Support for Foreign Affiliated Companies in the city
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Consultation services for foreign-affiliated companies
We provide consultation services for foreign-affiliated companies that have just entered the Japanese market to facilitate their activities based in Yokohama.
| Eligibility | Foreign-affiliated companies with an office in Yokohama that have been in Japan for less than 5 years *Foreign-affiliated companies: Percentage of foreign-affiliated companies: Over one-third |
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| Contents of consultation | Challenges in smoothly conducting business in Japan, etc. (Cases of support)
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| Methods of consultation, etc. | Online or face-to-face interview (Advance reservation required) *Interview location for face-to-face interview: IDEC YOKOHAMA |
| Expenses | Free of charge (There may be a charge depending on the support menu.) |
| Contact/ Reservations | International Business Support, Innovation Support Department, Yokohama Industrial Development Corporation E-mail: global@idec.or.jp Tel: 045-225-3730 |
Subsidies for foreign-affiliated companies to exhibit at exhibitions in Japan
We promote collaboration, cooperation, and matching between foreign-affiliated companies in Yokohama and companies in Yokohama through participation in exhibitions held in Japan*.
*Exhibitions held in Japan: Exhibitions held in Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, and Yamanashi Prefecture
Supporters for foreign-affiliated companies
1. Platforms/organizations for networking and finding partners
- I・TOP Yokohama (IoT Open Innovation Partners)
- A platform to comprehensively promote exchange, collaboration, project promotion, human resource development, etc. for business creation utilizing IoT, etc. (IoT, big data, AI, robots, etc.)
Register as a member (free of charge): https://itop.yokohama/register/ - LIP.Yokohama (Yokohama Life Innovation Platform)
- A platform for industry-academia-government-finance collaboration with the aim of continuously creating innovations in the health and medical fields from Yokohama
Register for participation (free of charge): https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/business/keizai/lifescience/lip/20170227162912.html - Yokohama Future Organization
- A consortium to build an environment where diverse human resources from business, academia, and the public can think, experiment, and grow together across organizations and domains, and to create a cycle that generates innovation from new ideas and technologies.
Admission guide (membership fee charged): https://yoxo-o.jp/join/ - The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- A comprehensive regional economic organization. It provides its members with a wide range of management support services, including financial counseling on business management, securing and training human resources, organizing exchange programs, supporting overseas business development, and various mutual aid schemes.
Admission guide (membership fee charged): https://www.yokohama-cci.or.jp/about/nyukai/ - Yokohama IT Cluster Exchange Meeting
- This is a voluntary organization established for the purpose of developing the Yokohama economy. Through the planning and operation of exchange events, we help match venture businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises, and major companies and universities to expand business opportunities.
2. Experts in sales channel development, public relations, and corporate management
We will introduce you to specialists who can provide consultation services for sales channel development, public relations, accounting, taxation, labor relations, legal affairs, etc.
For details, please contact us.
International Business Support, Innovation Support Department, IDEC YOKOHAMA Business Support Division
TEL: 045-225-3730
E-Mail: global@idec.or.jp
3. Introduction of office properties, etc.
IDEC YOKOHAMA will introduce you to properties managed by IDEC YOKOHAMA and assist you in finding a property.
For details, contact us.
International Business Support, Innovation Support Department, Yokohama Industrial Development Corporation
TEL: 045-225-3730
E-Mail: global@idec.or.jp
4. Information on living in Japan
<Consultation Service for Foreign Residents, etc.>
Yokohama Foreign Residents Information Center
Consultation and information are provided to foreign residents by telephone and interviewing in 11 languages.
We will guide you to the appropriate experts and institutions as needed.
URL: https://www.yokoinfo.jp/
Activities Support Information
The following sites provide information and other resources for foreign-affiliated companies in the city to help them in their activities.
Exhibitions and commerce related sites
- JETRO International Exhibition Search Site (Japan)
- Information on exhibitions and business meetings is posted. (For more detailed information on individual exhibition, please contact the respective organizer directly.)
- National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business Transaction Support Site
- This is a business transaction support site that supports companies throughout Japan. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is jointly operated by more than 525 chambers of commerce and associations of commerce and industry (registered organizations) throughout Japan to promote business matching among member establishments and member companies, and to provide management support.