“Survey on Business Operations ブラック ジャック 勝率 Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan”Summary ブラック ジャック 勝率 Survey Results

Mar 29, 2022

JETRO conducted a survey ブラック ジャック 勝率 6,582 foreign-affiliated companies based in Japan from September to October 2021, and received valid responses from 1,315 companies (valid response rate: 20.0%). This survey was conducted by JETRO for the first time this fiscal year to assess the current status ブラック ジャック 勝率 foreign-affiliated companies in Japan, the Japanese business environment, and the state ブラック ジャック 勝率 collaboration/cooperation with Japanese companies and other entities. The key findings ブラック ジャック 勝率 the survey will be presented as follows: 1) Current status and trends ブラック ジャック 勝率 foreign-affiliated companies in Japan, 2) Attractiveness and challenges ブラック ジャック 勝率 the business environment in Japan and support needed, and 3) Collaboration/cooperation with Japanese companies and other entities.

Three points ブラック ジャック 勝率 the survey results

1.Current status and trends ブラック ジャック 勝率 foreign-affiliated companies in Japan

• Companies ブラック ジャック 勝率 wholesale trade / general trade industry accounted for the highest percentage ブラック ジャック 勝率 the responded foreign-affiliated companies at 38.6%, followed by services and others at 30.3%, manufacturing at 15.0%, and retail trade at 3.8%.
• As to the foreign parent company ブラック ジャック 勝率 the responded foreign-affiliated companies, US companies accounted for the highest at 20.1%, followed by German companies at 12.7% and Chinese companies at 10.3%. By region, 40% are from Europe, over 30% from Asia, and 20% from North America.
• Over 70% ブラック ジャック 勝率 the head ブラック ジャック 勝率fices ブラック ジャック 勝率 the responded foreign-affiliated companies in Japan are located in the Kanto region, and nearly 60% ブラック ジャック 勝率 them are concentrated in Tokyo. In addition, nearly 80% ブラック ジャック 勝率 their corporate planning and management functions are concentrated in the Kanto region.
• Looking at sales for the most recent fiscal year by timing ブラック ジャック 勝率 entry (i.e. when the company was established or invested) , about 70% ブラック ジャック 勝率 the companies that entered the market in or before 1980 had sales ブラック ジャック 勝率 "over JPY 1 billion," while 20% ブラック ジャック 勝率 them had sales ブラック ジャック 勝率 "over JPY 10 billion." On the other hand, about half ブラック ジャック 勝率 the companies that entered in or after 2016 had sales ブラック ジャック 勝率 "JPY 100 million or less", indicating that companies that have been in the market for longer tend to have larger sales.
• As for future business plans in Japan, about 50% to over 60% ブラック ジャック 勝率 the respondents answered that they would "strengthen or expand" regardless ブラック ジャック 勝率 company size, and the percentage was over 90% when including "maintaining the status quo."

2.Attractiveness and challenges ブラック ジャック 勝率 the business environment in Japan, and support needed

• Regarding the attractiveness ブラック ジャック 勝率 the Japanese business environment, "Japanese market size" was the most common response at 60%. On the other hand, "growth potential ブラック ジャック 勝率 the Japanese market" accounted for just over 30%, with some industries tending to rate it even lower.
• As for changes in the Japanese business environment perceived over the past year or two, more than 70% ブラック ジャック 勝率 companies responded "no change" for most ブラック ジャック 勝率 the nine items surveyed, while more than 20% ブラック ジャック 勝率 respondents answered that "Strictness and complexity in the immigration control system" and "ease ブラック ジャック 勝率 securing human resources" are getting worse.
• Around 90% ブラック ジャック 勝率 the respondents, regardless ブラック ジャック 勝率 industry or company size, answered that they are "recruiting Japanese mid-career workers in Japan," indicating a strong preference for hiring industry-ready workers.
• Among government measures, "one-stop system and digitization ブラック ジャック 勝率 labor and tax-related procedures" attracted attention from a wide range ブラック ジャック 勝率 respondents, regardless ブラック ジャック 勝率 industry or company size. "Promotion ブラック ジャック 勝率 digital transformation (DX)" and "policies for a carbon-neutral society" also received more than 30% ブラック ジャック 勝率 the attention, and both exceeded 50% especially among large enterprises.
• Overall, the top public support services that have been used or intended to use were "subsidies and incentives," "provision ブラック ジャック 勝率 information," and "arrangement for recruiting human resources."

3.Collaboration/cooperation with Japanese companies and other entities

• More than half ブラック ジャック 勝率 the large enterprises are implementing or considering collaboration/cooperation with Japanese companies and other entities. Overall, 22.5% ブラック ジャック 勝率 respondents answered that they "have implemented" collaboration/ cooperation.
• Regarding partners for collaboration/cooperation (including those under consideration), "small and medium-sized enterprises," "universities," and "large enterprises" were all at the 40% level. "Small and medium-sized enterprises" was the most common partner for Asian companies at over 50%, while "universities" was the most common for North American companies at over 50%. More than half (52.6%) ブラック ジャック 勝率 the respondents selected "strong technological capabilities" as a factor they look for in a partner.
• The biggest challenge in conducting collaboration/cooperation was "gathering information about potential partners. “Delay in decision-making ブラック ジャック 勝率 partners" and "lack ブラック ジャック 勝率 partners' communication skills aside from Japanese" were also cited as challenges, especially among relatively small and new companies.

Attachment: "Survey on Business Operations ブラック ジャック 勝率 Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan" Summary ブラック ジャック 勝率 Survey Results (PowerPoint slide deck)

• Japanese(1.8MB)
• English(491KB)