Investing in Japan

Regional Information

Promising Local Companies

Databases of local companies to help you find potential business partners.

(Last update date: October 2007)

Region	Database	Business Category	Number of Companies
Aichi Pref.	Greater Nagoya Initiative	Various	350
Aichi Pref.	List of Chubu Area Companies Engaged in International Business	Manufacturing	64
Chiba Pref.	"Welcome to Chiba" - Information for prospective foreign investors	Biomedical	100
Chiba Pref.	Chiba Overseas Business Support Center	Various	400
Fukuoka Pref.	Invest Fukuoka	Various	200
Fukuoka City	AsiaBiz home page Asia Business-Search for companies in Fukuoka and Kyushu	Various	310
Hiroshima Pref.	Invest in Hiroshima	Various	160
Hiroshima City	Hiroshima City Industrial Technology Information	Various	460
Hiroshima City	International Business Guide	Various	170
Hyogo Pref.	Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center	Various	230
Kanagawa Pref. Yokohama City	World Trade Directory Kanagawa	Various	780
Kanagawa Pref. Yokohama City	List of Kanagawa Companies Engaged in International Business	Various	131
Kitakyushu City	Kitakyushu e-Techno Trade	Various	170
Kitakyushu City	Kitakyusyu Trade Directory	Various	420
Kobe City	HYOGO-Kobe, Best Portal Zone	Various	230
Kumamoto Pref.	List of Kumamoto Companies Engaged in International Business (Semiconductor-related Companies)	Manufacturing	59
Nagano Pref.	SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER	Various	180
Nagasaki Pref.	Invest in Nagasaki	Various	50
Okayama Pref.	Micro Manufacturing Okayama-Information on member companies	Various	90
Okayama Pref.	Information on companies in Okayama Prefecture	Various	750
Okinawa Pref.	List of Okinawa Companies Engaged in International Business	Various	147
Osaka Pref.	List of Kansai Area Companies Engaged in International Business	Manufacturing	85
Saitama Pref. Saitama City	List of Saitama R&D-oriented Manufacturing Companies & Research Institutes	R&D	147
Saitama Pref. Saitama City	SBSC Saitama International Business Support Center "SAITAMA Excellent Companies"	R&D	80
Shizuoka Pref.	List of Shizuoka Companies Engaged in International Business	Various	118
Shizuoka Pref.	SHIZUOKA BUSINESS MATCHING DATABASE (DIRECTORY)	Various	1200
Tokyo Pref.	Tokyo Trade Center	Various	6100

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Region	Database	Business Category	Number of Companies
Ehime Pref. (Saijo City)	Saijo City company information database	Various	210
Ehime Pref. (Saijo City)	Toyo Industrial Creative Center	Various	740
Fukuoka City	Kyushu Semiconductor Industries & Technology Innovation Association- List of companies in the semiconductor and FPD industries in Kyushu	Semiconductor	550
		FPD	550
	Institute of System LSI Design Industry, Fukuoka	System LSI	55
	Fukuoka Foreign Trade Association	Various	230
Fukushima Pref.	Official website for corporatization support by Fukushima Prefecture: "Utsukushima.net"	Governmental Organization	60
Gifu Pref.	Gifu Economic and Industrial Promotion Center	Various	2900
Gunma Pref.	Gunma Industry Support Organization	Various	350
Hiroshima Pref.	Hiroshima Bio Venture Network	Biomedical	20
	Hiroshima Prefecture "Only One, Number One" Companies	Various	180
	Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Organization Database of Companies in Hiroshima Prefecture	Various	1700
Ishikawa Pref.	ISHIKAWA Trade Directory	Various	220
Kagawa Pref.	Kagawa Industry Support Foundation website	Various	100
Kagoshima Pref.	Companies in Kagoshima prefecture	Various	1200
Kawasaki City	Kawasaki database	Various	1200
Kumamoto Pref.	Companies registered in Kumamoto Prefecture	Various	1200
Mie Pref.	Crystal Valley Project:FPD Industrial Map	FPD	65
Niigata Pref.	Niigata Industrial Creation Organization	Manufacturing	1100
Niigata City.	Niigata Industrial Promotion Center	Various	460
Oita Pref.	COLUMBUS	Various	14200
Oosaka City	"RooBO"	Robot	230
Sakai City	Webiz enging SAKAI21	Various	1200
Sendai City	Researcher database	University	8
Sendai City	Sendai City Industrial Promotion Organization	Manufacturing	500
Shiga Pref.	"Skki"	Various	2700
Tochigi Pref.	Tochigi Industrial Promotion Center	Various	3600