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Kanagawa
To get business opportunities with life science and robots, go to ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture!
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Investment Promotion and International Business Division
1 Nihon-Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 231-8588
Basic information
- Population
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9237 thousand
- Labor force
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4311 thousand
- Nominal GDP
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35,287.8 billion yen
- Number of Establishments
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343,684 establishments
- JETRO office
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Population, Labor force: Population Census 2020, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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Nominal GDP: ブラック ジャック オンラインefectural Citizen's Economic Accounts 2021, ブラック ジャック オンラインefectural Government
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Number of Establishments: 2021 Economic Sensus, Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Business Environment
Many excellent knowledge- and technology-driven companies in manufacturing and R&D with leading-edge technologies gather in Kanagawa from other parts of Japan and overseas, forming a major industrial cluster. ブラック ジャック オンラインomotes business activities with its proximity to the massive Tokyo market, the extensive transportation network of railroad and roadway directly connected with major cities in Japan, and Port of Yokoyama and Port of Kawasaki supporting active international trade. It also provides a comfortable lifestyle. The city of Yokohama is one of the first cities to incorporate Western culture in Japan. People can enjoy abundant nature, such as the coast of Shonan and the mountains of Hakone.
Incentives
Foreign Firm Setup Support Program
Subsidies
Kanawaga prefecture provides a subsidy to cover one-half of the following expenses to foreign firms expanding into Japan for the first time and establishing a Japanese subsidiary or branch in ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture. (up to 2 million yen)
1. Costs for acquiring the resident status
2. Filing costs for incorporating, etc.
3. Recruitment costs
4. Interpretation/translation costs related to 1. to 3.
Rent Subsidy for Foreign Firms
Subsidies
Subsidy to cover 1/3 of monthly rent for six months, up to 6 million yen
( However, if the business plans to utilize the special zone system, 1/2 of monthly rent, up to 9 million yen.)
Applicant must hire more than five or more permanent employees at a newly established facility, including at least three Japanese-nationals or permanent residents.
Subsidy Program for Attracting Companies
Subsidies
Subsidy equivalent to the amount of capital investment in land, buildings, and equipment, multiplied by predetermined ratios within an upper threshold.
- 3% (large companies), 6%(small and medium companies) ブラック ジャック オンラインhe investment amount, up to 500 million yen
(However, if the business plans to utilize the special zone system, 6% (large companies), 12%(small and medium companies) ブラック ジャック オンラインhe investment amount, up to 1 billion yen.)
Note: Companies are required to meet certain conditions, e.g., investment value and number of permanent employees.
Startup Visa
Startup Visa Available
Industrial cluster information
ME-BYO (preventative medicine) industry / advanced medical related industry
ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture has intensively promoted the Healthcare New Frontier Policy to achieve the longest healthy lifespan in Japan and create a new market and industry by integrating two approaches: "curing ME-BYO (improving conditions between healthy and ill)" and "pursuing state-of-the-art medical treatment and technologies."
There are clusters of life science-related companies. All ブラック ジャック オンラインhe prefecture and some areas are designated National Strategy Special Zone, or the Keihin Coastal Area Life Innovation International Strategic Comprehensive Special Zone, etc. Kanagawa offers an excellent environment to welcome companies in the cutting-edge medical and technological fields.
- Local companies
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Takeda Pharmaceutical, Fujifilm, Ajinomoto, Shiseido, and Johnson & Johnson
- Educational/research institutes ブラック ジャック オンラインhe industry
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RIKEN, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Keio University, and Tokyo Institute ブラック ジャック オンラインechnology
- Others
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Bio Japan
Robotics
ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture promotes R&D through open innovation, such as technological collaboration and fast commercialization in consortiums in which more than 260 companies participate.
The Prefecture has fully supported the implementation of robot demonstration experiments for medical and nursing care applications, disaster response, infrastructure maintenance, tourism promotion, etc., under the deregulation system in the Sagami Robotics Industry Special Zone. Kanagawa has created an environment suitable for the expansion ブラック ジャック オンラインhe robotics business in Japan.
- Local companies
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation, Fuji Soft Co., Ltd., and Fujifilm
- Educational/research institutes ブラック ジャック オンラインhe industry
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Yokohama National University, Tokyo Institute ブラック ジャック オンラインechnology, Keio University,
- Others
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Technical Show Yokohama
ICT related industry
The concentration of the IT and electronics industry in ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture is among the highest in Japan. Many world-famous companies, including Fujitsu, Canon, Toshiba, Sony, and Ricoh, cluster here. Many areas have a high density of sophisticated companies and research institutes operated under public-private collaboration, such as "Kawasaki Science Park" and "Yokosuka Research Park," providing an environment for promoting the creation of innovation in the industry.
- Local companies
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Fujitsu, Canon and Sony
- Educational/research institutes ブラック ジャック オンラインhe industry
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Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Yokohama National University, Tokyo Institute ブラック ジャック オンラインechnology, Keio University
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- Educational institutions
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Living environment
There are 11 schools for non-Japanese students in the prefecture:
9 schools in Yokohama City (3 international schools, 3 North/South Korean schools, 2 Chinese/Taiwanese schools, 1 German school)
2 schools in Kawasaki City (2 North/South Korean schools)
A volunteer-based medical interpretation system is available. Under this system, volunteer interpreters will be dispatched upon requests from 69 member medical organizations in the prefecture.
Supported languages: Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Spanish, English, Thai, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Russia, French, Nepalese (13 languages)
Logistics and infrastructures
Kanagawa has a well-developed wide-area road and railway networks. Besides international trade ports such as Yokohama Port, Kawasaki Port, and Yokosuka Port, Haneda International Airport is near, providing convenient transportation access.
Land: ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture has a highly convenient and well-developed road network, such as the Tomei Expressway, which connects the Tokyo metropolitan area with the Chubu and Kansai economic areas. Narita Airport can be reached within about 90 minutes by limousine bus from major terminals in the Prefecture such as Yokohama Station and Kawasaki Station.
Air: Approx. 30 minutes to Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) and approx. 1.5 hours to Narita International Airport (New Tokyo International Airport)
Sea: There are two specially-designated major ports, Port of Yokohama and Port of Kawasaki, plus one major port, Port of Yokosuka. In particular, Port of Yokohama has been operating a high-standard container berth with the deepest water in Japan (18m) to accommodate super-large containerships since August 2020.
Railway: There are Shin-Yokohama and Odawara stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen, making it easy to travel to Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, etc. The JR Tokaido line runs parallel to the Tokaido Shinkansen, linking ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture cities (26 minutes from Yokohama to Tokyo, 17 minutes from Kawasaki to Tokyo). These JR lines and private railways constitute a transportation system that seamlessly connects ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture with central Tokyo. The Minatomirai Line connects to the Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. It takes about 26 minutes to Shibuya, 32 minutes to Shinjuku san-chome, to 38 minutes to Ikebukuro from Yokohama.
Map of Kanagawa
Support
JETRO, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Sagamihara City, and other local governments and ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture collaborate to promote investment in Japan through incentives and property information and consultation on incorporation, etc.
It fully supports business development in Japan by providing free startup offices (IBSC Kanagawa), ブラック ジャック オンラインefecture rental offices for foreign companies, and subsidies to support foreign companies' launching.
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