Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas Consulate-General of Japan in Houston JETRO Houston 2020.12 Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas Inquiries All parties interested in companies included in this directory should contact those companies directly. For inquiries regarding this directory that are not related to specific companies, please contact the following: JETRO Houston [email protected] Despite our best efforts to provide up-to-date and accurate information in this brochure, the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Houston decline any responsibility for inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information that may be printed in this pamphlet, and expressly disclaim any liability for errors or omissions in its contents. The Consulate-General of Japan in Houston and JETRO Houston are not liable for any damages which may occur as a result of using this directory. Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas Greetings We would like to extend our congratulations on the publication of The appeal of Texas has grown more and more apparent to the Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas. Japan, as the state welcomes its companies and residents alike with open arms and a friendly “Howdy!” We would like Over the last few years, the number of Japanese companies in nothing more than to nurture those bonds of friendship. Texas has grown rapidly. The pace has been especially quick over the last 5 years, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. The This directory was created with the aim of further expanding total number of Japanese companies in Texas increased to a and deepening the partnership between Japanese and US record-high of 436, according to our own internal survey in 2019. companies; especially those in Texas. It was produced with the input of about 140 Japanese companies with operations in the The main factor driving this growth is that Japanese companies are state, compiling information on their activities and current becoming more aware of and enticed by the phenomenal business status in an easy-to-understand format. Browsing the directory, investment opportunities provided by Texas: one of the fastest one can conveniently learn about the wide range of fields growing and largest markets in the United States, with all the Japanese companies in Texas are involved in, and gain advantages of a highly-skilled workforce, favorable geography, perspectives on their positions in local markets, and even fully-developed industrial and transportation infrastructure, and international markets across North and South America. business-friendly policies on issues like regulation and taxation. Traditionally, Japanese companies in the region focused on At the heart of all of this work are the strong mutual partnerships agriculture, and in more recent years, on energy like oil and gas, that have been built with local Texas businesses. The vast majority manufacturing, transportation, and service industries. However, of Japanese companies in the state take a win-win approach in lately they have greatly expanded their presence in high-tech their business plans, seeking to build strategic alliances with fields that make use of the cutting-edge technological expertise vibrant local companies where both sides play an active role in that Japan is renowned for. synergistically reinforcing the strengths of the other. The year 2020 has been marked by major new challenges as The warm support provided by local Texas communities is of the world faces unprecedented crises brought in the wake of course also a factor drawing Japanese businesses to the state. COVID-19. These events have reframed priorities across the Local residents have been exceptionally welcoming to Japanese globe, placing new emphasis on sustainability and resilience in companies, and treat Japanese workers and their families as true all aspects of society and the economy, especially in industries members of the community. This atmosphere of harmony and like energy, medical care, spaceflight and information mutual-prosperity lead to a sense of security, which in turn technology. incentivizes even more Japanese companies to invest in the state. Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas Greetings We are confident that these are the very fields where collaboration The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a government- between Japan and Texas will most expand, as the companies of related organization with a global network spanning over 40 each region hold unique technological knowledge and capabilities domestic offices in Japan and 70 regional offices in other countries that can open up new horizons of possibility if utilized together in around the globe. Using this network, JETRO contributes to the cooperative partnership. expansion of trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world by making new connections; business-to-government, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to JETRO of Houston for business-to-business, and person-to-person. taking the initiative to compile, edit and publish the massive amount of data that went into this directory. I also must give my JETRO Houston was founded in 1969, the year when mankind first deep thanks to the Japanese business associations in 6 major Texas landed on the moon, and has actively promoted business relations cities and their constituent companies for the full cooperation they between Texas and Japan in the 50 plus year that followed. provided on this project. Japanese companies have more operations in Texas than those of I hope this directory will be seen by many companies across Texas, any other foreign nation, and we continue to work toward building and serve as the seed for fruitful partnerships that will grow and even greater cooperation between them and local companies. ripen in the years to come. We have created this directory in response to the many local governments and businesses in Texas seeking the technological insights and capabilities of Japanese industry. Please feel free to contact any companies that interest you and further expand your business dealings with Japanese companies. I wish you all business success. Masahiro Sakurauchi Hideo Fukushima Chief Executive Director Consul-General of Japan in Houston JETRO Houston Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas Company Index by alphabetical order Houston and the Surrounding Area Company name page Company name page Advantage Resourcing (Staffmark Group) 9 Mitsubishi Logistics America Corporation Houston Branch 45 All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd 10 Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. 46 Asakura Robinson 11 Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc. 47 Awaji America Inc. 12 Mitsui E&P USA LLC 48 BEAR CHILD EDUCATION ACADEMY INCORPORATED 13 Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Houston Representative Office 49 Chiyoda International Corporation 14 MODEC International, Inc. 50 DAIICHI JITSUGYO (AMERICA), INC. 15 MOL (Americas) LLC 51 ena 16 MUFG Bank, Ltd. 52 ENEOS Americas Inc. 17 NIPPON CARBON OF AMERICA, LLC 53 Equipment Depot, Inc. 18 NIPPON EXPRESS USA, INC. 54 Evaheart, Inc. 19 NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI(ClassNK) 55 Goodman Global,Inc.(Member of Daikin Group ) 20 NIPPON STEEL NORTH AMERICA, INC. 56 GSM-FUJI,LLC 21 NIPPON STEEL TRADING AMERICAS, INC. 57 Hanwa American Corp. 22 Nissan Chemical America Corporation 58 Hitachi Zosen U.S.A. Ltd. 23 Noltex LLC. 59 IHI E&C International Corporation 24 NYK Energy Transport (USA) Inc. 60 INPEX Americas, Inc. 25 Osaka Gas USA Corporation 61 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Houston Office 26 Pasona N A, Inc. 62 Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation 27 Plateplus, Inc. 63 JAPEX (U.S.) Corp 28 Satake USA Inc. 64 Sojitz Corporation of America 65 JERA Americas Inc. 29 Sumitomo Corporation of Americas 66 JETRO Houston 30 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Houston Representative Office 67 JFE Shoji Trade America LLC. 31 TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION 68 JGC America Inc 32 TEIKOKU USA INC. 69 JX Nippon Chemical Texas Incorporated ("NCTI") 33 TEXEL-SEIKOW U.S.A.,Inc. 70 JX Nippon Oil Exploration (U.S.A.) Limited 34 Tokio Marine America Houston Branch 71 Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. / Kaneka North America LLC 35 Tokyo Gas America Ltd. 72 Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, Inc. 36 Tomoe Engineering USA, Inc. 73 Kuraray America, Inc. 37 Toray International America Inc. 74 Kureha America Inc. 38 Toshiba International Corporation 75 Kureha Energy Solutions LLC 39 Toyo U.S.A., Inc. 76 Marubeni America Corporation - Houston Branch 40 Valqua NGC, Inc. 77 MAYEKAWA U.S.A. INC. 41 Yamato Transport U.S.A., Inc. 78 MITSUBISHI CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT AMERICA INC. 42 Yokogawa Corporation of America 79 Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) 43 Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc / Houston Branch 80 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. 44 Directory of Japanese Companies Located in Texas Company Index by alphabetical order Dallas and the Surrounding Area Company name page Company name page 7-Eleven, Inc. 82 Open House Texas Realty & Investments LLC 117 Accretech America Inc. 83 ORIX Corporation USA 118 CMC Productions USA, Inc. 84 Pacific International Liquor, Inc. 119 Cruise Housing Corporation 85 Panasonic Corporation of North America 120 Denso International America, Inc. 86 PRIMO MICROPHONES INC. 121 Denso Products and Services Americas, Inc. 87 Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America, LLC. 122 ena Dallas 88 SMC Corporation of America 123 Fujitsu America, Inc. 89 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Dallas Representative Office 124 Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. 90 Toyo Cotton Co. 125 H.I.S. INTERNATIONAL TOURS (NY) INC. 91 Toyota Motor North America, Inc. 126 Hayakawa Electronics America Inc. 92 Toyota Tsusho Systems US 127 High-Speed-Railway Integration Corporation (HInC) 93 Yamato Transport U.S.A., Inc. 128 High-Speed-Railway Technology Consulting Corporation (HTeC) 94 Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc / Dallas Branch 129 Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. 95 IACE TRAVEL 96 JAPAN AIRLINES CO., LTD. 97 Kajima Building & Design Group, Inc. 98 Austin and the Surrounding Area Kamigumi USA Inc.