Invest Japan

Japan offers attractive opportunities for investors: cost competitiveness, a business-friendly environment, advanced technology and infrastructure, and a highly-skilled workforce. Global businesses can benefit from one of the world's largest, most dynamic economies, as well as easy access to the Asia-Pacific. Japan welcomes investment from foreign companies. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is now taking a variety of measures to promote foreign direct investment in Japan.

Information on measures to promote foreign direct investment in Japan

Measures to promote foreign direct investment in Japan

• Background
• Overview of the measures
• Individual measures
  • Act on Promotion to Make Japan an Asian Business Center (preferential tax treatment etc.)
  • Casebook on Investment Alliances with Japanese Companies (2015)
  • The Study Group for Issues Relating to Inbound M&A Transactions and Case Studies（2022）
  • Japan Innovation Bridge(J-Bridge)

Incentives for enterprises that foreign-affiliated companies can also use

• Developing biopharmaceutical manufacturing sites to strengthen vaccine production project (PDF:120KB)（New!）Application deadline is 27 March 2022. (For more information, please click here. [in Japanese])
• Strengthening Program for Pharmaceutical Startup Ecosystem project (PDF:114KB)（New!）
• Development of regional data centers project (PDF:173KB)（New!）
• Research and Development Project of the Enhanced infrastructures for Post-5GInformation and Communication project (PDF:138KB)（New!）
• Securing domestic production sites for advanced semiconductors project (PDF:138KB)（New!）
• Subsidies for Promoting the Introduction of Clean Energy Vehicles and Infrastructure (PDF:120KB)（New!）
  Application period has started on 31 March 2022. (For more information, please click here. [in Japanese])

Survey results

• Survey of trends in business activities of foreign affiliates
• Survey of trends in business activities of foreign affiliates  (in Japanese)
  A general statistical survey on foreign affiliated companies in Japan, conducted annually

Information and Support for foreign investment

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a government-related organization promoting mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. As one of its activities, it offers foreign investors with abundant information on all aspects of doing business in Japan, by providing expert consultation and offering free temporary office space in major business areas across the country.

• JETRO website（investing in Japan）
• For further information

Press Releases and Related Information

Online Event “NET ZERO Leaders Summit (Japan Business Conference 2021)” Being Held to Promote Japan's Investment Environment and Efforts toward Net Zero (July 29, 2021)

Online Event NET ZERO Leaders Summit (Japan Business Conference 2021) Will Be Held to Promote Japan's Investment Environment and Efforts toward Net Zero (July 20, 2021)

New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Higashihiroshima City)(March 5, 2021)

New Projects Adopted for Regional Business Conference for Encouraging Overseas Companies to Directly Invest in Various Regions of Japan(September 3, 2020)

New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Sapporo City)(July 20, 2020)

METI Journal

Globalizing Business in Japan

• Global Leaders to Discuss Their Visions for Carbon Neutrality at the NET ZERO Leaders Summit
  
• Keys for Successful Business Development of Overseas Companies in Japan-JETRO supports overseas companies in expanding direct investment in Japan
  
• Interview with Mr. Kizo Hisamoto, Mayor of Kobe City-How Japan Can Attract Human Resources that can Act as Global Leaders
  

Plan to Double Investment to Japan!

• 2015 March IssuePlan to double investment (PDF:582KB)
  

Related links

• INVEST JAPAN (Investment in JAPAN Information Center: IJIC)
• Japanese Law Translation (website of the Ministry of Justice)

Archive

• The World's Best Country to Do Business (PDF:11,202KB)
• Message on Japan's attractiveness as an investment destination
• CEO Voices in Japan

Division in Charge

Investment Facilitation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau