Investing in Japan

The Invest Japan Invitation Program is designed to help foreign business people identify potential Japanese partners and discover new business or investment opportunities in the country. Program participants come to Japan to take part in a series of seminars, field trips (to industrial areas and business clusters) and business matching events. JETRO covers airfare and hotel expenses for program participants. Contact your nearest JETRO office to learn more.

• Overview of investment environment by a prefecture, city or region
• Presentation by an invited company
• Business talks and product inspection at an exhibition
• Business matching events inviting research organizations and other businesses in related fields.
• Meetings with technical representatives of R&D or procurement departments
• Lecture by a major business on the latest activities in the field
• Follow-up meetings with consultants and other specialists in the field
• Exchange of opinions with foreign-affiliated companies already in the Japan market

FY2006

• Medical device industry:Saitama/Shizuoka/Kobe; 5 companies participated
• Automotive parts and technology industry: Hiroshima/Nagoya; 6 companies participated
• Tourism industry: Kobe/Okinawa; 9 companies participated

FY2005

• Robot technologies industry: Osaka/Greater Nagoya Region; 5 companies participated
• Information security industry: Yokohama/Greater Nagoya Region; 6 companies participated
• Food service industry: Sendai/Tokyo; 9 companies participated

FY2004

• IT-related industries: Tokyo/Ishikawa; 19 companies participated
• Automotive Parts and Technology: Kitakyushu/Nagoya;10 companies participated
• Food service industry: Fukuoka/Kobe/Tokyo; 10 companies participated