Business Environment of YOKOHAMA

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Greetings from the Mayor
Yokohama has had links with
countries worldwide since the
port opened in 1859, which
have helped cultivate its liberal,
enterprising environment. With
a population of 3.6 million
today, Yokohama continues to
grow as an international metropolis.
It is one of Japan’s leading
international trade ports, has an
extremely convenient transportation network and provides excellent access to Haneda Airport, which is scheduled to start serving international routes. In
addition, it is an ideal business location, with its skilled workers,
vast markets and green living environment. The city also brims
with energy and is a tourism and convention crossroads, welcoming numerous visitors from both Japan and abroad.
Along with some of the highest level corporate location incentive
programs in Japan, Yokohama also offers a diverse menu of corporate investment assistance schemes. Nissan Motor has decided
to relocate its headquarters to Yokohama by 2009.
This pamphlet provides information on Yokohama’s extremely
attractive business environment and the merits of investing here. I
hope you will find it helpful in formulating your investment plans.
Hiroshi Nakada
Mayor,
City of Yokohama
Advantages of Yokohama
Excellent transportation access
Excellent cost performance
Excellent human resources
Excellent corporate neighbors
Excellent support for incoming companies
About Yokohama
General
Population
Foreign residents
Households
Land Area
Average temperature
3,598,493 (July 2006)
70,025 (June 2006)
1,500,186 (July 2006)
434.98km2 (107,485 acre) (April 2006)
。
15.8℃ (60.44 F) (2005)
Economy
C o n t e n t s
Advantages of Yokohama .......................................... 1
About Yokohama....................................................... 1
Location of Yokohama............................................... 2
Transportation Access................................................ 3
Business Environment................................................ 4
Main Business Districts.............................................. 6
Business Facilities for Foreign Companies.................. 8
Yokohama’s Advantage: Highly Accessible to IT/
Mechatronics Companies in the Area ...................... 10
Promoting Life Sciences in Yokohama ..................... 12
Support for Setting Up a Business in Yokohama....... 14
Yokohama’s Excellent Living Environment.............. 16
Gross product in Yokohama
Per capita income
Employees
Business establishments & enterprises
Foreign-affiliated companies
¥12,681 billion ($115.28 billion) (2003)
¥3,206,000 ($29,145) (2003)
1,347,684 (October 2001)
117,000 (October 2001)
188 (December 2005)
Living Environment (2005)
Colleges & Universities
International schools
Medical facilities
Public libraries
Museums
Parks
25
11
4,821
19
41
2,494
All dollar figures are calculated at US$ = ¥110
Business Environment of Yokohama
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Location of Yokohama
Transportation Access
Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan, with a population of approximately 3.60
million people. It is located in the metropolitan Tokyo area, which is the center of
business, politics, and information in Japan.
Yokohama is a mere 26 minutes from Tokyo. The Shinkansen bullet train also makes traveling to
major cities throughout Japan easy. Access to Narita and Haneda airports is simple and
Yokohama boasts more convenient transportation than in downtown Tokyo.
Travel time from major cities
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11:20
11:30
10:55
3:00
12:10
9:45
2:00
Yokohama
2:40
4:10
10:50
11:15
13:40
17
Bangkok
5:45
3:10
6:50
9:25
22
9
Shinkansen (bullet train)
route in Japan
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Haneda to Become
International Airport in 2009
With Haneda Airport’s further expansion to handle international
flights in 2009, Seoul, Shanghai and other cities within a 2,000kilometer radius will have scheduled services from Haneda. This
will reduce mutual access time between Yokohama and these cities
by more than an hour one-way compared to using Narita Airport.
Yokohama is urging the national government to expand the scope
of Haneda’s international routes to include major East Asian cities
including Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong as well as ASEAN member
countries.
Travel time from Yokohama by train
Narita Airport
Haneda Airport
Tokyo
Shibuya
Shinagawa
Shinyatsushiro
Shinjuku
Sendai
Nagoya
Kyoto
Shin-Osaka
1hr. 26 min.
16 min.
26 min.
22 min.
17 min.
27 min.
2 hr. 5 min.
1 hr. 34 min.
2 hr. 12 min.
2 hr. 28 min.
Fukuoka
4 hr. 7 min.
Note: Above figures apply to the fastest daytime travel times and exclude time required for transfers.
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Business Environment of Yokohama
Business Environment of Yokohama
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Business Environment
Located within the metropolitan area, which has a huge market of 42 million people,
Yokohama offers the advantage over Tokyo of outstanding human resources and much
better cost performance in terms of cheaper office and housing rents and land prices.
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4
Land Prices
Average Land Prices by Use
3
6
②
Tokyo 23 wards
Yokohama City
1
9
1,728,000
Outstanding Human Resources
Kanagawa Prefecture, including Yokohama, boasts the Number of Researchers and Engineers by Prefecture
highest number of researchers and engineers in Japan
Kanagawa Tokyo
Osaka
Hyogo Chiba
Aichi
National
– more than 340,000. More than 1,000 corporate and
(Yokohama) (Shinjuku) (Osaka) (Kobe)
(Chiba) (Nagoya)
public research organizations are also located here.
Scientific researchers
24,487 17,968 10,094
7,308
9,796
6,693 152,342
Moreover, there are numerous science, engineering
318,513 319,309 158,305 109,413 151,214 152,445 2,523,885
and medical universities that have produced excellent Engineers
343,000 337,277 168,399 116,721 161,010 159,138 2,676,227
research and opportunities for interaction. Liaisons Total
between industry and academia are also abundant.
Source: National Census (2000)
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Universities with Science and Engineering Faculties/Graduate Schools in Yokohama
431,300
370,000
207,100
Residential
land
207,000
Commercial Quasi-industrial
land
land
Graduate School
http://www.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/
Engineering
Engineering
2 Kanto Gakuin University
http://univ.kanto-gakuin.ac.jp/
Engineering
Engineering
3 Keio University
http://www.keio.ac.jp/
Science & Technology, Medicine
Science & Technology, Medicine
4 Musashi Institute of Technology http://www.musashi-tech.ac.jp/
Environment & Information Studies
Environment & Information Studies
5 Toin University of Yokohama
Engineering
Engineering
6 Tokyo Institute of Technology http://www.titech.ac.jp/home.html
http://www.tsurumi-u.ac.jp/
7 Tsurumi University
Bioscience & Biotechnology, Science, Engineering
Bioscience & Biotechnology, Science & Engineering
Dentistry
Dentistry
8 Yokohama City University
Science, Medicine
Science, Medicine
Engineering
Engineering, Environment & Information Sciences
University
①
③
454,900
Faculty
1 Kanagawa University
249,900
119,700
①∼③:Business District Industrial
land
1∼9
8
:University
Comparison of Main Cities
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① Yokohama Station District
Yokohama Station is one of the most
important terminus for railways, buses and
taxis. It is home to many IT solution providers, along with large commercial facilities.
Office Rents
Average Monthly Rent
12,631,059
12,000,000
3,598,493
2,220,940
3,000,000
② Shin-Yokohama Station District
4,000
3,504
With direct access to Shinkansen bullet
train, Shin-Yokohama gives an advantage
for nation-wide business development. Its
excellent traffic convenience has attracted
many companies, including over 300 IT
firms.
As a redevelopment project, a new station
building with shops, offices and a hotel
will be opened in 2008.
3,285
3,000
2,000
1,000
③ Kannai District
0
Kannai
Yokohama ShinYokohama District
Station
Station
District
District
Business
Districts
in Tokyo
Source: Miki Shoji Co., Ltd. (March 2006)
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Business Environment of Yokohama
Yokohama
Kawasaki
Chiba
184
172
159
188
Yokohama
113
Osaka
150
Nagoya
Kobe
Tokyo
100
67
61
56
Osaka
Source: Administrative Management and Coordination Bureau, City of Yokohama (July 1, 2006)
50
27
Ship Movements
0
Oceangoing ships
Domestic ships
35,000
32,077
Export
Automobiles
11,323
10,000
Auto parts
9,802
6,827
6,744
7,843
5,000
0
2004
Motors
Office equipment
Yokohama
2005
Main Products by Trade Value (Port of Yokohama)
25,930
25,353
25,000
15,000
2003
31,012
30,422
30,000
2002
Kobe
Chiba
Kawasaki
Nagoya
Source: Directory of Foreign-owned Companies in Japan, Toyo Keizai Inc.
20,000
Kannai District has developed as the political and economic core of Yokohama, and
today there are governments and corporate
headquarters, and also commercial, cultural, trade and touristic places.
Recently, this district where smaller offices
are available is popular among IT entrepreneurs and creators.
2,591 Tokyo
200
2,634,852
1,340,470 1,528,622
928,875
0
4,298
(Number of companies)
2,600
2,500
6,000,000
5,474
5,000
Number of Foreign-affiliated Companies (Head Office)
Population
15,000,000
6,000
http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/
9 Yokohama National University http://www.ynu.ac.jp/index_en.html
Source: Published Land Prices (January 2006)
(¥/m2)
http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/UNIV/english/
Tokyo
Nagoya
Osaka
Kobe
Source: Yokohama Customs Office (2005)
Construction/mining machinery
Import
1
2
3
4
5
Non-ferrous metals
Crude/raw oil
Apparel, clothing accessories
Natural gas, manufactured gas
Office equipment
Source: Yokohama Customs Office (2005)
Business Environment of Yokohama
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Main Business Districts
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The city has several districts where offices and labs are clustered. Most office buildings are
equipped with IT infrastructure and a comfortable business environment can be obtained at
lower cost.
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1
Yokohama Station District
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One of the Tokyo area’s leading terminals, Yokohama Station offers a collection of bus, taxi and other transportation facilities, along with eight train lines. The station is surrounded by a growing number of large commercial
and business facilities. One characteristic of this area is that there are many IT solution-related firms located here.
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2
3
Minato Mirai 21 District
This vibrant section of the city has preserved historical
assets as part of a diverse complex of office, commercial,
culture, entertainment and housing facilities. It is a business district that has attracted attention for its highquality office buildings and Pacifico Yokohama, a
world-class, multi-purpose convention center. Along
with Metropolitan Expressway ramps, the area’ s
excellent transportation links include the Minatomirai
Line, affording access to Shibuya in 30 minutes.
In addition, IT infrastructure is in place to meet the
needs of investing companies, and anti-disaster measures, including berths reinforced against earthquakes
and underground water tanks, have been incorporated
into this ongoing urban development project.
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3
Pacifico Yokohama
Major function: convention hall, conference
center, exhibition hall, hotel
http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/
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1
Kannai District
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Keihin Waterfront Area
As the center of Yokohama’s government and economy,
this area has served as the nucleus of Yokohama’s development since the port opened in 1859. Today, too,
core government and corporate administrative functions
are concentrated in this district, which is also a focal
point for commerce, culture, trade and tourism.
In recent years, many IT-related entrepreneurs and creators have moved into this area, which is characterized
by many small-sized offices.
Major function: Office, hotel, shopping mall
http://www.yokohama-landmark.jp/english/
Queen’s Square Yokohama
Major function: Office, hotel, concert hall, shopping mall
http://www.qsy.co.jp/english/
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Shin-Yokohama is an advantageous location from which
to develop business throughout Japan, using the Shinkansen bullet train. Many companies have located here to
take advantage of the very convenient transportation network,
which allows smooth access to
Yokohama Station and central
Tokyo by train or car. There
are more than 300 companies
from the IT sector here.
The area around the station is
undergoing redevelopment,
with a station building containing commercial, business
and hotel facilities scheduled
for completion in 2008.
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Oil, petrochemical, steel, shipbuilding, electrical machinery, automotive and large manufacturing plants
from many other industry sectors operate in this large
coastal industrial park between Tokyo and Yokohama,
and in recent years, advances have been made in
strengthening production and R&D functions.
Yokohama Science Frontier, a large, international
research park, is also located here and, along with
RIKEN Yokohama Institute, which conducts worldleading bioscience research, numerous private sector
research facilities have located here.
Kohoku New Town District
Located in Yokohama’s northern area, Kohoku New
Town has made the most of the area’s rich natural environment with its ongoing community development.
Many commercial facilities and international companies’ headquarters and research labs are located here.
Kohoku New Town
also has welldeveloped housing,
educational, medical
and cultural facilities
and is popular as a
high-quality residential district.
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The Landmark Tower Yokohama
Shin-Yokohama Station
District
Kanazawa and Torihama
Industrial Estates
These estates, aimed primarily at
manufacturing industries, are situated along the city’s southern
coast. Approximately 1,200 firms
have located here, taking advantage of the merits of these industrial estates while pursuing stable
business management and technological advances.
Yokohama-Kanazawa High-Tech
Center, a facility to provide comprehensive corporate R&D
backup, is located in this area.
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Business Facilities for Foreign Companies
Nakahara Kaido Street
Miyanoshita intersection
GCIT
National Route 16
GCIT Company Comments
SUSS MicroTec KK
Our company has been a tenant since the foundation of GCIT. As a German high-tech
company, we have been selling semiconductor-related equipment, value added with
cutting-edge technology. As a result, it is essential to have a technical center with a
clean room on the same premises. In accordance with the concept of “High-Tech
Park” promoted by the City of Yokohama, GCIT allows for the construction of office
space for R&D, as well as technical services and small production in the same building. We are enjoying the merits of this building to the maximum and are satisfied with
the tenant-oriented service provided by GCIT.
TVP
US-Japan Technology Village Partnership
The US-Japan Technology Village Partnership (TVP) project has the objective
of providing common space for US companies and thereby reducing costs,
increasing the synergy effect among companies entering Japan, and expanding markets in Japan. The facility was
constructed to meet the needs of TVP
participating members. Tenant members enjoy various functions, including office space, research and development, testing and storage, and processing and assembly, in a single
building.
Yokohama invited the TVP project to
Moriya-cho in Kanagawa Ward, in the
Keihin Waterfront Area, as a leading
redevelopment project of this area.
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Business Environment of Yokohama
Kamoi
intersection
Hodogaya Bypass
to Tomei Expressway
to Atsugi/Chigasaki area
Address: 1-18-2 Hakusan, Midori-ku, Yokohama
Access: 15 min. walk from JR Kamoi Sta.
http://www.jgjapan.co.jp/english/
TVP Company Comments
BS&B Safety Systems
Our firm sells products such as pressure
safety devices and provides related
services. We located to Yokohama in
2002. TVP is a new, comfortable facility
and the free access floor facilitates OA.
From Narita we ship products imported
from the U.S. and temporarily store them
at TVP for inspection and testing. The
facility is well suited to these purposes.
The excellent access to Narita and
Haneda Airports is also a big plus.
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Address: 3-9-13 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku,
Yokohama
Access: 5 min. walk from Shin-Koyasu Sta.
Address: 134 Godo-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama
Access: 5 min. walk from Tennocho Sta.
http://www.nomura-re.co.jp/ybp/english/
Location: 11F West Tower, Yokohama Business Park
URL: http://www.bccjapan.com/ (BCCJ)
BIC Company Comments
Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.
Process Systems Enterprise Ltd (PSE), headquartered in
London, UK, set up a new PSE Japan branch office in
Yokohama Business Park on June 1, 2005. We are fully
satisfied with the business environment at YBP where
all the necessary facilities are strategically located for
our daily demand. What adds to this is the splendid
cultural spirit comprising the “sanctuary”; a perfect
mixture of the modern Italian-flavoured architecture
with the breeze of Yokohama traditions (Hama-trad).
Yokohama Sta.
National Route 16
Hiranumabashi Sta.
Nishi-Yokohama Sta.
Tennocho Sta.
Hoshikawa Sta.
Yokosuka Line
Kamoi Sta.
Hakusan
to Shin-Yokohama
High-tech Park
Sotetsu Line
Yokohama Business Park
Hodogaya Sta.
FEMAC Business Center
FEMAC (Fast and Efficient Market Access)
Business Center provides office spaces for
foreign companies that aim to enter the
Japanese market. The fully furnished
offices help a company to do business
from day one, and its bilingual secretaries
at the reception take care of phone calls
and mails, make travel arrangements, etc.
Fees for bilingual administrative services,
access to meeting rooms, and audio- and
video- conferencing studios are included
in the office rent.
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Hakusan High-tech Park in Midori Ward (northern part of Yokohama) is a research institute complex
for advanced technology companies and high added-value and knowledge-intensive products. This
park provides wonderful opportunities for human and technological exchanges between tenants of
many different nationalities.
Location: Yokohama Business Park
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*Hakusan High-tech Park
The Canadian Industry & Trade Centre (CITC) - an initiative
of the City of Yokohama for Canada’ s Action Plan for
Japan advanced by the Canadian Government – was
opened in Yokohama Business Park (YBP) where BIC is
also located, through the cooperation of the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce in Japan and the City of Yokohama. The center offers a simple, reasonably priced way to
rent office space, and thus supports Canadian Companies
entering the Japanese market from Yokohama, where the
first Canadian trade office in Japan was opened in 1904.
FEMAC
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The German Centre for Industry and Trade (GCIT) is a facility offering
leased space to companies for research and development activities.
The building was constructed by JG Japan, a subsidiary of Deutsche
Bank AG, on a 1 hectare (2.47 acre) site within the Hakusan Hightech Park,* which was sold in lots by Yokohama City in 1985. The
main use of the building is advanced technology research, information
offices, management and other services, manufacturing, distribution
and processing, product displays and warehousing. GCIT has played a
very important part in the activities of R&D-based companies.
The British Industry Centre (BIC) was a main project in the
“Action Japan” campaign to promote exports to Japan
launched by the British Department of Trade and Industry.
Yokohama was chosen as the location for this project
from among the many other cities in Japan for significant
reasons, including its excellent access with Tokyo and
other regions of Japan, its high-quality business and living
environments, and its generally lower business and living
expenses compared with Tokyo.
The center was opened in Yokohama Business Park (YBP)
in Hodogaya Ward in the spring of 1997, through the cooperation of the British government, British Embassy, the
British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ), and the
City of Yokohama, with the purpose of assisting British
companies, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises.
The objectives of the project are to reduce the start-up
costs for British companies entering Japan and to facilitate
their smooth participation in the Japanese market. To this
end, the center of approx. 2,000 m2 (21,000 ft2) provides
facilities for common use, such as meeting space, and
other space that meets the needs of companies.
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German Centre for Industry and Trade
Canadian Industry and Trade Centre
British Industry Centre
To
GCIT
CITC
BIC
Dai-san Keihin Expressway
There are five business centers for foreign-affiliated companies within the city. These facilities
were established to help minimize startup costs and streamline market entry when foreign
firms establish a business in Japan.
The new tenants of these facilities may receive rent subsidies.
Kikuna Sta.
Shin-Yokohama Sta.
Kozukue Sta.
Yokohama Line
Toyoko Line
Address: 10F, Shin-Yokohama Daini Center Bldg.
3-19-5 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama
Access: 5 min. walk from Shin-Yokohama Sta.
http://www.jpn.tuv.com/en/services/business_center/index.php
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Yokohama's Advantage:
Highly Accessible to IT / Mechatronics
Companies in the Area
Shin-Yokohama District: Town of Bullet Train
Station & Semiconductor Designers
Proximity to Tokyo & Haneda Airport (to be internationalized in 2009)
Top Manufacturing Industries
Many business opportunities exist in Yokohama in the mechatronics industry and with advanced manufacturers. A huge industrial cluster has formed
in the waterfront area from Tokyo to Yokohama, with 22,000 company
offices and over 400,000 workers*. Manufacturing companies provide approximately 40% of all goods, with a shipment value of $43 billion. The IT
industry (automotive electronics, mobile communication, household information appliances, etc.) is very active in the area, making Yokohama a
highly suitable location for both business and R&D.
(*This number is the total of the figures for the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Kawasaki, and Yokohama)
Dedicated Manufacturing Companies in Yokohama
Company
Industry
Automotive Glass, Opto-Electronic
Asahi Glass Corporation,
Products, Nano Materials for
Keihin Plant
Semiconductors
Nikon Corporation,
Yokohama Plant
Opto-Electronics, IC Steppers,
Digital Imaging Equipments
Nissan Motor,
Yokohama Factory
Motor Vehicles & Parts
Panasonic Mobile
Communications
Mobile Communication Devices
Victor Company of Japan Electronics, Electrical Equipment
(Companies are listed in alphabetical order.)
Over 2,000 IT Companies
Yokohama has 2,174 IT companies with 83,921 technical experts and workers as of 2004. In terms of the number of IT employees, Yokohama has the third highest number (after the Tokyo Metropolitan area and Osaka). However, in Yokohama it
is possible to do business with companies in both Tokyo and Yokohama with the advantages of less traffic congestion and
lower office rental fees than those in Tokyo.
Yokohama’s IT industry is characterized by a very high ratio of hardware industry (semiconductors, embedded technology,
automotive electronics, etc.), which is related to the manufacturing and mechatronics industries.
IT Company Location in Yokohama
IT Industry Scale and a Circle Graph of the Ratio of Sectors by Different Cities
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Kohoku
Ward
Asahi Ward
16%
Hardware
Naka
Ward
Solution
Contents
Konan Ward
41
Isogo
Ward
Fujitsu Akiruno
Technology Center
Kanazawa
Ward
18%
Chuo Expressway
Osaka
Population: 2.6 million
IT Domestic Share: 4.5%
48%
Fukuoka
Population: 1.4 million
IT Domestic Share: 1.5%
Hitachi ULSI Systems
Yokogawa Electric Head Office Factory
Konica Minolta
NEC Fuchu Office
Tokyo Hino Site
Fuchu
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Oki Electric Industry Silicon
Manufacturing Company
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Hachioji
NEC Electronics
Sagamihara Office
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each city’s percentage of IT
company workers in the whole
country.
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Toshiba Semiconductor
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Murata Manufacturing Tokyo Development Center
Asahi Kasei Kogyo Electronic
Technology General Laboratory
Fujitsu Laboratories
Sagamihara
Fujitsu Laboratories Atsugi Office
Canon Central Laboratory
Tokyo
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Fuji Photo Film Miyanodai Technology
Development Center
3.6 Million Citizens, Excellent
Customers & Workers
Source: Establishment and Enterprise Census 2004,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Various IT Firms in Yokohama
Industry
Nagoya
Population: 2.2 million
IT Domestic Share: 2.1%
Hitachi Production Headquarters
Kodaira
Tachikawa
20%
34%
49%
Hitachi Device Development Center
JVC Central Laboratory
Nichia Yokohama Technology Center
Furukawa Electric Semiconductor
Yokohama R&D Laboratory
Tokyo Bay
Hitachi System Development Laboratory Toshiba Advanced Microelectronics Center
Ofuna
Hiratsuka
Chigasaki
Canon Component Center
Eudyna Devices
Yokosuka
Nissan Motor Electronics Laboratory
Source: Semiconductor Factory Map 2006, Sangyo Times, Inc.
Hardware business
n=429
Solutions business
n=806
Contents business
n=939
Total = 2,174
Sakae
Ward 19
Company
YOKOHAMA
Population: 3.6 million
IT Domestic Share: 3.1%
35%
Renesas Eastern Japan Semiconductor
Oume
50%
Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Population: 8.5 million
IT Domestic Share*: 25.2%
126
Minami
Ward
Totsuka
Ward
Many semiconductor factories and labs are located within 30km of the Shin-Yokohama district.
Sony Atsugi Technology Center
48%
Tsurumi
Ward
Nishi Ward
Hodogaya 142 135
Ward
Seya
Ward
30%
45%
Kanagawa Ward
150
Shin-Yokohama district has many IT
firms. Over 300 IT firms are concentrated in an area of only 80 hectares
(with the length of 900 meters). Most of
them are involved in the design, development and consolidation of system
LSI, and other semiconductors.
Many global IT corporations turned
their attention to the advantages of the
Shin-Yokohama district, and have
located their Japanese headquarters
and R&D facilities here.
49%
223
Midori Ward
Izumi
Ward
38%
Tuzuki Ward
Heavy Concentration of Semiconductor Chip Manufacturers
6%
14%
Aoba Ward
Shin-Yokohama district, known for the stadium (now called “Nissan Stadium”) where the FIFA World Cup Soccer 2002
final match took place, stands in the north-central area of Yokohama. Another source of pride in this district is the convenient transportation system.
It is 30km to the center of the Tokyo Metropolitan area, and 15 km from Haneda Airport. It is also possible to get to the
Osaka and Kyoto area (the 2nd largest industrial area after the Tokyo Metropolitan area) within 150 minutes.
Located District
Fuji Soft
Software Manufacturing, Maintenance of IT
Systems
Minato Mirai
Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions
IT and Telecommunication System Solution
Service
Shin-Yokohama
I-Net Corporation
IT Business Solution Service
Minato Mirai
Koei Corporation
Personal Computer and Home Video Game
Software Planning
near ShinYokohama
Macnica
Import and Export of Semiconductor Devices
Shin-Yokohama
STARC（Semiconductor
Technology Academic Research
Center）
Research and Development of Advanced LSI
Design Technology
Shin-Yokohama
Zuken
Electronic Design Automation
Kohoku New Town
IT companies in Yokohama can do efficient business in
the whole Tokyo Metropolitan area due to convenient
transportation. In addition, Yokohama has outstanding
universities and institutes of technology, as well as
highly educated workers and technological specialists.
Yokohama’s 3.6 million metropolitans would be excellent workers as well as customers for your company.
City of Art and Culture
Yokohama was Japan’s first city of modernized European urban design and
has been the cultural gateway of this country for 150 years since the Port of
Yokohama was opened for trade. The City of Yokohama makes the best use
of historical resources to carry out attractive community development.
In 2005, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music opened its Graduate School of Film and New Media in a heritage building. Takeshi Kitano, the
movie director and grand-prix (Golden Lion award) winner of the International Venice Movie Festival 1997, takes office as professor there. A campus
for Media Majors is available as of 2006. Animation Majors will be made
available in 2007.
(Companies are listed in alphabetical order.)
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Promoting Life Sciences in Yokohama
By fostering technological innovation and new biotechnology, as well as life science industries
considered to hold the key to future industrial development, Yokohama is promoting itself as a
life sciences cluster that aims to contribute to residents’ healthy lifestyles, spark the economy
and create employment, and encourage research and development.
RIKEN Yokohama Institute
Undertakes comprehensive research into plant and
animal genetic, genomic and protein structures and
functions from the molecular level to entire organisms.
Yokohama City University Joint Graduate School
Leading Venture Plaza
Offers rental labs, facilities for product pilot development, and offices to support the turning of industryacademia research efforts into business enterprises and
venture corporation activities. Has a number of Japan’s
leading bio-ventures as tenants.
Educational and research activities are conducted jointly
with RIKEN in an effort to turn the university’s research
results into business ventures and foster personnel with
international perspectives.
Yokohama Joint Research Center
Provides a place for universities and companies in the city to conduct joint research.
RIKEN Yokohama Institute
Leading Venture Plaza
Promoting joint industrial-academic research
Yokohama Science Frontier
As part of its efforts to turn the city into a life sciences hub,
Yokohama is moving forward with the development of Yokohama Science Frontier, a research center for advanced R&D
located in the Keihin Waterfront Area between Tokyo and
Yokohama, centered around the RIKEN Institute of Physical
and Chemical Research, a world-renowned post-genome
research center.
The Keihin Waterfront Area played a major role in Japan’s
industrial development, but changes in the industrial structure and economic globalization have led to a need to revive
this industrial zone’s international competitiveness.
Along with the RIKEN Institute, Yokohama City University
Joint Graduate School, the Yokohama Joint Research Center,
Leading Venture Plaza and a number of other research organizations and companies involved in biotech-related processes – from basic and applied research to development,
trial manufacturing and production – have begun to set up
operations.
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Numerous R&D companies have set up in other areas of Yokohama, in addition to the
Keihin Waterfront Area, and many science, engineering and medical universities and
research organizations have also located here. They possess the many seeds of
research and the development needs of the next generation’s industrial technology,
and thus they have extremely high potential in terms of furthering industry-academia
liaisons.
Yokohama utilizes these resources positively and, in an effort to aid the advancement
of existing industries and the creation of new industries, provides support to small and
mid-sized businesses and venture companies that are developing new technologies
and products through industry-academia liaisons.
An application for a project to develop a new system to rapidly and easily determine skin conditions using biomarkers*
was adopted under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry regional revitalization R&D consortium program. The
application was submitted in 2006 through an alliance of Yokohama City University research laboratories and companies in the city, with the Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation for the Advancement of Life Sciences as its main driving force.
* A new skin function analysis system that uses biomarkers to determine skin conditions and illnesses will be created and used for cosmetics development and sales, diagnosis and
treatment of dermatological ailments, and other purposes.
Forming bio-cluster through enhanced networking
The city government has tapped the Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation for the Advancement of Life Sciences, to
serve as the lead organization in fostering the formation of bio-clusters and promoting interpersonal networks. With the
support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, we are implementing integrated promotion policies to encourage the expansion of interpersonal networks, the augmentation of programs for biotech companies, and are providing
assistance to foster ties between academia and industry.
These various strategies will serve as a foundation for efforts to turn
Yokohama into a center for life sciences, attracting numerous start-ups
by bioventures while additionally encouraging active cooperation
among major corporations, universities and research organizations.
This will help to spur the local economy, and will also contribute to
city residents’ healthy lifestyles through the establishment of large
clusters of research and development industries.
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Support for Setting Up a Business
in Yokohama
Along with providing information about doing business in Yokohama, various forms of
assistance are available to support foreign companies.
Start-Up Offices
Start-up offices are available for
foreign-affiliated firms that have
not yet established a location in
Yokohama. Full business support
provided to foreign companies
includes office advice with
regard to establishing
operations, and information on
business in Japan.
Main Types of Support
Subsidy/financing programs Various kinds of incentives are available, including the ordinance
that allows for the highest-level of assistance in Japan.
WBC Start-up Offices
IBSC Kanagawa
4 furnished offices at 108 sq. ft. each
Rent: Free (Actual cost of phone, etc.
to be charged)
Tenancy: 4 months
Support from WBC
3 furnished offices at 118 sq. ft. each
Rent: Free (Actual cost of phone, etc. to be charged)
Tenancy: 50 business days
Support from JETRO Yokohama
JETRO Yokohama
Business linkups with companies in Yokohama
9F Industry & Trade Center Bldg.
2 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku
Tel: +81 45 222 8911
Fax: +81 45 662 4980
E-mail: yok@jetro.go.jp
Information on offices and real estate
Introductions to specialists
-Attorneys and accountants for procedures related to incorporation of enterprises and tax practices
-Interpreting and translation companies
Press release support
Distribution of press releases to Press clubs covering the municipal government
Information on living in Yokohama
Supports from overseas offices (New York, Frankfurt, Shanghai)
Specialists provide advice on establishing and registering a company, as well
as on contracts, financial affairs, accounting, opening up sales routes, and
other matters related to setting up a business in Yokohama. Advice is provided
either in person or online.
JETRO-Kanagawa Prefecture-City of Yokohama Invitation and Support Program (~February 2007)
Fiscal year 2006, JETRO, Kanagawa and Yokohama are jointly assisting foreign companies
(IT and the related electronics industries) to start up a business in Japan.
Consultants
Attorney, patent attorneys, certified public accountants,
licensed tax accountants, judicial scriveners, etc.
Support offered
Invitation Program: Round-trip airfare, Hotel accommodations in Yokohama, Program-related travel
expense and interpretation cost while in Japan
Support Program: A part of the cost of establishment/incorporation procedures (ex. Retaining/consulting
fee for an advisor, lawyer, administrative scrivener, etc. Translation/interpretation fee)
Targeted Facility Program
Incentive for Factory Location
Assistance for Factory Location
Incentive for Visual Content Production Industries
Business Location Subsidy for Visual Content Production
Industries
Incentive for Creators and Artists Program
Creator Location Promotion Subsidy Program
Incentive for Entrepreneurs
Yokohama Startup Location Promotion Program
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Lease of office in targeted facilities
Fees
Free for up to three in-person consultations and up to five
online discussions.
Yokohama World Business Support Center (WBC)
Subsidy / Financing Programs
Program
Eligibility
Incentive for Large-scale Business Location (Acquisition of Fixed Property)
Establishment of office, installation of new equipment, etc., which meet
Business Location Incentives for Specially Designated Areas
certain requirements set for each area
Incentives for Renting a Space in an Office Building, etc.
Targeted Industry Program
Lease and acquisition of offices by companies in the eight sectors of
priority industry such as IT and biotechnology
Head-Office Function Expansion/Transfer Special Subsidy
Expert Advice
Yokohama World Business Support Center (WBC), located in the
Minato Mirai area, provides support to foreign-affiliated firms.
Support
Tax reduction,
Subsidy
Subsidy
Subsidy
Subsidy
Establishment of factory, lease of factory, installation of new equipment,
Subsidy
etc.
Facility construction/refurbishment of office
Subsidy
Business establishment in Kannai, Kangai districts
Subsidy
Startup with promising business plan and leasing of a small-sized ofice
Subsidy
Provision of advice/information
Consultations with advisors on trade procedures and on how
to establish a company in Japan. Various forms of business
support, including information on companies in Yokohama.
Business Inquiries
Publishing of foreign-affiliated firms’ product references and
other information on WBC’s website, and provision of this
information to Japanese companies.
Provision of office space
Office space designed for foreign-affiliated firms and foreign
economic organizations
6F Yokohama World Porters
2-2-1 Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Tel: +81-45-222-2030
Fax: 81-45-222-2088
URL: http://www.ywbc.org/english/
Hosting of business missions and business discussions
Arrangement of business discussions and receptions with
Yokohama companies for overseas business delegations.
Sponsoring of trade fairs and seminars
Country-specific trade fairs and regional/sectoral information seminars in cooperation with overseas economic
agencies.
Company Comments
The Dragontec Group
The Dragontec Group is a Chinese software development company providing high quality, low cost services in embedded
software development, large scale corporate system development, package product development and maintenance sectors.
When we expanded our business in 2004 by setting up a customer service center and business systems engineering site, we
received various forms of assistance from the Yokohama city
government, including rent-free office space. This helped us
start up without any hitches, has allowed business to run
smoothly, and has helped us gain successful results and an
expanding customer base.
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Yokohama’s Excellent Living Environment
History
Nature
Ooka River
Sankeien Garden
Hikawa-maru and
Yamashita Park
Yokohama Archives of
History
Sport
Shopping
Nissan Stadium
In 2002 the final of FIFA World Cup was held
in Yokohama
Chinatown
Since the opening of its port in
1859, Yokohama has been
home to many foreign people
and has created a supportive
and comfortable living
environment for them.
Yokohama offers endless
opportunity for cultural and
intellectual pursuits, an
abundance of entertainment
facilities, a comfortable and
tranquil living environment, and
a wealth of nature.
Red Brick Warehouse
Events
Arts
Yokohama Noh Theater
Yokohama International Costume Parade
Yokohama Museum of Art
Firework
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
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Yokohama Cutter Race
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/en/