Supporting Overseas Companies Doing Business in Tokyo10 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo's Energy Policy Promoting Renewable Energy 【Rooftop solar project 】・Promote the use

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Tokyo Investment and Business Seminar

Supporting Overseas Companies

Doing Business in Tokyo

2014

Noriko Suzuki Director for Attraction of Foreign Direct Investment In Tokyo,

Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government 2

Tokyo’s Appeal Pages 3-7

Industrial Promotion Policy of TMG Pages 8

Tokyo’s Energy Policy Pages 9-10

Support Menus Provided by TMG Pages 11

Tokyo Industry Exhibition Pages 12-14

Tokyo Business Entry Point Page 15-16

Support Menus Provided after

a Company is Established in Japan Page 17

Model Schedule Page 18

The Special Zone for Asian Headquarters Pages 19-20

Contents


Tokyo Metropolis

Population: 13 million

Fortune Global 500 (2013)

Rank City Country Companies

1 Beijing China 4 9

2 Tokyo Japan 4 5

3 Paris France 1 9

4 New York USA 1 8

5 London UK 1 7

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Tokyo Metropolis

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GDP: 1 064 Billion USD ※Note: GDP by country (Major countries, 2 01 0)

Figures for Tokyo are for FY 2 01 0

※Source: CAO “Annual Report on National Accounts”,

“Annual Report in Prefectural Accounts”

14,419

5,511

2,266

1,3891,285 1,064

1,032 1,015

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3,306

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Global Power City Ranking (Global Power City Index)

1 London

2 New York

3 Paris

4 Tokyo

5 Singapore

Global Power City Index

Ranking of the urban competitiveness of 40 major cities based on

70 indices for six components: Economy, R&D, Cultural Interaction, livability, Environment and Accessibility. (Source: the Mori Memorial Foundation)

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Satisfaction with regard to Tokyo

Location (Top Six Items)

①Transportation network 80.6%

②Name recognition・Image 76.5%

③Information collection・transmission 63.5%

④Human resources 60.5%

⑤Market 57.7%

⑥Concentration of related industries 54.2%

Based on a survey of foreign capitalized firms who

have established operations in Tokyo


Tokyo: Home to Numerous Foreign Affiliates

Home to head offices of foreign firms

Comparison by prefecture (2013, ％)

Kanagawa,8.6

Osaka, 3.8

Others, 11.2

Tokyo, 76.4

Total3,103firms

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Social Problem Resolution-Oriented

Industries

Environment/Energy,

Health/Medical/Welfare,

Crisis Management

Information Transmission-Oriented

Industries

Animation/Content,

Design, Fashion

Urban Function Utilization-Oriented

Industries

Robots, Aircraft

Industrial Promotion Policy of the Tokyo

Metropolitan Government


Tokyo’s Energy Policy

■Implementing Energy Management Systems Promoting visualization of energy use in offices and homes.

【Subsidy systems for homes】

・Subsidize households installing fuel cells or storage batteries on the condition that they install the Home Energy Management System (HEMS).

【Subsidy systems for offices】

・ Subsidize companies installing gas co-generation systems in office buildings and other locations on the condition that they install Building and Energy Management System (BEMS).

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Tokyo's Energy Policy

■Promoting Renewable Energy 【Rooftop solar project 】

・Promote the use of solar power systems as a package:

affordable prices, low-interest loans, and after-care

services.

【Diversifying and self-supplying energy on

islands】

・Make Hachijo Island a model case that meets most of

its energy demand with clean renewable energy.

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- Full support when doing business in Japan -

A company is established in Japan

Tokyo International Industry Exhibition, etc

(Autumn)

Tokyo Metropolitan Small

Business Center ・Business management consultations

・Intellectual property consultations

・Fund procurement consultations

Tokyo Investment &

Business Seminar

Tokyo Business

Meeting

Tokyo Metropolitan

Government

・Financing consultations

Support Menus provided by TMG for foreign companies

hoping to do business in Japan

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Tokyo Business Entry Point

Consultations on living in Tokyo ・Housing information

・Medical information

・School information

・Information on living in Tokyo, etc.

Business-related consultations ・Market survey information

・Approval and license information

・Information on partner companies

・Office information, etc.


2013 Fair Overview

○ Dates: October 30－November 1 , 2013 (3 days)

○ Venue: Tokyo Big Sight (West Halls 1 and 2 )

○ Exhibit categories: Information technology, environment, medical care and welfare,

machinery and metal

○ Fair size: 924 companies and organizations, 825 booths

○ Number of visitors: (46,095 in 2013 )

Opportunities for market surveys and business matching

(Booths are offered free of charge, and business meetings with Tokyo-based

companies are arranged.)


FY2013

(3 days)

FY2012

(3 days)

FY2011

(3 days)

Overseas Companies 7 Companies 7 Companies 5 Companies

Business Meetings 1 06Companies 98 Companies 69 Companies

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Tokyo International Industry Exhibition


Tokyo Big Sight


○Dates: February 26-28, 2014

○Exhibitions: Int’l Hydrogen & Fuel Expo, Int’l photovoltaic Power

Generation Expo, int’l Rechargeable Battery Expo, Processing

Technology, Eco house/Eco Building Expo etc.

○Number of visitors(2 01 3 ) : 76,328

○Dates: January 29-31 , 2014

○Exhibit categories: nano materials, nano Evaluation & measurement,

nano Fabrication Technology

○Fair size(2013 ) : 587 companies and organizations, 802 booths

○Number of visitors(2013 ) : 46,846

International Nanotechnology Exhibition and

Conference 2014

World Smart Energy Week 2014

○Dates: Jun 10-13 , 2014

○Exhibit categories: food manufacturing,processing,

packaging and filling, food materials processing etc

○Fair size(2013 ) : 725 companies and organizations,

2971 booths

○Number of visitors(2 01 3 ) : 94,087

International Food Machinery & Technology

Exhibition 2014

Tokyo Big Sight

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Tokyo International Industry Exhibition Examples of International Trade Fairs at

○Dates: October 1-3 , 2014

○Exhibit categories: wheelchair, artificial limb, walker, welfare cars etc

○Fair size(2013) : 585 companies and organizations

○Number of visitors(2013 ) : 121,044

Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition 2014


19th -21st November, 2014

We welcome your participation!


Tokyo International Industry Exhibition 2014


TMG’s One-Stop Information Portal for Foreign-Affiliated Firms


Start-up Expansion

Information on:

・ Markets

・ Approvals and licenses

・ Office space

･ Specialists, etc.

Information on:

・ Public service support

・ Industry – government –

academia alliances

Information on:

・ Trade fairs and exhibitions

・ Potential business partners

Information for foreign residents living in Tokyo

• Consultation services for foreign residents

• Medical information

• Housing information

• Educational institution information

Business Information

Information for daily life

Tokyo Business Entry Point

Free of Charge!

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Case Study

Pinocchio World Co., Ltd. - Wanted to set up a company selling decorative items and accessories - Requested assistance with starting business in Tokyo Details: 1. Inform them about the permits and procedures of setting up a

company 2. Support to expand business Assistance provided: 1. Explain concrete procedures to set up a company in Tokyo 2. Introduce English speaking lawyers, tax accountants, and real

estate firms 3. Introduce IT firms to help with web creation and online sales Result: Establish a company in Tokyo


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Support Menus Provided

After a Company is Established in Japan

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Tokyo Metropolitan Small Business Center ・Consultations on business management (one-stop general consultation desk, etc.)

・Consultations on intellectual property (consultation desk, etc.)

・Consultations on funds (subsidies, etc.)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government ・Tokyo Business Entry Point

・Consultations on funds (financing, etc.)



Model Schedule

Tokyo Investment &

Business Seminar

Tokyo Business Meeting

Participate in Tokyo

International Industry

Exhibition 2014

Consultation on fund procurement, etc.

Tokyo Business Entry Point (Business Development Center Tokyo)

January. 2014 October . 2014

Establishment

of a company

in Japan

(1 )

Take an interest in

doing business in

Tokyo

(3 )

Visit Japan and examine

the possibility of doing

business in Tokyo

(2 )

Gather the necessary

information for examining

the possibility of doing

business in Tokyo

(5 )

Build a platform for doing

business in Tokyo

(4 )

Gather the necessary

information for preparing

to do business in Tokyo


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- What is going on in Tokyo? – Business Special Zone for Asian Headquarters -

Business Special Zone for Asian Headquarters

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4 functions for attracting foreign companies

Scheme to encourage entry into the market

Business Special Zone for Asian Headquarters ②

- What is going on in Tokyo? – Business Special Zone for Asian Headquarters -

Approaches/ Business Exchange ・Corporate tax breaks and exemption

of local tax

(Enterprise tax on corporation, etc.)

・Ease immigration and re-entry procedures.

Business Support ・Support Institution

(Business Development Center Tokyo)

→http://www.bdc-tokyo.org/en/

・Subsidy Program

Living Environment Development

・Living support at BDC

・Hospitals with English-speaking doctors

・Schools where education is conducted

in English

Business Environment to Secure BCP* ・Highly functional office buildings

- Quake-resistant

- Independent power generation systems

*BCP・・・Business Continuity Plan

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Thank you for

your attention!

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Supporting Overseas Companies Doing Business in Tokyo10 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo's Energy Policy Promoting Renewable Energy 【Rooftop solar project 】 ・Promote the use

Supporting Overseas Companies Doing Business in Tokyo10 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo's Energy Policy Promoting Renewable Energy 【Rooftop solar project 】・Promote the use