Why Japan
5 Reasons to Invest in Japan
Japan, one of the world's major economic powers, has been recently stepping up efforts to create innovations and improve its investment environment for foreign companies. Here are five reasons, along with supporting data, why you should invest in Japan.
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Reason1
Fertile and Trusted Free Market
Total GDP (gross domestic product)
3rd in the world
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Reason2
Innovation Ecosystem
Open to the WorldR&D Capabilities
1st in the world
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Reason3
Excellent Human Resources
Proportion of Technicians and Associate Professionals to Total Workforce
1st in the world
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Reason4
Excellent business Environment, Reliable Infrastructure
Efficiency of Train Services
1st in the world
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Reason5
Livable Society
City Safety
(health security)
Tokyo1st in the world
WHY JAPAN？ "5 Reasons to Invest in JAPAN"
(1.4MB)JETRO, in cooperation with local governments and related entities, provides useful information for selecting investment destinations by prefecture and city. You can find information on each region’s target industries, various incentives offered by local governments and more by using Navigation system for investing in Japan’s local regions.
Successful Cases of Investing in Japan
Success Stories are based on interviews conducted with foreign companies and foreign-affiliated companies that have successfully come into the Japanese market. They introduce the reasons for the companies’ expansion to Japan, the challenges and solutions in their advancement, and their future business development plans in Japan.
This annual report compiles the trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Japan, related government policies, activities of foreign-affiliated companies and their awareness of the business environment in Japan, and JETRO’s activities.
We introduce information on Japan's ecosystem and examples of collaboration between Japanese and foreign companies.
Find out about foreign-affiliated companies that have entered the Japanese market with JETRO's support.
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- Business Expanding
- Machinery & Semiconductor
- Germany
Menlo Systems, a German developer of industrial and research lasers, establishes a Japanese subsidiary in Shizuoka Prefecture
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- Business Expanding
- Biotechnology & Lifescience
- Sweden
Elekta, a Swedish company that leads precision radiotherapy solutions, steadily expands its business in Japan
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- Business Expanding
- ICT
- Israel
OpenLM Ltd., an Israeli-based software license management solution provider, establishes a Japanese subsidiary
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