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Fukuoka, an Asian Business Hub - Fukuoka, Gateway to Asia -

Regional News

Contact

Business Attraction Section

City Hall 14F, 1-8-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8620

invest@city.fukuoka.lg.jp


Basic information

Population

1612 thousand

Labor force

747 thousand

Nominal GDP

7,386.2 billion yen

Number of Establishments

91,628 establishments

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  1. Population, Labor force: Population Census 2020, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

  2. Nominal GDP: Fukuokブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールitizen's Economic Accounts 2020, Fukuokブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールity Office

  3. Number of Establishments: 2021 Economic Sensus, Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Business Environment

Fukuoka city has a geographical advantage as the closest Japanese city to Asian citieブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn China, South Korea, and others. Hakata and Tenjin, the city's economic centers, have excellent access from the international airport, only 10 minutes by subway. Fukuoka ranks first among Japan's government-ordinance designated citieブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn terms of population growth rate and the young population ratio. In particular, the city is trying to accumulate IT human resources and companies as "Engineer Friendly City Fukuoka," a growing city in which engineers gather and play active roles. Furthermore, the city has been actively supporting startups since 2012. In 2020, Fukuoka was the only city to be selected by the national government as a "global base city" to support the development of startupブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールntensively. Thuブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールt serves as a base to create leading companies.

Incentives

Fukuokブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールity Business Establishment Support Program

Subsidies

Fukuoka city provides subsidies to companies establishing businesseブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn the target fieldブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn Fukuoka city to cover parts of their investment, lease, employment, and establishment expenses according to the business field, location, office floor area, and the number of employees.

Program to attract highly-skilled foreign professionalブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn national strategic special zones

Others

Fukuokブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールity promotes the recruitment of highly-skilled foreign professionals by adding extra points under the point-based system for granting "highly-skilled foreign professionals" residence status for foreign persons working at companies receiving the Fukuokブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールity Business Establishment Support Program subsidies.

Taxation System to Reinforce Regional Bases

Tax reduction

Businesses who are certified under Section 2 of Article 17 of the Local Revitalization Act and fulfill the requirements of "Fukuoka City Ordinance on the Promotion of the Development of Head Office Functionブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn the Areas for Improving Local Vibrancy" are eligible for preferential tax treatments on buildings, structures, machine equipment, or land (hereinafter referred to as "buildings, etc.") newly acquired for head office functions.

Startup Visa

Startup Visa Available

Industrial cluster information

Knowledge-creating industries

Well-reputed as a town rich in young talent and as an excellent town to work in, a cluster of creative-related industrieブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールs developing with a focus on digital content industries, including video games, fashion, design, movies, and music.

Local companies

LEVEL-5 Inc. CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd., MontBlanc Pictures Co.,Ltd.,

Educational/research institutes of the industry

Kyushu University School of Design, Kyushu Sangyo University School of Information Science

Others

Fukuoka Game Promotion Industry Agency, Creative Lab Fukuoka

International financial functions

In response to the government'ブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールnternational financial center initiative, Fukuoka city has announced to attract international financial functions. It plans to accumulate them by capitalizing on its base cities' characteristics on the Sea of Japan, which can avoid simultaneous damage with Tokyo and Osaka, its proximity to East Asia, and its comfortable living conditions.

Local companies

State Street Trust and Banking Co., Ltd, AllianceBernstein Japan Ltd.

Headquarters functions

The transfer of head office functions to Fukuoka is taking place to promote BCP measures and work-life balance, reflecting the trends for decentralization from the concentration in Tokyo to regions.

Local companies

Yahoo! JAPAN CORPORATION, JAPANET HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd., Nippon Wealth Life Insurance Company Limited

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Living environment

Fukuoka city is acclaimed by the British magazine "Monocle" and others as one of the world's most friendly cities for foreign residents. According to a survey on business personブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn Japan, Fukuoka city was ranked No. 1 in "good place to live" and No. 2 in "desirable place to live." Thanks to its compact size, the city ranks first in commute time for work or school among the seven major metropolitan areaブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn Japan. The low cost of living, such as rent, is highly evaluated. Fukuoka City International Foundation established an office called "Rainbow Plaza" to provide the information required for daily life, consultation, counseling, and legal advice for foreign residentブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn Fukuoka.

International schools

Logistics and infrastructures

The city has daily flights to Busan, Seoul, Shanghai, Dalian, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore. The flight schedule enables travelers to make a same-day return business trip to Busan, Seoul, and Shanghai. Fukuoka Airport, which serves 19 international and 28 domestic routes, the Port of Hakata with container routes, expressway interchange, and freight railway stations are conveniently located in the city. It has gained a reputation as logistics bases with East Asia recently.

Connected to 19 cities overseas, an increasing number of passengers and cargoes fly from Fukuoka Airport every year as a hub of Asia. It has become Japan's third-largest international airport in terms of trade value, following Narita and Kansai. Fukuoka Airport offers excellent access to major citieブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn Asia; Shanghai is 90 minutes away, and Seoul is 70 minutes away.

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Support

Fukuokブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールity has established the Global Startup Center (GSC), a one-stop support desk for foreign entrepreneurs starting a business or overseas startups advancing to the city. It also set up the Global Finance Center (GFC), a one-stop support desk specializing in international finance.
Experienced counselors provide advice for setting up a business, startup visa applications, business matching, and other matters for free. Besides, Fukuoka city cooperates with startup support facilities to collect overseaブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールnformation and support overseas expansions and matching with overseas companies.

Success Storieブラック ジャック ディーラー ルールn Fukuoka city

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