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Contents
1. What is Kansai?
7. Alluring Sightseeing
1-1. Strong Kansai economy ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪2
2. Highly Developed Infrastructure
2-1. Kansai connecting to the world/Asia with many
flight routes ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
2-2. Location of the Kansai Region ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
2-3. Kansai International Airport ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
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3. Great Intellectual Cluster
3-1. University/Research Institute Clusters ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
3-2. Leading-edge Facilities for Research
Supporting Innovation ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
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4. Industries Expected to Grow
4-1. Green Innovations ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 8
4-2. Life Science Innovation ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 9
4-3. Currently Developing Special Zones in
Kansai ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 10
5. Attractive Industries
5-1. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Supporting the World from Kansai ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 11
5-2. New Products/Services Developed in
Kansai ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 12
5-3. Famous Entrepreneurs from Kansai ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 13
6. Well-equipped Business Environment
6-1. Asia’s Leading International Conference
Location ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 14
6-2. Comfortable Working and Living Environment
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7-1. Integration of Culture and History ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
7-2. Tourist Destinations in Kansai Attracting
Foreign Visitors ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
7-3. Clusters of Industrial Tourism Facilities ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
7-4. Hospitality for Foreign Tourists Visiting
Japan ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
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8. Unique Commerce
8-1. Trade Value by Region ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 20
8-2. Trade Value by Product ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 21
9. Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated
Companies Expanding into Kansai
9-1. Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated Companies
Entering into Kansai ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ 22
9-2. Examples of Foreign-Affiliated Companies
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10. Support for Foreign Investment in Kansai
10-1. Foreign Investment Support Programs in
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10-2. Foreign Investment Support Programs in
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10-3. Government Efforts to Promote Foreign
Investment in Japan ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
10-4. Examples of Incentives Offered by Local
Governments ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
Tourism-Related Websites of Kansai ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
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1. What is Kansai?
INVEST KANSAI
1-1. Strong Kansai Economy
 Kansai is an area that is located in the center of Japan and has a huge market with a population of approximately
21.8 million and a GRP of approximately $1,022 billion. The size of the economy is equivalent to that of South
Korea (ranked 15th in the world).
 Kansai has international cities, such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. Kansai’s compactness is an attractive point, as
Kyoto and Kobe connect to the city center of Osaka in about 30 minutes by train.
Kyoto City
The most popular tourist
destination in the world
Osaka City
Second largest economy in Japan
~ Comparison of GDP: Kansai
and other countries ~
メキシコ
Mexico
韓国
Korea
Kansai
関⻄
Kyoto
Shiga
Hyogo
Sapporo
1,155
Osaka
50㎞
Wakayama
1,116
1,022
World’s Best Awards,2015
Fukui
Kobe City
Nara
カラチ
Karachi
Kansai
100㎞
The most eco-friendly city in Asia
インドネシア
Indonesia
Netherlands
オランダ
Netherlands
846
Shanghai
上海
北京
Beijing
Mercer Quality of Living Survey,2010
Tokyo
836
ニューヨーク
New York
(US$ billion)
Nagoya
Sources: 2014 Statistical reports on land area by prefecture and
municipalities in Japan (Geospatial Information Authority of
Japan), Population based on Residential Basic Book (Ministry
of Internal Affairs and Communications), National Accounts
(Cabinet Office), Annual Report on Prefecture Accounts
(Cabinet Office)
Note:
GRP of Kansai = Derived from Fiscal Year 2011 nominal GRP
of the region
Hiroshima
Fukuoka
Kagoshima
Kansai
Domestic
share
Area (km2) (2014)
31,542
8.3%
Population (1,000) (2014)
21,762
16.9%
GRP,GDP (US$ billion) (2011)
1,022
17.3%
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2-1. Kansai connecting to the world/Asia with many flight routes
 In 2015, 1,029 flights* are serviced per week, which is a record number connecting Kansai to the world.
 Plan for 2015 summer schedule at its peak (July)
 Kansai has been developing airports and seaports to handle a large volume of cargo, thus serving as an
international trade hub. Kansai plays a core role in Asia.
Asia:
Europe:
Middle East:
864 flights/wk
International Flight Network
Number of airline companies: 71
Number of countries (regions)
served: 24
Number of cities served: 74
Number of weekly flights: 1029
North America:
52.5 flights/wk
39.5 flights/wk
Note: Based on materials from New
Kansai International Airport
Company, Ltd.
 Plan for 2015 summer schedule at
its peak (July)
14 flights/wk
Maizuru
Port
Tsuruga
Port
Port of Kobe
Osaka Port
Sakai-Senboku Port
Regular foreign trade container liners going into service with Japanese ports
Asia and nearby areas: 134.7 ships/wk
N. America: 12 ships/wk
Europe: 2 ships/wk
Others: 5 ships/wk
* As of April 1, 2014
Oceania etc.:
* The above figures of regular oceangoing container liners are based on
data at each port in Kansai with container yards, checked by the Ports and
Harbours Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
59 flights/wk
Wakayama Shimotsu Port
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2-2. Location of the Kansai Region
 Kansai has advanced air, railroad, and road transportation networks.
 Kansai has established means of access, thus ensuring ease of movement to
everywhere in Kansai and major domestic cities throughout Japan.
Domestic Network
Aviation
Shinkansen
Sapporo
Expressway
1 hour and
50 minutes
1 hour
Tokyo
2 hours and
30 minutes
Osaka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
1 hour
4 hours
Nagoya
Osaka
Tokyo
50 minutes
2 hours and
30 minutes
Nagoya
Tokyo
Hiroshima Osaka
2 hours
Fukuoka
6 hours
7 hours and
30 minutes
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2-3. Kansai International Airport
 Kansai International Airport is an urban airport located in the center of Kansai and Japan and ensures a high level of convenience.
 Kansai International Airport connects to 42 Asian cities with a large number of flights, including international LCC flights of 14
companies connecting to 21 cities, and outclasses any other domestic airport in terms of the number of LCC and non-LCC flights. ※
 Plan for 2015 summer schedule at its peak (July)
 Kansai International Airport as a hub airport for international cargo is in operation 24 hours a day to connect to Asia and the rest of the
world.
One and only one in Japan!
24-hour Airport with multiple 4000-meter
Late-night /
runways
Early-morning
33％
Japan’s first
A single warehouse can pack and store pharmaceutical
products at constant temperatures, and flexibly handle mass
imports and exports of pharmaceutical products.
KIXMedipac
[Times used for cargo flights]
International airport linking to 27 countries and 73 cities
In full 24-hour operation. Achieving lead-time reduction
with the use of late night flights.
High commendation from around the world!
The world’s largest cargo-intensive base of
airport cargo transport companies
FedEx (North Pacific regional hub)
Shared temperature-controlled
warehouses for pharmaceutical
products
Cooling dollies
Drug export packaging facility
Top evaluation by a variety of organizations!
Received the 2014 Air Cargo Excellence Survey
(Provided by FedEx) Award
For the “Airports Asia – 400,000 to 999,999 tons”
category
(The Air Cargo World Magazine)
Received the Best Airport Staff in Asia Award 2014,
Best Low-Cost Terminal 2015 (*), and the Best Baggage
(World Airport Awards 2014 and 2015)
Delivery 2015
* Terminal Building 2.
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3-1. University/Research Institute Clusters
 Kansai is an area where prestigious universities and research institutions are clustered.
 Distinctive research and development bases have been formed and a large number of prestigious
universities are clustered, and industry-university cooperation is making progress.
 Kansai has produced a number of Nobel Prize winners. Furthermore, overseas institutions under
industry-university cooperation have been extended to Kansai.
[Main research and development bases and overseas institutions
under industry-university cooperation in Kansai]
Fraunhofer (AIST)
Isis Innovation
[Harima Science Garden City]
<Large-scale research facilities>
In terms of monetary amount, 25% of industry-university joint research
throughout Japan is conducted in Kansai, and the amount of money
received per research project is larger than the national average.
[Saito (International Culture Park)]
Senri Life Science Center
Industry-university joint
research across the
nation (Value terms)
[Kansai Science City]
<A large number of public and corporate research
institutions are clustered>
Research Institute of Innovative Technology
for the Earth
Advanced Telecommunications Research
Institute International
National Institute of Information and
Communications Technology
Israel Institute of Technology
(Scheduled to open its office in 2015)
SPring-8
SACLA
[Kobe Medical Industry Development Project]
“Largest Class Medical Bio Cluster in Japan”
Supercomputer “K ”
FOCUS Supercomputer
RIKEN
[Industry-university joint research amount]
iPS cells
関
Kansai
西
3,194
Kansai 25%
全
Japan
国
2,422
0
2000
4000
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (1000 yen)
Implementation status of industry-university cooperation and performance of
joint research (on an institution-by-institution basis) (FY 2013)
[Numbers of universities and students per population]
Blue
LED
Producing many
Nobel Prize winners
14 out of 22
Japanese winners
Polygonal line:
Number of
universities/100,000
Bar:
Number of students/1,000
(Person)
Japan
Kyoto
(School)
The number of universities and of students: “School Basic Survey” (FY
2014), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology
Population: “Population Estimates” (as of October 1, 2013), Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Communications
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3-2. Leading-edge Facilities for Research Supporting Innovation
© Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
Provided by RIKEN
[Large-scale synchrotron radiation facility “SPring-8”]
A facility that can research the structures and capabilities of
materials at the atomic or molecular level using the world’s
highest-performance “synchrotron radiation”
[Center for iPS Cell Research and
Application, Kyoto University]
The world’s first key institute dedicated to leadingedge iPS cell research
[X-ray Free Electron Laser “SACLA”]
A facility that investigates the movements and transformation of
materials at the atomic level by generating X-ray laser beams a
billion times more powerful than the synchrotron radiation of
SPring-8
[Knowledge Capital (Grand Front)]
[Supercomputer “K ”]
World-class supercomputer
A hub for intellectual creation that aims to create new
value through interactions between various fields
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4-1. Green Innovations
 Kansai is one of the largest hubs for the development and production of energy-related industries
such as lithium-ion batteries.
 Not only battery manufacturers but also associated component/material manufacturers and
equipment manufacturers are clustered here.
[Cluster of top-share companies related
to Lithium-ion batteries are clustered]
Device manufacturer
HIRANO TECSEED CO., Ltd.
Nishimura MFG. Co., Ltd.
Component/material
manufacturer
Iwatani Hydrogen Station Amagasaki as Japan’s first
commercial hydrogen station.
Tanaka Chemical Corporation
Daiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.
Next generation large-sized battery
“Redox Flow Battery”
Battery manufacturer
Panasonic Corporation
GS YUASA
[Major companies related to fuel cells
in Kansai]
➢Fuel cell manufacturers
Panasonic, Kyocera, Aquafairy
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
Home-use fuel cell
cogeneration system
➢Fuel-battery component manufacturers
Samtec, Tanaka Chemical Corporation, Hosokawa Micron Group, DAIICH
KIGENSO KAGAKU KOGYO, TOYOBO, NIPPON SHOKUBAI, MILLENIUM
GATE TECHNOLOGY, YAMASATO INDUSTRIES, LIMITED., SANSHO
KAKOU
➢Hydrogen manufactures and storage companies
Iwatani Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, AIR WATER INC.,
KOBELCO ECO-SOLUTIONS, Fujikin
➢Inspection and evaluation equipment manufacturers
Shimadzu Corporation, HORIBA LTD., EAMEX CORPORATION, Round
Science Inc.
NLAB National LABoratory for advanced energy storage technologies
The world’s largest scale constanttemperature battery test and evaluation
facilities (responding to storage battery
systems up to a 53-ft container) will be
opened in Osaka in April 2016.
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4-2. Life Science Innovation
 Kansai has been a base of medicine since ancient times, with a large cluster of pharmaceutical company
headquarters.
 A large number of foreign companies and medical equipment manufacturers are clustered in Kansai, where the
world’s first therapeutic agent developed as a result of clinical research that applied iPS cells.
A large cluster of pharmaceutical
company headquarters
A large number of foreign companies are
advancing to Kansai as well
Kaigen Pharma
KOBAYASHI Pharmaceutical
NIPRO
Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim
AstraZeneca K.K.
Shionogi & Company
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Omron
Eli Lilly Japan K.K.
Ono Pharmaceutical
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Fuso Pharmaceutical
Industries
Shimadzu Corporation
Bayer Ltd.
Sysmex
Medical equipment manufacturers
concentrated in this area
[Share of shipment value of
pharmaceutical products]
Concentration of research and development
bases and core institutions
Kansai Branch of Pharmaceuticals and
Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)
Synergy
Kansai
22.8%
Others
Western Japan Base of Japan Agency for
Medical Research and Development (AMED)
Saito Life Science Park
Kobe Medical Industry Development Project
“Statistics of Production by
Pharmaceutical Industry in 2013,”
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
The world‘s first therapeutic medicine
(e.g. Remedy for incurable and unresectable malignant melanoma)
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4-3. Currently Developing Special Zones in Kansai
[Kansai Innovation Global Strategic Comprehensive
Special Zone]
National Strategic Special Zone
Targets
Kansai’s potential
 Clusters of world-leading companies
 Clusters of world-leading universities and research
institutions, and scientific technology bases
 Research, development, and commercialization
of advanced pharmaceuticals including those
for regenerative medicine, and medical
equipment
 Business environmental improvements to
attract highest-level human resources
Create innovation by focusing on six targets
Pharmaceuticals
Medical
equipment
Life field
Advanced medical
technology
• Maintenance of buildings that
Green field
High-capacity
lithium ion battery
Employment
• Maintenance of employment
conditions for venture companies
and global companies
(Regenerative medicine, etc.)
Preemptive
medicine
Batteries
Medical
care
• Provision of advanced medical
care, including regenerative
medicine
• Development of innovative
medicines, medical equipment etc.
Smart
communities
Urban
contribute to the formation of an
renewal and international business hub
• Lively urban environment
town
development • Provision of accommodations for
foreign visitors
Education
• Development of human resources
to support international business
etc.
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5-1. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Supporting the World from Kansai
 A large number of small and medium-sized companies with world-class technologies are clustered in Kansai.
 The unrivaled manufacturing force of small and medium-sized enterprises are supporting Japan’s
manufacturing industry.
Hardlock Industry Co., Ltd.
Otowa Electric Co., Ltd.
The company produces nuts that never come loose. The company
has reliable technologies indispensable to high-speed and other
railroads in Europe and Asia, large-scale natural resources in Brazil
and other countries, bridges and high-rise buildings, such as the
Tokyo Skytree.
The company’s products performed excellently in vibration tests of
National Aerospace Standards (NAS), and occupies the top share in
the world.
http://www.hardlock.co.jp/en/index.php
Cross Effect Inc.
The company provides ‘super rapid prototyping’ services using
stereolithography and vacuum casting. It has customers in a wide
range of fields, including consumer electronics manufacturers,
automobile component manufacturers, and medical equipment
manufacturers, industrial equipment manufacturers, universities, and
research institutes. The company’s biological heart model
realistically reproducing the internal and tactile sensation of the
heart has been approved for surgeon training and preoperative
simulation.
The company is specialized in lightening countermeasures. The
company focuses on producing arrestors for the power, railroad,
broadcasting, and communications industrial fields, occupying the
top domestic market share in the power industry. A zinc oxide
element used as the heart of each arrestor is a high-quality device
approved in Japan and overseas.
http://www.otowadenki.co.jp/eng/
HOPNIC LABORATORY Co., Ltd.
The company is a lens manufacturer, and the worldwide market share
of its high-refractive index-polarizing lens exceeds 90%. Overseas
famous brand sunglasses adopt the company’s polarized sunglass
lenses for glare suppression. Furthermore, the company developed
color dimming lenses sensitive to light (ultraviolet rays) and absorbent
lens which respond to a specific bright wavelength (580 nm).
Conventional
polarizing lens
Refractive index: 1.498
Degree of lens: S-6.00
http://www.xeffect.com/english/index.html
High-refractive
polarized lens
Refractive index: 1.664
Degree of lens: S-6.00
http://www.hopnic.co.jp/english/
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5-2. New Products/Services Developed in Kansai
 1902: Spiral mosquito coil
(Dainihon Jochugiku, Osaka)
The company has greatly contributed to the
prevention of malaria and other diseases from
mosquitoes. The spiral-shaped product was a
revolutionary design by the company.
 1958: Sushi-go-round (Genroku Sushi, Osaka)
Sushi, a representative Japanese food, became available at a
sushi-go-round.
This has made it possible for people all over the world enjoy sushi.
 958: Chicken Ramen
1971: Cup Noodles (Nissin Foods, Osaka)
People in many countries still eat Cup Noodles, and this product
contributes to improvement in diet.
 1967: Automatic ticket gate system (Tateishi Denki (now Omron), Kyoto)
The automatic ticket gate system is a product of Japan’s machine technology
born from the fusion of electrical and electronic technology and mechanical
devices, which allowed for mass transit and has greatly contributed to the
modernization of urban cities.
 2000: Mobile phone with a built-in camera (Sharp, Osaka)
This was the first mobile phone that was able to take and send photos,
today an essential component in every phone.
 2002: Kindai tuna (A-marine Kindai, Wakayama)
Completely cultured bluefin tuna
A-marine Kindai – the first company in the world that succeeded in the
complete farming of bluefin tuna. This allows the mass production of tuna
that are in popular demand, thus contributing to preventing decrease in the
number of tuna.
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5-3. Famous Entrepreneurs from Kansai
Genzo Shimazu
Konosuke Matsushita
The founder of Matsushita Electric
Industrial (currently Panasonic
Corporation), a global manufacturer of
general electronics.
Kazuo Inamori
The founder of KYOCERA Corporation, a
global manufacturer of general electronic
parts.
Momofuku Ando
He developed the first instant noodles
and cup noodles in the world. The
founder of Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
Kazuma Tateishi
The founder of Shimadzu Corporation, a
global manufacturer of analytical and
measuring instruments. He succeeded in
launching Japan’s first manned balloon.
Masahiro Shima
The founder of OMRON Corporation,
an electronics manufacturer that
produced a number of innovative,
transformative products, such as
The founder of Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd., a
the automatic ticket gate system.
leading manufacturer of horizontal knitting
machines.
Kihachiro Onitsuka
The founder of ASICS Corporation, a global
manufacturer of athletic running shoes and
other sporting goods.
Noriyuki Inoue
The talented business manager who has
developed Daikin Industries, Ltd. into the
world’s greatest comprehensive
manufacturer of air-conditioning equipment.
Shinjiro Torii
The founder of Suntory, the
manufacturer of Yamazaki Whisky,
which won the highest score in the
Whisky Bible 2015 edition in the UK.
 In random order with honorifics omitted
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6-1. Asia’s Leading International Conference Location
 Kansai has a large number of leading international conference halls, and is Asia’s leading international
conference location.
 Kansai provides a comfortable environment not only for MICE but also for business
and life.
Kyoto International
Conference Center
Ski Jam Katsuyama (Fukui)
http://www.kyotopicture.com/skijam/skijam.html
Kobe International Conference Center
Provided by Kobe City
Osaka International
Convention Center
(Grand Cube Osaka)
Provided by Osaka Prefecture
If you travel just
outside this
economic center,
you will find
beautiful and
inspiring natural
and cultural
treasures.
Japan’s biggest international exhibition
space, INTEX Osaka
[Number of international conferences by country in AsiaPacific region
Japan was ranked top in 2012 and 2013 consecutively]
Statistics on international conferences 2013 (ICCA)
27%
73%
Omihachiman Riverside Tour (Shiga)
From Destination KANSAI, issued by Kansai
Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Kansai held 27% of
all international
conferences in Japan
Nara Kasugano International
Forum
IRAKA Noh Theatre
Nara Prefecture
[Comparison of business advantages] Osaka
Office rents
Residential rents
(Considering the figure
for Tokyo as 100)
56
68
81
Personnel costs
Hongu Onsen (Wakayama)
Tanabe City Kumano Tourism
National Vacancy Rates and Average Rent Q4 2014, issued by CBRE
Bureau
Retail Price Survey (Trends) March 2015, issued by the Statistics Bureau
of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Monthly Labor Statistics Survey (Regional Survey), Annual Average 2013,
issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Note: Kansai is represented by the values for Osaka
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6-2. Comfortable Working and Living Environment (Column)
INVEST KANSAI
 We interviewed Mr. Roderick Wols, Chairman of the Kansai Consular
Corps, about the business and living environment of Kansai.
Three misunderstandings about Japan/Kansai
In Europe, people have some misunderstandings about Japan/Kansai, such as
“too far away”, “everything is expensive”, or “there is a language barrier”. In
Kansai, these aren’t true. There are many flights from all over the world flying to
Kansai International airport. You can find comfortable hotels and nice food at
reasonable prices, bilingual signs in public transportations. There is nothing to
worry about.
Easy access “Kansai”
A lot of industries and global companies are in Kansai already. Kansai is located
at the center of Japan. From Tokyo or Fukuoka, it takes only 2.5 hours by
Shinkansen (bullet train). By locating in both Tokyo and Kansai makes your
business easier and stronger.
The cities in Kansai, such as Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Nara, are very unique.
Each has various features such as a long history, culture and a tradition of
international trade. Excellent public transportations make it easy to move
between cities and also from residential areas with rich nature to city centers.
Friendly and helpful people
The people in Kansai are friendly and frank, which makes business easier. The
businesslike attitude and the easygoing way of life are a good combination of
Kansai. The people in Kansai are helpful and welcome foreigners. You always
feel at home.
Ｍｒ．Roderick Wols
Chairman of the Kansai
Consular Corps.
(Consul-General, Consulate
General of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands in Osaka/Kobe)
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7-1. Integration of Culture and History
 There is a heavy concentration of national treasures and important cultural properties in Kansai.
 Kansai is the place where traditional art and culture typical to Japan were born.
More than 70% of Japan’s national
treasures buildings and 50% of
World Cultural Heritage (5)
artworks exist in Kansai!
World Cultural Heritage and festivals in Kansai
Himeji Castle
An icoinic
Japanese castle
One of the three largest
festivals in Japan
Gion Festival
Historic Monuments of
Ancient Kyoto
Architecture and gardens
representative of Japan
Birthplace of theater and culture
Noh
Tea Ceremony
Kabuki
Provided by Byodo-in
One of the three largest
festivals in Japan
Tenjin Festival
Sacred Sites and
Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii
Mountain Range
Sacred mountain sites
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
Provided by Wakayama Prefecture
Historic Monuments
of Ancient Nara
Temple architecture of
the Nara Period
Provided by Nara Prefecture
Bunraku
Ikebana
Source: Websites of Agency
for Cultural Affairs
Traditional Japanese food
Provided by Nara Visitors Bureau
Buddhist Monuments in
the Horyu-ji Area
The world’s oldest standing
wooden building
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7-2. Tourist Destinations in Kansai Attracting Foreign Visitors
 There are many sightseeing spots attracting global attention.
Top 20 of the world’s leading buildings
Japan's best
travel destinations, as chosen
by overseas visitors in 2015
20 Best Trips of 2015
Worldwide
Best Trips 2015―National Geographic Traveler
Provided by Wakayama Prefecture
Umeda Sky Building
“Floating Garden”
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Spa resort where you can get a
taste of the Japanese atmosphere
Kinosaki Onsen
A lovely cat stationmaster who
enjoys tremendous popularity
Koyasan
Kitchen equipment , kitchen knives,
and food samples in wide varieties to
support food culture
Tama Train (Wakayama Electric Railway)
Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Arcade
DESIGNED BY EIJI MITOOKA + DON DESIGN
ASSOCIATES
10 out of the 30 Most Popular Japan Sightseeing Spots for Foreigners are located in Kansai.
Michelin Green Guide Japan
42 spots earned three stars, the highest Michelin rating
National share of 37.8%
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7-3. Clusters of Industrial Tourism Facilities
 Industrial tourism, which provides on-site learning, experiences and idea exchanges in companies in a
variety of industries, has been attracting attention.
 Kansai has a number of these industrial tourism facilities and more than 16 million people annually
visit Kansai from inside Japan and overseas.
Industry-related facilities in the Kansai area (factory available for factory tours,
company museums, production experience, museums, etc.)
About 500 facilities are introduced along with model courses!!
Traditional
industries
Modern
industries
Industrial
tourism
Model
courses
Kansai Technical Visit Guide
SEARCH
http://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/english/tvlist/tvtopeng.html
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7-4. Hospitality for Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan
 Foreign tourists can enjoy Kansai in a comfortable, fulfilling environment from arrival to departure.
Arrival
First-class hospitality
Asia #1
Received the Best Airport Staff in
Asia Award 2014
First
place
Shopping, tourism, food,
and accommodations
Overseas cards accepted
Shopping Japanese
yen with drawal service
Departure
 Menus with photos and
displays convey meaning
with ease
Meals
Seven Bank and Japan Post Bank’s ATMs available
throughout Japan will provide more convenience and
ease of use.
Duty-free shops are
increasing in number as well.
Baggage claim
Record of
accomplishment
of reliance
Best Baggage Delivery 2015
Delivery within a short time with no loss
of baggage
※World Airport Awards 2015
Ease of information collection
Available
to all
Offers free Wi-Fi services
buildings
World’s
first
15 language
notations
Vending machine of prepaid SIM cards
provided with an opening function
Internet access within 2 minutes
Languages: English and Chinese
Safe for tourists arriving
late at night
(Number of duty-free shops in Kansai:
Compiled from the National Tax Agency’s
statistics)
Free Wi-Fi area expansion
Accelerating 24-hour operation for improving service.
 The 24-hour operation of the information counter.
 The 24-hour operation of limousine service .
 Development of nap-break space.
 The guidance service is
expanding to provide train and
Sightseeing bus transfer information along
with the travel time and fares in
multiple languages.
 Visitors can enjoy open-air
baths, scenery and Japanese
Accommodations
food and relax and enjoy
Japanese hospitality.
 Safe and smooth arrival at the destination! !
QR Translator
Translated by simply reading facility
information with a smartphone
Muslims can feel
comfortable.
 A prayer room is open 24 hours a day.
 A halal restaurant is available.
Furthermore,
©JNTO
Kansai has 25% of the hotels listed
in Top 20 Hotels and Ryokan
according to Tourists 2014.
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8. Unique Commerce
8-1. Trade Value by Region
 Asia represents a larger portion of both exports and imports in Kansai, in comparison
to Japan as a whole, so Kansai has been chosen as a location for an Asian hub.
Comparison of Exports from Kansai by Region (2014)
(Kansai)
Asia 66.9%
(incl. China 23.7%)
U.S.
12.6%
EU
9.6%
Others
10.9%
Export Total
Approx. 15.8 trillion yen
National Export Total
Asia 54.0%
(incl. China 18.3%)
(Japan)
0%
20%
U.S
18.7%
40%
EU
10.4%
60%
Others
16.9%
80%
100%
Comparison of Imports to Kansai by Region (2014)
(Kansai)
Asia 55.9%
(incl. China 31.3%)
U.S
6.9%
EU
9.9%
Others
27.3%
Import Total
National Import Total
Asia 45.0%
(incl. China 22.3%)
(Japan)
U.S
8.8%
EU
9.5%
Others
36.7%
Source: Osaka Customs
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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8. Unique Commerce
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8-2. Trade Value by Product
 Electric appliances, machinery and chemical products constitute a high percentage of
exports from Kansai because global manufacturers in the fields of machinery (home
appliances, motors, construction/agricultural machinery, etc.) and chemical products
(medical products, plastics etc.) are located there.
Value of Exports from Kansai by
Commodity (2014)
Metal
products
1.8%
Others
18.2%
Nonferrous
metal
2.0%
Transportation
equipment
4.4%
Scientific
and optical Steel
instruments 6.0%
5.3%
Electric
appliances
28.1%
Total value
¥ 15.8 trillion
Chemical
products
12.9%
Value of Imports to Kansai by
Commodity (2014)
Machinery
7.9%
Machinery
21.3%
Mineral
fuels
23.3%
Others
26.0%
Total value
¥ 16.4 trillion
Clothing and
accessories
7.4%
Foodstuffs
8.7%
 Total value of exports from
Japan: ¥ 73.0 trillion
Electric
appliances
15.2%
Chemical
products
11.5%
 Total value of exports
from Japan: ¥ 85.9 trillion
Source: Osaka Customs
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9. Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated Companies Expanding into Kansai
INVEST KANSAI
9-1. Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated Companies Entering into Kansai
 U.S. and European companies comprise the largest portion of foreign-affiliated companies in
Kansai, but Asian companies also comprise 24% which is larger than the national average of
16%.
 By type of industry, in Kansai, foreign-affiliated companies in the manufacturing sector
(manufacturing machinery, chemical products, pharmaceuticals, electric equipment, etc.)
comprise approximately 36% of the sector, and it is a larger percentage compared to 22% for
the whole country.
Companies by country and region
(2013)
Canada
Hong Kong
0.9%
0.9%
Singapore
1.4%
Denmark
1.9%
Taiwan
2.3%
Switzerland
2.8%
Netherlands
3.3%
Other non-manufacturing
3.2%
Other
9.7%
Financial
0.9%
U.S.
27.0%
Total
215
firms
United Kingdom
4.7%
France
5.6%
Italy
6.0%
Companies by industry (2013)
China
9.3%
Textile wholesale
3.3%
Electric appliances
3.3%
Germany
16.3%
Korea
7.9%
Other
manufacturing
15.8%
Chemical wholesale
3.3%
Pharmaceuticals
4.2%
Precision machine
wholesale
4.2%
Information
services
Electric
4.6%
appliances
 Foreign-affiliated firms: With foreign capital of 20% or over (including branch offices)
wholesale
5.1%
Source: Foreign Companies CD-ROM2014, Toyo Keizai Inc.
Services
25.6%
Total
215
firms
Machinery
wholesale
13.5%
Machinery and
equipment
7.4%
Chemical products
5.6%
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9. Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated Companies Expanding into Kansai
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9-2. Examples of Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Kansai
Life science field
AstraZeneca K.K. (Osaka)
Eli Lilly Japan K.K. (Kobe)
Hospira Japan K.K. (Osaka)
Bayer Ltd. (Osaka)
Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, Inc. (Kobe)
Environment/Energy field
R & D/Production bases
Nestlé Japan Ltd. (Kobe)
P&G Japan (Kobe)
RECARO Japan Co., Ltd. （Higashioumi)
BASF Japan Ltd. (Amagasaki, Hyogo)
Samsung R&D Institute Japan Co., LTD. (Mino, Osaka)
Distribution/Service field
IE Japan (Osaka)
IKEA Japan (Osaka)
Ceres Power (Kyoto)
Haier Japan Sales Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
INSTAR ITS Japan, Inc. (Osaka)
Equinix, Inc. (Osaka)
ALSTOM K.K. (Kobe)
Tata Consultancy Services Japan Limited (Osaka)
TÜV Rheinland Japan (Osaka)
Tourism field
Zebra Japan Inc.: Flying Tiger Copenhagen (Osaka)
Hillman Restaurant Japan (Osaka)
JUNEYAO AIRLINES Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
USJ Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
Note: Company name and (location) listed are companies that have head offices, sales
offices or research institutes in Kansai.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. (Osaka & Kyoto)
Source: Foreign Companies CD-ROM 2014, Toyo Keizai Inc.
Osaka Hilton (Osaka)
For more information
Invest_in_Kansai-e_interviews
SEARCH
http://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/3-1toukou/invest_in_kansai/e_interviews.html
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10-1. Foreign Investment Support Programs in Kansai
 The council for INVEST KANSAI is composed of the Kansai Economic Federation, JETRO Osaka, the Kinki
Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry), and the
Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, and its objective is to promote foreign investment in Kansai.
 In the Council for INVEST KANSAI, the Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) supports foreign
companies that are considering entering Kansai in various ways such as providing information and individual
consultations, as one-stop support.
Conceptual diagram of the Kansai region’s
investment promotion mechanism
Website: INVEST Kansai Web
http://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/3-1toukou/invest_kansai/en/e_index.html
Foreign-affiliated companies
Kansai
Economic
Federation
IBSC
JETRO Osaka
Council for
INVEST
KANSAI
INVEST KANSAI
Kinki Federation
of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry
(Osaka Chamber of
Commerce and Industry)
Kansai Bureau of
Economy, Trade
and Industry
The council for INVEST KANSAI provides support such as
providing information on investment incentives, factory
locations etc., as well as finding business partners with local
governments, the Kansai business community and specialists.
Facilities
• Temporary offices
(free of charge up to 50
business days)
• Meeting rooms
• Business libraries
Consulting
• Advice for market access
• Finding human resources
and offices
• Providing information on laws,
various standards and
incentives
• Estimation of costs to set up business
- One-stop support for investment in Kansai JETRO Osaka Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC)
TEL: +81-6-4705-8660 FAX: +81-6-4705-8650
JETRO Kobe Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC)
TEL: +81-78-252-7505 FAX: +81-78-252-7506
JETRO Kyoto Trade Information Center
TEL: +81-75-325-5703 FAX: +81-75-325-5706
JETRO Fukui Trade Information Center
TEL: +81-776-33-1661 FAX: +81-776-33-7110
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10-2. Foreign Investment Support Programs in Kansai
 In Kansai, foreign investment support organizations belonging to local
governments offer various kinds of one-stop services.
 Kyoto Foreign Investment Promotion Committee (KIC)
 Osaka Business and
Investment Centre
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kyoto
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kansai Science City
Kyoto Research Park (KRP)
Supporting you in an extensive and detailed
manner according to your needs
We support foreign companies, foreign government offices and
economic organizations, as well as companies in Japan that wish
to establish new offices in, and expand their activities into Osaka
by the following means:
Osaka
Prefecture
Osaka
City
http://o-bic.net/
Osaka
Chamber of
Commerce
and Industry
• Providing information on
administrative incentives
• Providing information on real
estate
• Introducing agents providing
expertise in company registration
and acquiring resident status
• Introducing interpreters,
translators, market researchers,
attorneys, tax consultants,
accountants and other
professionals or companies
• Cooperating on PR
 IBPC Osaka Investment Promotion Project
We offer extensive and detailed support services according to the
company’s needs for potentially incoming businesses: business
matching with potential business partners in Osaka, information
about investment incentives, temporary offices, and much more.
http://www.investosaka.jp/en/index.php
We provide foreign companies, foreign individual business persons and
researchers with support and information about Kyoto to enable them to
start doing business in Kyoto.
http://www.kic-kyoto.jp/index.html
 Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Centre (HKIS)
Kobe City and
Other
municipalities
in Hyogo
Prefecture
Hyogo
Prefecture
Hyogo Economic Development Center
Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center
One-stop Service
Commercial
real estate
Relevant
local
institutions
The Kobe
Chamber of
Commerce
and Industry
JETRO
Kobe
Promoting companies’ advancement to Hyogo and Kobe
Assisting domestic and foreign companies’ advancement to
Hyogo Prefecture
Support for new and additional factories, opening of offices etc.
We provide various types of information on Hyogo: not only information on
industrial estates, suitable sites for factories, vacant land, offices for rent, etc.,
but also on administrative procedures needed when establishing a business
in the area, employment, residences and life.
http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/best/index.php?easiestml_lang=en
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10-3. Government Efforts to Promote Foreign Investment in Japan
 Japan is taking a strong and comprehensive approach by implementing collaboration with comprehensive
special zones and crosscutting initiatives and formulating Asian hub and direct FDI promotion programs, in
addition to special taxation measures for certified companies based on the act below, in order to attract
research and development bases and Asian headquarters of global companies.
Act for Promotion of Japan as an Asian Business Center - Act on Special Measures for the
Promotion of Research and Development Business, etc. by Specified Multinational Enterprises
Support for approved global enterprises to promote attracting their research and
development bases and Asian headquarters to Japan.
Income tax breaks
 Deferral of taxation upon exercising stock options granted by overseas
parent companies to the time of sale of the shares, in combination with
income tax reduction (from 50% to 20% at most)
Assistance for fund
raising
 Assistance for fund raising by the Small and Medium Business Investment &
Consultation Co., Ltd. (Also covering small and medium-sized companies with
capital not less than 300 million yen)  Applicable only to SMEs
Acceleration of patent
examinations
 Acceleration of examinations and proceedings for patent applications [Ordinary
examination: approximately 22 months → accelerated examination: approximately
2 months] (FY 2011 performance)
Reduction of patent fees
 50% reduction of examination fees and patent fees for patented inventions
 Applicable only to SMEs
Shortened investment
procedures
 Shortened examination period for prior notification for inward direct investment in
regulated industries
[ordinary examination: 30 days → shortened examination: 2 weeks]
Acceleration of status of
residency examinations
 Acceleration of entry examinations for the Certificate of Eligibility for Status of
Residence applied for by foreign nationals who intend to work in Japan [ordinary
examination: 1 month → accelerated examination: approximately 10 days]
 The Japanese government and JETRO will support approved companies in completing their procedures, as a one-stop service.
 For more information → URL:http://www.meti.go.jp/english/policy/external_economy/investment/act_information.html
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10-4. Examples of Incentives Offered by Local Governments
Fukui
Tax cuts
<As of April 2015>
Exemption of business tax, real estate acquisition tax, fixed
asset tax, etc. on businesses in applicable areas for 3 years.
Financing program
Low-interest loans for businesses that are located in the prefecture and hire local residents
(Rate: 1.5% a year (fixed rate), limit: ¥500 million (¥1 billion if specially approved), duration: 15 years max.)
Subsidy program
Subsidies for equipment acquired by high-tech or health-and-longevity businesses (for
up to ¥3 billion yen).
Subsidies for the business expenses of high-tech or health-and-longevity businesses
(Up to 100 million yen per year for 3 years)
Subsidies for the research and development expenses of businesses that plan to
establish or expand research facilities in applicable areas (Subsidy rate: 1/2, up to 100
million yen/year and a total of up to 500 million yen)
Note: For more information on support systems offered by local governments, visit the website of Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and
Industry or JETRO.
Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry- http://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/3-1toukou/invest_in_kansai/e_various_incentives.html
JETRO (Regional Information) - http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/
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Shiga
Tax cuts
<As of April 2015>
Reduction or exemption of business tax, real estate
acquisition tax, etc. on businesses in applicable areas
for 3 years.
Financing program
Low-interest loans for the equipment for plants or research institutes.
(Rate: 1.35% a year, limit: ¥200 million, duration: Up to 10 years max.)
Subsidy program
Subsidies for the establishment of headquarters, research and development
facilities and mother factories of growth industries (up to 1 billion yen)
Subsidies supporting electric power costs in the establishment or
expansion of facilities in applicable areas near nuclear power stations.
Industry or JETRO.
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Kyoto
Tax cuts
Reduction of real estate
acquisition tax in the
establishment or expansion of
facilities such as factory in
integration promotion areas of
manufacturing industry, etc.
(1/2 max)
Financing program
<As of April 2015>
Low-interest loans for necessary funds relating to the
establishment or expansion of plants subject to
specified subsidies.
Interest rate (fixed for the first 10 years): 1.7%, Special
rate: 1.2%, Limit: ¥ 2 billion, Duration: 20 years max. for
equipment fund, 7 years max. for operating fund)
Subsidy program
Subsidies for businesses employing local people as regular employees, or making investments in fixed
assets for the establishment or expansion of plants in Kyoto Prefecture
Subsidies supporting electric power costs in the establishment or expansion of facilities in
applicable areas near nuclear power stations.
Kyoto City
Subsidies to promote the establishment of corporate facilities in Kyoto City:
Subsidizing the fixed asset tax and city planning tax on newly established or expanded headquarters, plants,
laboratories, and research and development sites of companies throughout the city for five years for small
and medium-sized enterprises and two years for large enterprises with a one-year extension for all
enterprises in specified areas, such as Rakunan Shinto. Subsidizing archaeological excavations costs as
well.
Subsidies for developing Kyoto-type top global niche companies: Subsidies equivalent to the fixed asset tax
and city planning tax for five years on offices newly established by companies ranked “A” by the Kyoto City
venture business committee. Subsidizing archaeological excavations costs as well.
Industry or JETRO.
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Osaka
Tax cuts
Nation’s first full
exemption of local tax
Cooperation
with Osaka City
Reducing the local taxes (prefectural tax and
municipal tax) on companies advancing to a
special zone in the prefecture to do business
on new energy and life sciences under
approved business plans.
Reduction of Real Estate Acquisition Tax
Real estate acquisition tax on land and buildings
(factories, buildings for research etc.) acquired in regional
industrial promotion areas will be halved
(limit: ¥200 million)
<As of April 2015>
City tax preferential treatment under Sakai’s municipal
regulations on manufacturing investment promotion
Taxes, such as the fixed asset taxes, on companies expanding
or renovating factories in industrially suitable sites in the city
will be reduced from 3/4 to 1/2 (for five years).
Financing program
Sakai City
Loans Proposed by Financial Institutions
Loans necessary for construction of
plants or research institutes etc. in
Osaka Prefecture (Conditions differ
depending on the financial institution.)
Subsidy program
Subsidies to promote the advancement of foreign companies
Subsidies for foreign companies advancing into the prefecture to establish head offices, Asia offices etc.
Depreciable property (buildings): 5% (subsidy rate) up to ¥100 million
Rent: 1/3 (subsidy rate) up to ¥ 60 million
Subsidies for plants or research and development facilities being established, expanded or renovated in
applicable areas (up to ¥30 million)
Subsidies for the corporate enterprise tax on companies (up to 20 million yen for each company, only for the case
that the company is subsidized for the above investment).
Sakai City
Project to attract business to the city center of Sakai.
Subsidizes rents for companies establishing offices in designated areas. The subsidy rate shall be increased
for head offices, foreign companies, and foreign official businesses (up to 50% and five million yen for each
company for three years).
Industry or JETRO.
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Hyogo
<As of April 2015>
Tax cuts
Non-uniform taxation of corporations
A 1/3 reduction in corporate business tax
for five years (for each company using
offices with a floor space of 3,000 square
meters or more)
A 9/10 reduction of fixed asset tax and
business office tax for five years (10 years
for large-scale businesses as a special
case) (with no upper limit).
Kobe City
Subsidy program
Kobe City
Subsidies to promote establishment of industries
(employment standards)
Subsidies for new local employers (regular employment)
(300,000 yen per person, up to 300 million yen)
Assisting relocation of headquarters from three large
city areas
Including subsidies within 5% for capital investment
Subsidies to promote the large-scale investment of leading-edge
manufacturing businesses
With subsidies within 6% for capital investment (no upper value
limits)
Subsidies for promotion of job-creating manufacturing industrial
complexes
Subsidies within 3% for capital investment (up to 500 million yen)
Subsidies for relocating headquarters from Tokyo’s 23 wards, etc.
Subsidies within 7% for the acquisition of buildings
Employment assistance (up to 500,000 yen per person)
(Up to 3% of the tax for the current term)
Subsidies for office rent
Subsidies of half of the office rent of foreign companies for three years (up to two million
yen for each company per year).
 Subsidies of a maximum of 11 million yen per company in the applicable area of Kobe in fiscal 2015 with the city’s additional subsidy
Cooperation
with Kobe
Industry or JETRO.
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Nara
Tax cuts
<As of April 2015>
Exemption of real estate acquisition tax
Reduction of business tax (by 3/4 for 3 years)
Financing program
Low-interest loan program in cooperation with the Development Bank of Japan
The prefecture provides interest subsidies. (Limit: ¥1 billion; duration: 10 years;
provision rate: 0.2% annually)
Subsidy program
Subsidies for businesses establishing plants or research institutes in the prefecture
(up to ¥3 billion for large-scale lots and ¥1 billion for medium sized lots).
Subsidies for promoting establishment of telecommunications businesses
Subsidizing capital investment and rent for the establishment of
telecommunications businesses.
Subsidies for recruitment advertisements and human resources introductions of
businesses located in the prefecture requiring human resources.
Industry or JETRO.
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Wakayama
Tax cuts
<As of April 2015>
Exemption of business tax, real estate acquisition
tax, fixed asset taxes, etc., for 3 years in applicable
areas.
Financing program
Low-interest loans for businesses located in the prefecture employing local residents.
(Rate: long-term prime rate  3/4%; limit: ¥200 million; duration: Up to 10 years)
Subsidy program
Granted to businesses
constructing applicable facilities
and employing local people in the
prefecture (up to ¥1 billion in the
case of employing 100 or more
people).
Up to 15% of the fixed assets of
applicable businesses employing
local people in the prefecture (up to
¥9 billion in the case of employing 500
or more people).
Industry or JETRO.
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Tourism-Related Websites of Kansai
Kansai Window
http://www.kansai.gr.jp/en/
Kansai Window is a portal site on Kansai run by the
Foundation for Kansai Region. It provides a variety of
information on Kansai, 10 prefectures (including Fukui,
Mie, Tottori and Tokushima) and 4 ordinance-designated
cities, in Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified and
traditional) and Korean.
Its main sections are “What’s New,” collected information
on events in Kansai; “KANSAI Close-up,” notable news
from Kansai; “Kansai Window TV,” introducing Kansai
through animation; and “SIGHTSEEING Welcome to
Kansai!” filled with information on sightseeing.
In addition, it’s full of links to sites such as the
foundation’s Facebook page about sightseeing and sites
about information on art and culture, as well as web
banners that prefectures and economic organizations
endorse, and it’s ideal as a gateway for information on
Kansai.
FUKUI
Fukui Tourist Association
http://www.fuku-e.com/lang/english/
SHIGA
Biwako Visitors Bureau
http://en.biwako-visitors.jp/
KYOTO
Kyoto Tourism Federation
http://www.kyoto-kankou.or.jp/english/
Kyoto City Tourism Association
http://www.kyoto-magonote.jp/en/
OSAKA
Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau
http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/
Sakai Tourism & Convention Bureau
http://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/english/
HYOGO
Hyogo Tourism Association
http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/
Kobe Convention & Visitors Association
http://www.feel-kobe.jp/_en/
NARA
Nara Visitors Bureau
http://yamatoji.nara-kankou.or.jp/
WAKAYAMA Wakayama Tourism Federation
http://www.wakayama-kanko.or.jp/
world/english/
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INVEST KANSAI
[Contact information about this brochure]
International Investment Promotion Division, Kansai Bureau of the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
TEL: +81-6-6966-6033 (domestic call: 06-6966-6033)
FAX: +81-6-6966-6087 (domestic call: 06-6966-6087)
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
[Contact information about foreign investment in Kansai]
JETRO Osaka Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC)
Address: 2-3-13, Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0052
URL: http://www.jetro.go.jp/osaka
JETRO Kobe Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC)
Address: 5-1-14 Hamabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-6591
URL: http://www.jetro.go.jp/kobe
JETRO Fukui Trade Information Center
Address: 2-8-1, Nishikida, Fukui 918-8004
TEL: +81-776-33-1661 (0776-33-1661)
FAX: +81-776-33-7110 (0776-33-7110)
URL: http://www.jetro.go.jp/fukui
JETRO Kyoto Trade Information Center
Address: Building #2, KRP, 134 ChudojiMinamicho,
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8813
TEL: +81-75-325-5703 (075-325-5703)
FAX: +81-75-325-5706 (075-325-5706)
URL: http://www.jetro.go.jp/kyoto
You may quote freely from this brochure as long as you indicate the source.
However, you may not reproduce or copy these pictures. Please contact us for more information.
(Printed in July 2015)

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