Investing in Japan - Attractive Sectors
ICT
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(869KB) October 2007
- Executive Summary
- Market Overview
- Policy Initiatives
- Key Sectors
- Regional Opportunities
Executive Summary
Expansion of Activities in the ICT Market
The ICT industry has broadened its focus beyond manufacturing equipment to maintenance and management services as well as creating audio, video, print and digital content. These developments are anticipated to create a variety of new opportunities in Japan's ICT market.
Incentives for Growth
Japan has numerous IT clusters, areas where IT companies have concentrated. These clusters have been developing organically, rather than under government direction. To encourage further growth, the national and local governments are providing incentives to these IT clusters, creating attractive business environments for potential investors from abroad.
Six Promising Sectors
Within this growing market, six market segments are considered to have the most promising future: Mobile Phone Services, IC Card/RFID, Visual Communications, Online Affiliate Marketing, Gaming Industry, and Public Sectors.
Japan's information communication technology, or ICT market, and its ICT consumers attract keen interest throughout the world. This is because Japan's ICT market sets worldwide trends and is a testing ground for new products...
