyo takes an hour or less. It also has Japan's largest international airport, Narita International Airport, and the Port of Chiba designated as a Major Port.
Chiba has a well-developed transport infrastructure, including an extensive network of major highways, such as the Tokyo Bay Aqua-line, and a railroad network. The Tsukuba Express, a rail line linking Akihabara in Tokyo with Tsukuba Science City began service in August 2005, dramatically improving access between northwestern Chiba prefecture and Tokyo or Tsukuba.

Air: Approx. 30 minutes from Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport to Chiba City
Land: Approx. 30 minutes by train from Tokyo Station to Chiba City

We provide advice on the matters related to entering the Japanese market, consulting on the issues associated with establishing a Japanese base, and providing facilities, including an incubation office.