I want to import Japanese products. But how will I find a business partner? What products are available for imports? If you have these questions that weigh on you, JETRO is here to serve you.

 

Access our TTPP (trade tie-up promotion program) site.  You will find over 30,000 products and services being offered by Japanese and overseas firms.

 

If you have something that you want to buy, check it out here and contact the seller by e-mail. If you have something that you want to sell, you can register your name here and wait for prospective buyers.

 

These pieces of information include not only things, but also such opportunities as business tie-ups and technical exchanges. From food to clothing, metals, plastics, machines and equipment, furniture and office supplies, and from hardware to software and business operations—these pieces of information are just overwhelming in volume and varieties.   

 

As our network is interlinked with business matching sites overseas, you can send information widely throughout the world. By the automatic matching function, you will be notified by e-mail of business opportunities that match your conditions. How convenient!

 

Furthermore, user registration, business opportunities registration, perusing, and information searching are all free.

Register now and use these services without delay. 

 

• Business Matching Database (TTPP)

 

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The following facilities of the Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) are available to those who plan to set up operation bases in Japan.

 

• Temporary Office
  For a period not exceeding 50 days, office space equipped with a desk, chair, telephone, and Internet connection is available free of charge (communication costs will be charged). These offices are conveniently located in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, and Fukuoka.
  
• Multi-purpose Hall, Conference Room
  The Multi-purpose Hall and the Conference Room are available for such activities as office meetings, exhibitions, and business negotiations.
  
• Library
  The JETRO business library contains wide-range information including directories by business type and area and the investment environment of municipalities.
  
• Consultation Service
  Businesses that have set up operation bases at these JETRO offices are entitled to the free consultation service on such topics as the market environment, requirements for starting business, visa acquisition, and employment.

 

• For more details, visit JETRO’s website -Facilities Service-

 

Here's a brief look at some of the companies that have worked with IBSC to set up business operations in Japan.

• Voices of users

 

 

 

 

 

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For foreign firms planning to invest or set up offices in Japan, let JETRO serve them. At the Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) of JETRO, experts provide information and consultation services.

 

IBSC’s Consultation services are as follows.

1. Give advice based on information in a variety of fields including not only general consumer goods but also high-technology such as biotechnology and Information Communication Technology.
2. Provide information on laws, ordinances, permit procedures, preferential taxes, land/buildings, and loans.
3. Estimate costs for opening an office in Japan.
4. Help foreign firms with procedures to set up an office. Free advice on corporate registration, visa application, tax payment, and employment procedure.
5. Help foreign firms find offices. Arrangements for a meeting with a real estate agency are also available.
6. Help foreign firms with the most important task—to find able workforce.

With these services, foreign firms are fully prepared to do business in Japan.

 

• For more details, visit JETRO’s website -Consulting Service-
• You may learn more from the voices of frontrunners who used IBSC’s Consultation services.
  
  

 

 

 

 

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Do you know this test? JETRO provides information on Japanese economy, trade and investment trends with other countries, business environment, and commerce customs for foreign business operators and students. As part of its activities, JETRO has conducted the BJT business Japanese Proficiency test in Japan and many other major nations. Today, globalization is an urgent matter for Japanese firms as these firms operating overseas are increasingly hiring local people, hiring staff for mid-level management jobs, and accepting skilled workers from abroad against the background of the declining birth rate. As the number of foreign staffers is on the increase, many Japanese companies are using this test as a guideline for hiring, dealing with, and utilizing them. All of you who wish to climb a corporate ladder at Japanese firms are strongly recommended to take this test.

 

• BJT business Japanese Proficiency Test(JETRO homepage)

 

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Do you know JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)? It was first established as Japan Export Trade Promotion Agency in 1958 before becoming an independent corporation in October 2003. Today, in 2008, it has 36 domestic offices including its headquarters in Tokyo, Osaka head office, and the Institute of Developing Economies, with a network of 73 bases overseas. JETRO strives to support small/midsize companies in their international business endeavors and provide necessary aids to developing nations for the further expansion of trade and investment for Japan, sustenance and extension of smooth trade and economic relationships with other countries, and promotion of economic cooperation. Your countries may have JETRO offices. It is an organization close to your activities once you go back home after studying in Japan.

 

JETRO's business support

Come to JETRO if you or the companies you work for want information on Japanese trade and investment or hope to start business and open offices in Japan. JETRO also support Japanese firms in their international endeavors in such fields as food, agriculture and fisheries, movie, and anime.

 

 

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