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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION FOOD & BEVERAGE RETAILING FINANCIAL & INSURANCE PUBLISHING & PRINTING ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING

INCENTIVES

Subsidies and Subsidies will not exceed Tax Reduction Measures one-half of the actual expenses Support measures for small listed below and will be limited and medium-sized businesses to a maximum of ¥5 million. in Tokyo include low interest • Fees related to obtaining financing, subsidies, and tax “status of residence” preferences among other services. Foreign affiliated • Fees for registering the companies may take advantage establishment of the head- of these benefits if they establish quarters/R&D center and other a Japanese corporation. relevant filing procedures KANSAI Tokyo’s Special Zone • Employee recruitment costs for Asian Headquarters Foreign companies establishing their Asian headquarters or R&D centres within the Tokyo’s Special Zone for Asian Headquarters are eligible to receive subsidies and tax reduction. * Companies must fulfill certain conditions to receive these benefits.

CONTACT

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER TOKYO B1 Fl., JP TOWER Building, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7090 Phone: +81 (0)3 6269 9981 | Fax: +81 (0)3 6269 9982 URL: www.bdc-tokyo.org/?cat=3

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32 33 KANTO REGION CHUBU REGION KANAGAWA PREFECTURE TOYAMA PREFECTURE

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT ALUMINIUM GENERAL EQUIPMENT MACHINERY CHEMICALS PHARMACEUTICALS FOOD PRODUCTS PLASTICS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ELECTRONICS

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

The Select Kanagawa 100 Incentives: Subsidy for Promoting Subsidy for Establishing program is a measure taken by Companies’ Location Human-Resource Clusters • Start-Ups Support Program for Kanagawa Prefecture to attract Subsidy for expenditure for land, Subsidy for expenditure for new Overseas Companies and encourage companies to buildings or business investment employment of researchers and locate their offices in Kanagawa. • Rent Subsidy Program for spent in launching or expanding other staff for natural science R&D The friendly title “Select Attracting and Promoting plants, etc.: Up to 5 billion yen centers: Up to 100 million yen Kanagawa 100” represents the Companies’ Location (total sum of subsidies) prefecture’s wish that “many • Subsidy Program for Attracting Incentives for Encouraging Subsidy for Encouraging Location companies would choose and Promoting Companies’ Location of Private Research of Distribution Business Facilities Kanagawa for their location and Location Institutes Subsidy for expenditure for land, develop business activities in the • Tax Breaks Subsidy for expenditure for land, buildings or business investment prefecture.” Kanagawa Prefec- spent in launching or expanding • Loan Program for Attracting buildings or business investment ture will support companies in distribution business facilities: and Promoting Companies’ spent in launching or expanding locating in the prefecture through Up to 100 million yen Location natural science R&D centers: a variety of support programs, Up to 500 million yen including subsidies, tax breaks and low-interest loans, which are provided up to 1 billion yen.

CONTACT

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION & TRADE DIVISION, CONTACT TOYAMA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT 1-7 Shinsogawa, Toyama-city, Toyama 930-8501 Phone: +81 (0)76 444 3400 | Fax: +81 (0)76 444 8753 INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND INTERNATIONAL URL: www.pref.toyama.jp/english/ BUSINESS DIVISION, INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND LABOR BUREAU 1 Nihon-Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-8588 Phone: +81 (0)45 210 5565 | Fax: +81 (0)45 210 8875 URL: www.pref.kanagawa.jp/mlt/f370155

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34 35 CHUBU REGION CHUBU REGION AICHI PREFECTURE SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE

TRANSPORT MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION GENERAL MACHINERY ELECTRICAL MACHINERY IRON AND STEEL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL MACHINERY BEVERAGES & FOOD PLASTICS PAPER & PULP

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

The Tax Reduction Fund to Aichi-Nagoya International Shizuoka offers office rent Subsidies for land acquisition Countermeasure Deindustria- Business Access Center (I-BAC) subsidies for foreign-affiliated and new employment lization was introduced in 2012, provides a free and speedy companies, as well as subsidies Manufacturing (factories and facilitating support of firms that “one-stop service” relating to for new facility establishment, research centers), software are seeking to establish manu- markets, clients and business land acquisition, and new businesses, and distribution facturing facilities, and carrying partner candidates, support employment as more convenient centers out research, development and measures, offices and factories, system to correspond flexibly proving tests. transportation and other to company expansion infrastructure, human resources, diversifying forms. Subsidy Program to Promote housing, education and medical Investments in the Cutting-Edge Foreign-affiliated companies care, and licensing and other Sectors of the 21st Century was who are setting up office in related procedures. established, in which the limit Shizuoka for the first time of the subsidy is increased to The Greater Nagoya Initiative Subsidizing 50% of office rent ¥10 billion, making it one of the (GNI) provides subsidies to for a year, up to 500,000 yen foreign companies locating in largest subsides in Japan. Subsidies for new facility Aichi for expenses such as Aichi Prefecture provides establishment registration-related expenses, investment support to companies Manufacturing (factories and real-estate company fees, and that have contributed to the local research centers) and distribu- staffing company fees (specific economy and employment for tion centers conditions must be met). many years. The prefecture also supports small and medium Nagoya City grants can be used sized companies in core supply for office rental costs (specific chain fields. conditions must be met).

CONTACT CONTACT

AICHI-NAGOYA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ACCESS CENTER ONE STOP SERVICE CENTER, Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry SHIZUOKA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 7F, 2-10-19 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-city, Aichi 460-0008 Sangyo-Keizai Kaikan, 4 Fl., 44-1 Ohtemachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka 420-0853 Phone: +81 (0)52 223 5401 | Fax: +81 (0)52 223 5404 Phone: +81 (0)54 254 5161 | Fax: +81 (0)54 251 1918 URL: www.i-bac.jp/o/ URL: www.onestop-shizuoka.jp/english/index.html

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ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS TRANSPORTATION MACHINERY INFORMATION ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS MACHINERY CHEMICALS FOOD PRODUCTS GENERAL MACHINERY TOURISM ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Nagano Prefecture is actively Exemption from real estate • Incentive programs exclusively Incentives: working to attract companies acquisition taxes based on the for foreign-affiliated companies • Location Subsidy for Asian Base from outside the prefecture and Business Location Promotion Act seeking business development of Foreign-affiliated Companies from overseas. Incentives include Exemption from real estate in growth markets in Asia; • Location Subsidy for Mother exemption from real estate acquisition taxes on land for support program for companies Factories acquisition taxes and subsidies. buildings for business purposes. reducing office rent by 50% for • Location Subsidy for Growing 3 years. Industry Subsidy for Shinshu Loan scheme for Nagano Small • Location Subsidy for R&D Center Manufacturing Industry and Medium-sized Enterprises • Promoting efforts for attracting • Location Subsidy for Service Investment Support (grants for promoting the revital- companies in new growth fields, Industry Nagano Prefecture is actively ization of regional economies (for e.g., clean energy and life working to attract companies business locations)) innovation, and those in the from outside the prefecture Target business: equipment advanced materials and other and from overseas. funding for small and medium industries • Between 5-20% of the value sized companies that establish • Supporting business investment of production facilities newly or move a factory into an leading to added value creation, acquired industrial park. e.g., mother plants, and at • Maximum limit: 1 billion yen tracting human resources, e.g., • Companies are required to researchers and engineers meet certain conditions, e.g., • Attracting R&D facilities investment value and the number of new employees. • New campaigns developed for • Targeted industries are: attracting service industries, Manufacturing, information which may have a high ripple services, and natural science effect in the regional economy R&D centers.

CONTACT CONTACT

INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND BUSINESS SUPPORT DIVISION, INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION OFFICE INDUSTRY AND LABOR DEPARTMENT 13 Komei-cho, Tsu-city, Mie 514-8570 692-2 Minami Nagano, Habashita, Nagano-city, Nagano 380-8570 Phone: +81 (0)59 224 2668 | Fax: +81 (0)59 224 2221 Phone: +81 (0)26 235 7193 | Fax: +81 (0)26 235 7496 URL: www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/05/ci400012574.htm URL: www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/kokusai/government/english

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38 39 KANSAI REGION KANSAI REGION KYOTO PREFECTURE KYOTO-CITY

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC MACHINERY TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT PUBLISHING & PRINTING PRECISION EQUIPMENT FOOD PRODUCTS TEXTILE INDUSTRY TEXTILES CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GENERAL MACHINERY

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Regional profile Industry location strategy Companies (primarily those The city is also committed to Kyoto’s special characteristics 21 special project grant in the manufacturing and supporting and fostering venture include its world-renowned For companies located in information processing service companies by creating inter traditional arts such as Nisijin Kyoto, Kyoto or its municipalities industries) building new plants/ company matching programs to brocade and unique Kyoto styles will provide: research institutes or expanding assist small and medium sized of Yuzen silk dyeing, pottery, and • Office Establishment Subsidy existing facilities and start-up companies in the city to expand dolls. These exacting, intricate • Subsidizing 10% of invested small and medium sized compa- their range of business and tech- traditional arts of Kyoto are the fixed assets*1 *2 nies setting up new offices are nological collaboration partners, force behind the rise of many • Employment Subsidy eligible to participate in subsidy promoting industrial academic advanced technologies. • ¥100,000 to ¥500,000 *2 and financing programs. and public collaboration, establishing industrial support Incentives * 1 Fixed asset excluding land * 2 In the case of locating in Kyoto City, organizations, and setting up Many globally active companies the subsidy rate and unit price change. incubation facilities. are located in Kyoto due to a good job environment and a cluster of Limit amount varies depending universities and research centers. on location and number of The ‘Kyoto brand’ stands for full-time employees. traditional sophisticated culture Ordinance on Business Location CONTACT and at the same time advanced Promotion to revitalize regional industrial development. economy and for stable employ- NEW INDUSTRY PROMOTION OFFICE Business location promotion ment and job creation in Kyoto 488 Kamihonnoji-mae-cho, Teramachi-Oike-agaru, loans for the creation of jobs Reduction of real estate Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-City, Kyoto 604-8571 Loans available at low interest, acquisition tax up to 50% for Phone: +81 (0)75 222 3324 | Fax: +81 (0)75 222 3331 1.2%, for new office set-up or companies newly establishing or Email: [email protected] existing office expansion that expanding factories in Manufac- URL: www.advance-with-kyoto-business.jp/en/ result in job creation Maximum turing Cluster Promotion Areas. amount: 2 billion yen *Requirements are applicable KYOTO FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMITTEE Secretariat: Kyoto Prefectural Department of Commerce, Labor and Tourism, Overseas Economy Division CONTACT Phone: +81(0)75 414 4840 | Fax: +81(0)75 414 4870 Email: [email protected] TRADE AND COMMERCE DIVISION, URL: www.kic-kyoto.jp/index.html DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, LABOR & TOURISM Yabunouchi-cho, Nishiiru, Shinmachi, Shimodachiuri-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-City, Kyoto 602-8570 Phone: +81 (0)75 414 4840 | Fax: +81 (0)75 414 4870 Email: [email protected]

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40 41 KANSAI REGION KANSAI REGION OSAKA-CITY HYOGO PREFECTURE

MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING REAL ESTATE SERVICE INFORMATION & REAL ESTATE COMMUNICATIONS WHOLESALE & RETAIL SERVICES TRANSPORT WHOLESALE & RETAIL

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Business Entry Support Temporary Rent-Free Office As an one-stop service Incentives: Introducing companies for Space (BSO) institution for Japanese and • Reduction of corporate possible business connections, Seven rent-free offices (10m2- overseas companies looking to enterprise tax providing short-term leased 30m2) are offered 365 days a year expand into the region, the • Office rent subsidy incubation spaces, and other within ATC building, from which Hyogo-Kobe Investment • Employment subsidy services that meet the needs you can make preparations to Support Center offers all the of companies. open an office in Osaka City. necessary information for • Establishment support subsidy for foreign-affiliated Special ZoneTaxes Support provided by Osaka investing in Hyogo and Kobe, companies When performing projects involv- Business and Investment Center such as regional overviews, ing new energy or life sciences in (O-BIC) economic status and areas of the special zones in Osa- • Subsidizing the cost of company industrial parks. ka, special zone taxes apply, with registration and acquisition of The center also provides up to Zero local taxes for 5 years status of residence investing companies with + 1/2 for next 5 years. Eligible tax • Various one-stop services for necessary business and items are Corporate citizens’ tax, expansion lifestyle support and advice business office tax, real estate on legal permission tax, and city planning tax. . procedures, as well as introducing various support agencies as required.

CONTACT

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC STRATEGY BUREAU ATC ITM Bldg. 4 Fl., 2-1-10 Nanko-Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-city 559-0034 CONTACT Phone: +81 (0)6 6615 6765 | Fax: +81 (0)6 6615 7433 URL: www.investosaka.jp/en/index.php HYOGO-KOBE INVESTMENT SUPPORT CENTER Kobe Commerce, Industry and Trade Center Building, 4 Fl., 1-14-5 Hamabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-City, Hyogo 651-0083 Phone: +81 (0)78 271 8401 | Fax: +81 (0)78 271 8403 URL: www.hyogo-kobe.jp/his/english/index.html

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42 43 KANSAI REGION CHUGOKU REGION KOBE-CITY HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE

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INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Subsidy programs for office Subsidy Programs for Overseas Among the incentives in place Subsidies for new plants rent are available for foreign and Foreign-Affiliated Compa- are start-up support and Subsidy for equipment invest- companies that have established nies Concerning Office Rent factory location incentives for ment including manufacturing their business sites in the Subsidizing 1/4 or less rent, foreign companies via corporate and research facilities in lead- International Economic Site 750 yen/m2 per month; up to location promotion incentive ing-edge fields related to medical Zone and have been accredited 10 million yen per year for up to programs, subsidy programs and health care, environment and by Hyogo Prefecture as meeting 3 years (other requirements for purchases of land, building energy etc. Subsidies for land the standards of International are set) and equipment (maximum of purchases in prefecture-run Economic Exchange Business. 5 billion yen), and financing industrial complexes, and build- In addition, the city provides programs. ing and equipment subsidies. other well-tailored subsidy (certain cities and towns have programs concerning tax breaks their own subsidy programs) for city taxes and business • Contract programs: investment. Programs for fixed-term leases of land for business use • Discount programs: Discounts on land for large scale sales

CONTACT CONTACT

KOBE ENTERPRISE PROMOTION BUREAU HIROSHIMA FOREIGN BUSINESS DIVISION FOREIGN INVESTMENT GROUP 10-52 Moto-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima 730-8511 6-5-1 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-city, Hyogo 650-8570 Phone: +81 (0)82 222 5521 | Fax: +81 (0)82 223 2137 Phone: +81 (0)78 322 6216 | Fax: +81 (0)78 322 6072 URL: www.global.kobe-investment.jp/english/

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44 45 SHIKOKU REGION KYUSHU REGION EHIME PREFECTURE MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE

PAPER & PULP AGRICULTURE NONFERROUS METAL INDUSTRY FOOD MANUFACTURING CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FORESTRY & FISHERIES SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY SERVICES

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Support for invited enterprises Support for capital investment Subsidy Program Information on business such as manufacturing in line with the basic plan based • Limit: Up to 5 billion, largest development in Miyazaki companies on the Business Location amount in the Kyushu region Prefecture Support for leased property Promotion Act • Companies can be subsidized The prefecture provides a and incentives is provided Industries seeking accumulation by the prefecture while being one-stop-service counter for depending on the number of and further expansion by 5 basic subsidized by the city, town, supporting companies in newly employed full-time workers plans based on the Business or village where their office is securing employees and and invested fixed-asset value Location Promotion Act in 5 located. selecting sites. for pre-designated construction regions of the prefecture. companies, factories of 4 types Preferential Tax Treatment of distribution companies, and All industries call centers invited by the (There is special exception of requirements prefecture. Additionally, a special for agriculture-, forestry-, and fishery- support system is in place for related industry.) CONTACT SMEs expanding into Toyo In depopulated areas, preferen- Industrial Parks, one of the tial treatment is available for COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND LABOUR DEPARTMENT prefectural industrial parks, targeted facilities, including spe- BUSINESS SITE PROMOTION BUREAU information and communication cial depreciation, enterprise tax 2-10-1 Tachibanadori-higashi, Miyazaki-city, Miyazaki 880-8501 related companies, and and real estate acquisition tax. Phone: +81 (0)985-26-7096 | Fax: +81 (0)985-26-0219 venture companies. Loan Scheme for Business Location A low-interest long-term loan scheme is in place for capital investment fund for new establishment and expansion of factories. CONTACT

LOCATION PROMOTION DIVISION, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT SUBDEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC AND LABOR DEPARTMENT 4-4-2 Ichibancho, Matsuyama-city, Ehime 790-8570 Phone: +81 (0)89 912 2474 | Fax: +81 (0)89 912 2259 URL: www.pref.ehime.jp/tsukaikata/foreign.html

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46 47 KYUSHU REGION OKINAWA REGION FUKUOKA PREFECTURE OKINAWA PREFECTURE

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TOURISM ELECTRONICS & DEVICES AGRICULTURE IRON & STEEL FISHERIES CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CIVIL ENGINEERING FOOD & BEVERAGE CONSTRUCTION PETROLEUM WHOLESALE & RETAIL

INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Fukuoka Prefecture provides Subsidies for Promoting Invest- The most beneficial tax treat- Subsidies and Tax Breaks consistent support including ment from Foreign Companies ment measures in Japan can be • Companies that locate in the giving information on the market, Diverse incentive programs are accessed in the various special International Logistics Hub laws and regulations, real estate available for companies estab- zones such as the International Industry Development Zone such as offices and factories lishing a presence in Fukuoka. Logistics Hub Industry Devel- receive a number of tax and residences, and information The prefectural government’s opment Zone, the Designated advantages, such as a 35 on human resources, extending programs, in combination with Information and Communications percent deduction in taxable to introductions of prospective incentives offered by individual Industry Promotion Zone, and income for corporation partners companies and cities in the prefecture, provide the Financial Business tax purposes, and partial follow-up services after corpo- generous assistance to non- Promotion Zone. exemptions from local govern- rate advances. native businesses. In addition, ment taxes such as real estate Financing Program financing from the Development acquisition tax and fixed The Business Location Promotion Low-interest financing can be Bank of Japan is also available. asset tax. Subsidy in Fukuoka is provided accessed from the Okinawa depending on the investment Subsidy for Visit to Fukuoka Development Finance • Companies are able to choose amount and the size of employ- Partial subsidy of travel expenses Corporation. between alternative systems for ment, and many local govern- for foreign companies consider- the application of tariffs. ments in the prefecture also pro- ing expanding into Fukuoka. • Companies hiring employees vide various types of incentives. Incentives to encourage under 35 years of age receive establishment of its subsidiary subsidies equal to one third of in Japan the employees’ wages. 50% of the company registration (Other conditions also apply) fees in developing business in Fukuoka Prefecture, up to 150,000 yen.

CONTACT CONTACT

FUKUOKA FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROMOTION CENTER BUSINESS CONCIERGE OKINAWA 7-7 Higashi-koen, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-8577 Okinawa Sangyo Sien Center4F, 1831-1 Oroku, Naha City, Okinawa 901-0152 Phone: +81 (0)92 643 3441 | Fax: +81 (0)92 643 3443 Phone: +81 (0)98 894 6288 | Fax: +81 (0)98 859 6233 URL: www.investfk.jp

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52 53 4. International implementation of high-quality Japanese medical services and technology (inbound use of medical care). The Government will list medical institutions which actively accept patients from foreign countries who visit for medical services such as health check ups, medical treatment and follow-up examinations after medical treatment. “Visiting foreign patients” may thereby experience the benefits of the Japanese medical care system in person, including sickness prevention, early detection, medical DIRECTORY treatments and rehabilitation.

5.Showcasing Japan as a tourism country. The Japanese Government OF CONTACTS aims to attract 20 million foreign visitors in 2020, and 30 million in 2030, by taking advantage of attractive tourism areas and easy access points such as Narita and Haneda International Airports. The Government will IN JAPAN select a private-public run tourism management organization, with policy input from ministries and agencies, to facilitate the development of tourism resources. The goal is a stress free environment for visitors providing multilingual services and to become a tourism-oriented nation by 2020. CANADIAN

6. Policies to attract more foreign direct investment in Japan. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS The Japanese Government is focusing on foreign direct investment leading up to the year 2020, when international attention is heightened due to the hosting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Embassy of Canada to Japan Consulate of Canada to Japan and efforts will be most effective. The objective is to develop an in Tokyo in Nagoya attractive business environment for domestic and foreign companies 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku Nakato Marunouchi Bldg., 6Fl., and to strategically engage, identify and attract investment projects, by Tokyo 107-850 3-17-6 Marunouchi, Naka-ku actively disseminating improvements in the business environment. Phone: +81 (0)3 5412 6200 Nagoya 460-0002 The promotion of policy measures in this growth strategy, under the www.canadainternational.gc.ca/ Phone: +81(0)52 972 0450 cooperation with local governments, will accelerate reforms in japan-japon/ Fax: +81(0)52 972 0453 regulations and systems. In order to expand foreign direct investments [email protected] in Japan, the Government is making the utmost use of the 2020 Tokyo Consulate of Canada, headed by an Olympic and Paralympic Games by hosting a number of high-profile Honorary Consul, in Fukuoka Consulate of Canada, headed by international events such as: c/o Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. an Honorary Consul, in Osaka 1-82 Watanabe-dori 2-chome, c/o Tsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. 2019: Rugby World Cup Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-8720 1-8-19 Hirabayashi Minami, 2019-2020: Regional Business Conference Phone: +81 (0)92 726 6348 Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-8550 info@canadian-consulate- Phone: +81 (0)6 6681 0250 2020: Japan Business Conference (Tokyo) fukuoka.jp Fax: +81 (0)6 6252 0130 2020: Global Venture Summit (Tokyo) [email protected] Consulate of Canada, headed by an 2020: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Honorary Consul, in Hiroshima Canadian Government Trade Office, 4–33 Komachi, Naka–ku, Osaka Hiroshima 730–8701 Midosuji Grand Tower, 19Fl., Phone: +81 (0)82 246 0057 3-5-1 Bakuro-machi, Chuo-ku Osaka 541-005 Phone: +81 (0)6 6252 0120 Fax: +81 (0)6 6252-0130 [email protected] To obtain detailed information, please visit www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/keizaisaisei/pdf/dai2_3en.pdf www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/keizaisaisei/pdf/kaikaku2020_gaiyouen.pdf

54 55 Canadian Tourism Commission Government of British Columbia Livest Aoyama Bldg., 6Fl., British Columbia Trade and CANADA-JAPAN 2-6-4 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Investment Office Tokyo 150-0002 Tokyo Ginko Kyokai Bldg., 15Fl., NETWORKS & 1-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Canadian Government Trade Office, Tokyo 100-0005 ASSOCIATIONS Sapporo Phone: +81 (0)3 3216 7180 Nikko Bldg. 5Fl., Fax: +81 (0)3 3216 7292 Kita 4 Nishi 4, Chuo-ku, [email protected] HOKKAIDO REGION HOKURIKU REGION Sapporo 060-0004 Phone: +81 (0)11 281 6565 Government of Ontario Hokkaido Canada Society Hokuriku-Canada Association Fax: +81 (0)11 281 6563 Ontario International Marketing Hokkaido Bank Annex Bldg., 8Fl., c/o Mr. Matsui, Soumu-bu [email protected] Centre Odori Nishi 4-1, Chuo-ku Tateyama Kagaku Industry Co., Ltd., 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0042 30 Shimonoban, Toyama, Canadian Government Trade Office, Tokyo 107-8503 Phone: +81 (0)11 233 1003 Toyama 930-1305 West Japan Phone: +81 (0)3 5412 6264 Fax: +81 (0)11 221 0481 Phone: +81 (0)764-83-4012 AIM Bldg. 8Fl., Fax: +81 (0)3 5412 6250 [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)764-83-4150 3-8-1 Asano, Kokurakita-ku, [email protected] [email protected] Kitakyushu 802-000 Kitami Canada Exchange Phone: +81 (0)93 533 4300 Government of Québec Association Fax: +81 (0)93 533 4301 Shiroyama Trust Tower, 32Fl., CS Building, 5Fl., KANTO REGION [email protected] 4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, 1-3-6 Sakae-machi, Kitami, Tokyo 105-6032 Hokkaido 090-0832 The Canada-Japan Society Government of Alberta Phone: +81 (0)3 5733 4001 Phone: +81 (0)157 61 3786 Ando Bldg., 2Fl., Place Canada, 3Fl., Fax: +81 (0)3 5472 6721 Fax: +81 (0)157 33 3036 82 Yarai-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 7-3-37 Akasaka, Minato-ku, [email protected] [email protected] Tokyo 107-0052 www.international.gouv.qc.ca/ja/ Tokyo 162-0805 Phone: +81 (0)3 5206 8695 Phone: +81 (0)3 3475 1171 tokyo Asahikawa Canada Association Fax: +81 (0)3 5206 8696 Fax: +81 (0)3 470 3939 23-5 Miyashita-dori, Asahikawa, [email protected] [email protected] Hokkaido 078-8330 Phone: +81 (0)66 31 0588 Aurora Club Fax: +81 (0)66 31 0588 2-6-11-312 Sakashita, Itabashi-ku, [email protected] Tokyo 174-0043 CANADIAN Phone: +81 (0)3 5914 1360 Fax: +81 (0)3 5914 1361 BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS TOHOKU REGION [email protected] Iwate Canada Association Tokyo Canadian Club Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canada Wheat Board c/o IBC Iwate Hoso, [email protected] in Japan Tomoecho Annex II, 4Fl., 6-1 Shike-cho, Morioka, 508, 509 HULIC & NEW SHINBASHI, 3-8-27 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Iwate 020-8566 The Japan Canada Society 2-11-10 Shinbashi, Tokyo 105-0001 Phone: +81 (0)19-623-3127 of Shonan Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004 Phone: +81 (0)3 5425 1055 Fax: +81 (0)19-654-4806 c/o Mr. Hideki Hotani Phone: +81 (0)3 6811 2391 Fax: +81 (0)3 5425 0036 5249-9 Ohba, Fujisawa, Fax: +81 (0)3 6811 2393 The Tohoku Canada-Japan Society Kanagawa 251-0861 [email protected] c/o Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Phone: +81 (0)4 6687 0082 www.cccj.or.jp 1-7-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Fax: +81 (0)4 6687 6670 Sendai, Miyagi 980-8550 Canada Wood Phone: +81 (0)22-799-6061 Tomoecho Annex II, 9Fl., Fax: +81 (0)22-227-8390 3-8-27 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Phone: +81 (0)3 5401 0531 Fax: +81 (0)3 5401 0538 [email protected]

56 57 TOKAI REGION CHUGOKU REGION Fukuoka Canada Society Canada Association in Okinawa c/o Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. c/o Mr. Seishin Oyama Jyuhachiginko Bldg., 3Fl., 150-10 Asato, Naha, Gifu Canada Association Hiroshima Canada Association 2-1-10 Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Okinawa 902-0067 c/o Mr. Naoki Oakazaki c/o The Chugoku Electric Fukuoka 810-0004 Phone: +81 090-6869-2747 754-1 Kami-tsuchii, Power Co., Inc. Phone: +81 (0)92 761 3064 [email protected] Gifu 502-0803 4-33 Komachi, Naka-ku, Fax: +81 (0)92 761 3064 Phone: +81 090 2578 2502 Hiroshima 730-8701 [email protected] Phone: +81 (0)82 544 2849 FAX: +81 (0)82 504 7006 Tokai Japan Canada Society [email protected] c/o GDI Communications, Ltd. Daiei Bldg., 7Fl., Nakaumi Canada Association ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS 1-11-20 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya, c/o Mr. Kiyoshi Okumori Aichi 460-0003 Shinwa Corporation Association Japonaise des Études Japanese Association for Phone: +81 (0)52 212 8207 124-1 Motomachi, Québécoises (AJEQ) Canadian Studies (JACS) Fax: +81 (0)52 212 8208 Sakaiminato, Tottori 684-0032 c/o Prof. Kazuko Ogura c/o Prof. Yuki Shimomura [email protected] Phone: +81 (0)859 42 6661 College of International Kobe International University Fax: +81 (0)859 42 6564 Communication, Rikkyo University, 9-1-6 Koyocho-naka, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, KINKI REGION Izumo-Canada Friendship Society Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501 Hyogo 658-0032 555 Imaichi-machi, [email protected] [email protected] The Canada-Japan Society Izumo, Shimane 693-0001 of the Kansai Phone: +81 (0)853 21 0637 The Canadian Literary Society c/o Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Fax: +81 (0)853 21 0675 of Japan Industry [email protected] c/o Prof. Ayako Sato 2-8 Honmachibashi, Chuo-ku, Faculty of International Business, Osaka 540-0029 Canada Japan Friendship Meiji Gakuin University, Phone: +81 (0)6 6944 6400 Association 1-2-37 Shirokanedai, FAX: +81 (0)6 6944 6293 Yamaguchi Prefectural Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8636 Headquarters [email protected] Kansai Canada Business 2-12-5 Tonda, Shunan, Association (KCBA) Yamaguchi 746-0034 Horitomi Building, 9 Fl., Phone: +81 (0)834 63 9610 1-1-25 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Fax: +81 (0)834 63 9610 Osaka 550-0014 Phone: +81 050 5830 8651 Fax: +81 (0)6 6537 1792 KYUSHU & [email protected] OKINAWA REGION Japan Canada Kai (JCK) Rene Maiko 109, Canada Japan Friendship 5-11 Higashimaiko-cho, Tarumi-ku, Association National Headquarters Kobe, Hyogo 655-0047 Phone: +81 090 1518 3031 Phone: +81 (0)78 783 5531 [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)78 783 5531 [email protected] Canada Japan Friendship Association The Kansai Canadian Fukuoka Prefectural Headquarters Association (KCA) 5-11-6-808 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, c/o Mr. Mark Robinson Fukuoka 812-0053 4-1-10 Kamimae-cho, Nada-ku, Phone: +81 (0)92 642 9010 Kobe, Hyogo 657-0052 Fax: +81 (0)92 642 4601 Phone: +81 (0)78-881-2007 Fax: +81 (0)78-881-2007 [email protected]

58 59 INDUSTRIAL JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATIONS Business Development Japan Standard Association (JSA) Centre Tokyo Mita MT Bldg., 3-13-12 Mita, JP Tower (KITTE) B1, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073 GOVERNMENTAL 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Phone: +81 (0)3 4231 8503 Tokyo 100-7090 Fax: +81 (0)3 4231 8650 ORGANIZATIONS Phone: +81 (0)3 6269 9981 www.jsa.or.jp/default_english/ Fax: +81 (0)3 6269 9982 default_english.html www.bdc-tokyo.org/?cat=3 Financial Services Agency Pharmaceutical and Medical Kansai Association of 3-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Devices Agency (PMDA) Chubu Economic Federation Corporate Executives Tokyo 100-8967 Shin-Kasumigaseki Building, Chubu Keizai Rengokai Kansai Keizai Doyukai Phone: +81 (0)3 3506 6000 3-3-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Nagoya Sakae Bldg. 10 Fl., Nakanoshima Center Bldg. 28 Fl., Tokyo 100-0013 5-1 Buhei-cho, Higashi-ku, 6-2-27 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Immigration Bureau of Japan Phone: +81 (0)3 3506 9456 Nagoya, Aichi 461-0008 Osaka 530-6691 (Tokyo Regional Immigration Fax: +81 (0)3 3506 9572 Phone: +81 (0)52 962 8091 Phone: +81 (0)6 6441 1031 Bureau of Japan) www.pmda.go.jp/english/ Fax: +81 (0)52 962 8090 Fax: +81 (0)6 6441 1030 5-5-30 Konan, Minato-ku, www.chukeiren.or.jp/english/ www.kansaidoyukai.or.jp/english/ Tokyo 108-8255 Prime Minister of Japan Phone: +81 (0)3 5796 7111 and his Cabinet Fukuoka Chamber of Kansai Economic Federation (KEF) www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/ 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Commerce and Industry Kansai Keizai Rengokai tetuduki/index.html Tokyo 100-8968 Fukuoka Shoko Kaigisho Nakanoshima Center Bldg. 30 Fl., www.japan.kantei.go.jp/ 2-9-28 Hakata-Ekimae, 6-2-27 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Japan Finance Corporation index.html Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-8505 Osaka 530-6691 1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Phone: +81 (0)92 441 1110 Phone: +81 (0)6 6441 0104 Tokyo 100-0004 Shoko Chukin Bank Fax: +81 (0)92 474 3200 Fax: +81 (0)6 6441 0443 www.jfc.go.jp/n/english/ 2-10-17 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, www.fukunet.or.jp/about/english/ www.kankeiren.or.jp/English/ index.html Tokyo 104-0028 Phone: +81 (0)3 3272 6111 Japan Association of Kansai Window Japan External Trade www.shokochukin.co.jp/english/ Corporate Executives Kansai Council, Osaka Organization index.html Keizai Doyukai International Convention Center, Ark Mori Building, 6 Fl., 1-4-6 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, 11 Fl., 5-3-51 Nakanoshima, 12-32 Akasaka, 1-chome, The Small and Medium Tokyo 100-0005 Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005 Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6006 Entreprise Agency Phone: +81 (0)3 3211 1271 Phone: +81 (0)6 4803 5551 Phone: +81 (0)3 3582 5511 www.chusho.meti.go.jp/sme_ Fax: +81 (0)3 3213 2946 Fax: +81 (0)6 4803 5574 www.jetro.go.jp/en/ english/index.html www.doyukai.or.jp/en/ www.kansai.gr.jp/

Ministry of Economic Trade Tokyo Employment Japan Business Federation National Federation of Small and Industry Consultation Center (Nippon Keidanren) Business Associations (NFSBA) 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, ARK Mori Building JETRO 7F, Nippon Keizai Dantai Rengokai Zenkoku Chusho Kigyo Tokyo 100-8901 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Keidanren Kaikan Bldg., Dantai Chuokai Phone: +81 (0)3 3501 1511 Tokyo 107-6006, 1-3-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-26-19 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, www.meti.go.jp/english/ Phone: +81 (0)3 3582 8354 100-8188 Tokyo 104-0033 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: +81 (0)3 6741 0171 Phone: +81 (0)3 3523 4901 Organization for Small and www.t-ecc.jp/english.php Fax: +81 (0)3 6741 0301 Fax: +81 (0)3 3523 4909 Medium Entreprises and E-mail: webmaster@ www.chuokai.or.jp/en/index.htm Regional Innovation (SMRJ) keidanren.or.jp Toranomon 37, Mori-Building, www.keidanren.or.jp/en/ 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8453 Phone: +81 (0)3 3433 8811 Fax: +81 (0)3 5470 2376 www.smrj.go.jp/english 60 61 Osaka Chamber of Commerce The Kyoto Chamber of National Institute of Technology Tohoku University and Industry (OCCI) Commerce and Industry and Evaluation (NITE) 2 Chome-1-1 Katahira Osaka Shoko Kaigisho Kyoto Shoko Kaigisho 2-49-10 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Aoba Ward, Sendai, 2-8 Honmachibashi, Chuo-ku, Karasuma Ebisugawa, Tokyo 151-0066 Miyagi 980-8577 Osaka 540-0029 Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0862 Phone: +81 (0)3 3481 1921 Phone: +81 (0)22 717 7800 Phone: +81 (0)6 6944 6400 Phone: +81 (0)75 212 6450 www.nite.go.jp/index-e.html www.tohoku.ac.jp/en Fax: +81 (0)6 6944 6293 Fax: +81 (0)75 255 0428 New Energy and Industrial Tokyo Institute of Technology www.osaka.cci.or.jp/e/ E-mail: [email protected] Technology Development 2 Chome-12-1 Ookayama, www.kyo.or.jp/kyoto/e/ Overseas Vocational Training Organization (NEDO) Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550 Association The Nagoya Chamber of MUZA Kawasaki Central Tower, www.titech.ac.jp/english/ Kaigai Shokugyo Kunren Kyokai Commerce and Industry (NCCI) 16 Fl.-20 Fl., 1310 Omiya-cho, index.html 1-7-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Nagoya Shoko Kaigisho Kanagawa 212-8554 University of Tokyo Chiba 261-0023 Nagoya Chamber of Commerce Phone: +81 (0)44 520 5100 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Phone: +81 (0)43 276 0211 and Industry Bldg. , www.nedo.go.jp/english/ Tokyo 113-8654 Fax: +81 (0)43 276 7280 2-10-19 Sakae, Naka-ku, Riken Phone: +81 (0)3 3812 2111 www.ovta.or.jp/en/ Nagoya, Aichi 460-8422 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/index.html Phone: +81 (0)52 223 5612 The Japan Chamber of Saitama 351-0198 Fax: +81 (0)52 231 6768 Commerce and Industry Phone: +81 (0)48 462 1111 www.nagoya-cci.or.jp/eng/ 3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Fax: +81 (0)48 462 1554 Tokyo 100-0005 The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce www.riken.jp/en/ Phone: +81 (0)3 3283 7500 and Industry (TCCI) www.jcci.or.jp/english/ Tokyo Shoko Kaigisho 3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, The Kobe Chamber of Commerce Tokyo 100-0005 and Industry (KCCI) Phone: +81 (0)3 3283 7500 Kobe Shoko Kaigisho, [email protected] 6-1 Minatojima-Nakamachi, www.tokyo-cci.or.jp/english/ INTERNATIONAL Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-8543 Phone: +81 (0)78 303 5801 Tokyo Special Economic Zones Fax: +81 (0)78 303 2312 Phone: +81 (0)3 6269 9981 SCHOOLS [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)3 6269 9982 www.kobe-cci.weebly.com/ www.seisakukikaku.metro.tokyo. jp/invest_tokyo/ Canadian International School Canadian Academy 5-8-20 Kitashinagawa, 4-1 Koyo-cho, Naka, Shinagawaku, Tokyo 141-0001 Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Phone: +81 (0)3 5793 1392 Hyogo 658-0032 RESEARCH INSTITUTES Fax: +81 (0)3 5793 3559 Phone: +81 (0)78 857 0100 [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)78 857 3250 www.cisjapan.net www.canacad.ac.jp IPA Kyoto University Bunkyo Green Court Center Office Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Columbia International School 15/16F (General Reception 13 Fl.) Kyoto 606-8501 153 Matsugo, Tokorozawa, 2-28-8 Honkomagome, Phone: +81 (0)75 753 7531 Saitama 359-0027 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-6591 www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en Phone: +81 (0)3 2946 1911 HOKKAIDO Phone: +81 (0)3 5978 7501 Fax: +81 (0)3 2946 1955 National Institute of Fax: +81 (0)3 5978 7510 www.columbia-ca.co.jp/en/ Hokkaido International School Advanced Industrial Science and www.ipa.go.jp/index-e.html 19-1-55 Hiragishi, Technology (AIST) Toyohira, Sapporo, Japan Science and 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Hokkaido 062-0935 Technology Agency Tokyo 100-8921 Phone: +81 (0)1 1816 5000 Kawaguchi Center Building, Phone: +81 (0)3 5501 0900 Fax: +81 (0)1 1816 2500 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html [email protected] Saitama 332-0012 www.his.ac.jp Phone: +81 (0)48 226 5601 www.jst.go.jp/EN/index.html

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American School in Japan Nishimachi International School Deutsche Schule Kobe Kyoto International School 1-1-1 Nomizu, Chofu-City, 2-14-7 Moto-Azabu, Minato-ku, Rokko Island, 317 Kitatawara-cho, Tokyo 182-0031 Tokyo 106-0046 3-2-8 Koyochonaka, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8247 Phone: +81 (0)42 234 5300 Phone: +81 (0)3 3451 5520 Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Phone: +81 (0)75 451 1022 Fax: +81 (0)42 234 5304 [email protected] Hyogo 658-0032 Fax: +81 (0)75 451 1023 [email protected] www.nishimachi.ac.jp Phone: +81 (0)78 857 9777 [email protected] www.asij.ac.jp Fax: +81 (0)78 857 9775 www.kis.ac.jp/ New International School [email protected] British School in Tokyo 3-18-32 Minami-Ikebukuro, www.dskobe.org Marist Brothers 1-21-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022 International School Tokyo 150-0002 Phone: +81 (0)3 980 1057 Nagoya International School 1-2-1 Chimori-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe, Phone: +81 (0)3 5467 4321 Fax: +81 (0)3 980 1154 2686 Minamihara, Nakashidami, Hyogo 654-0072 Fax: +81 (0)3 5467 4322 contact@newinternational Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Phone: +81 (0)78 732 6266 [email protected] school.com Aichi 463-0002 Fax: +81 (0)78 732 6268 www.bst.ac.jp www.newinternationalschool.com Phone: +81 (0)52 736 2025 www.marist.ac.jp Fax: +81 (0)52 736 3883 Deutsche Schule Tokyo St. Mary’s International School [email protected] Osaka International School Yokohama 1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya-ku, www.nisjapan.net 4-4-16 Onohara Nishi, Minoshi, 2-4-1 Chigasaki-Minami, Tokyo 158-8668 Osaka 562-0032 Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Phone: +81 (0)3 3709 3411 Kansai International Academy Phone: +81 (0)72 727 5050 Kanagawa 224-0037 Fax: +81 (0)3 37071950 1-5-1 Abeno Lucias 7 Fl., Fax: +81 (0)72 727 5055 Phone: +81 (0)45 941 4841 www.smis.ac.jp Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)45 941 4481 Osaka 545-0052 www.senri.ed.jp Saint Maur International School [email protected] Phone: +81 (0)6 6643 3361 83 Yamate-cho, Naka-ku, www.dsty.jp Fax: +81 (0)6 6643 3338 Osaka YMCA International School Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0854 www.kansai-intlschool.jp/wp/ 6-7-34 Nakatsu, Kita-ku, The International Phone: +81 (0)45 641 5751 english/ Osaka 531-0071 French School in Tokyo Fax: +81 (0)45 641 6688 Phone: +81 (0)6 6345 1661 5-57-37 Takinokawa, Kita-ku, [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)6 6345 1601 Tokyo 114-0023 www.stmaur.ac.jp [email protected] Phone: +81 (0)3 6823 6580 www.oyis.org www.lfitokyo.org/index.php Seisen International School 1-12-15 Yoga, Setagaya-ku, Aoba-Japan International School Tokyo 158-0097 2-11-5 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Phone: +81 (0)3 3704 2661 CHUGOKU, KYUSHU, Tokyo 153-0042 Fax: +81 (0)3 3704 1033 Phone: +81 (0)3 5428 4488 www.seisen.com OKINAWA www.aobajapan.jp Tokyo International School International School of the 2-13-6 Minami-Azabu, Fukuoka International School Okinawa Christian School Sacred Heart (ISSH) Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 3-18-50 Momochi, Sawara-ku, International 4-3-1 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Phone: +81 (0)3 5484 1160 Fukuoka, Fukuoka 814-0006 1835 Zakimi, Yomitan, Tokyo 150-0012 www.tokyois.com Phone: +81 (0)92 841 7601 Okinawa 904-0301 Phone: +81 (0)3 3400 3951 Fax: +81 (0)92 841 7602 Phone: +81 (0)98 958 3000 Fax: +81 (0)3 3400 3496 Yokohama International School [email protected] Fax: +81 (0)98 958 6279 www.issh.ac.jp 258 Yamate-cho, Naka-ku, www.fis.ed.jp [email protected]. Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0077 www. ocsi.org K. International School Tokyo Phone: +81 (0)46 22 0084 Hiroshima International School 1-5-15 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Fax: +81 (0)46 21 0379 3-49-1 Kurakake, Asakita-ku, Tokyo 135-0021 [email protected] Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-1743 Phone: +81 (0)3 3642 9993 www.yis.ac.jp Phone: +81 (0)82 843 4111 Fax: +81 (0)3 3642 9994 Fax: +81 (0)82 843 6399 [email protected] [email protected] www.kist.ed.jp www.hiroshima-is.ac.jp

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