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Fukuoka Prefecture lies at the heart of the scenic island of Kyushu; the southernmost of the four islands which make up ’s mainland area.

As the business hub of Kyushu, is known locally as the gateway to Asia, and is arguably the most well positioned region for future business growth in Japan and Asia. We welcome you to come to Fukuoka and explore the unlimited business opportunities available for your Fukuoka lies at the heart of the massive Kyushu market company in this dynamic and strategic location. with a population of 14.5 million Beijing Seoul Fukuoka

Shanghai Kyushu Comparative Populations Australia Hong Kong Taipei Netherlands Kyushu 14,586 Mumbai Belgium

Bangkok Sweden Hong Kong Denmark Singapore Finland Singapore Norway Fukuoka 5,126 0 5 10 15 20 25

(millions of people)

Source: IMF – World Economic Outlook Databases (April 2017)

2 3 The Perfect Location: Air Just a couple of hours away from major Asian cities

International Scheduled Flights to Asia Domestic Scheduled Flights to Major Japanese Cities

Fukuoka Prefecture has two international , Fukuoka International and O 30 routes to 21 cities in Japan International Airport. Situated a mere 10 minutes from the city center, O As many as 406* ights per day Shin-Chitose Fukuoka International Airport is known as one of the most conveniently located O Fukuoka - Haneda (Tokyo) is the fourth airports in the world, it also ranks fourth in Japan for air trade. This fact highlights busiest point-to-point route in the world Fukuoka’s signicance for trade in and out of western Japan. O 832 ights* per week between 22 international cities in nine countries and regions O Day trips are possible to Seoul (80 minutes), Shanghai (100 minutes) and Taipei (155 minutes) as well as all major cities in Japan

to Helsinki to America Beijing Narita to Europe, Africa Yang Yang Asia-bound ights picking up at Fukuoka Seoul 1 Honolulu Itami Haneda Qingdao Cheongju Daegu Chubu Muan 1 1 Tokyo Kitakyushu 1 Kansai Wuhan Fukuoka Fukuoka 1 Shanghai Kitakyushu 1000km 2000km Fukuoka Tokyo Kitakyushu Tokyo 108 ights per day 32 ights per day

* Each single trip is counted as one ight 1 Taipei Kitakyushu Airport on an articial island All data as of 2019 Kaohsiung Hong Kong Macau Comparison of Passenger Numbers Comparison of Freight Handled Hanoi Guam Guam 4 23,398

Hong Kong 68,405

Manila 3

9,582 Ho Chi Minh Taipei

Dalian 2 17,629 15,597

6,848 5,936 7,540 1,880 Shanghai Tokyo 1,538 1,311 N/A Seoul Nagoya Domestic International (x1,000 passengers) Trade (¥1Bn) Daegu 1 Osaka Fukuoka Itami Kansai Chubu Haneda Narita Fukuoka Itami Kansai Chubu Haneda Narita Busan International Volume of Singapore (x1,000 passengers) N/A Freight (Int & Dom) 260 132 200 (1,000 tons) 834 1,284 6,168 5,509 2,299

to Australia Int. 0 Dom. 16,895 1 Day return trip possible 21,038 Fukuoka International Flight times from Fukuoka (in hours) 31,091 0 500 1000

km * Each single trip is counted as one ight Source: Airport Management Status Report, Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport All data as of January 2019 Customs and Tari Bureau, Ministry of Finance 4 5 The Perfect Location: Sea and Land Well Established Overland Shipping Network A solid infrastructure for international logistics Kyushu has a well developed network of highways and railways that are highly e cient and less crowded than other urban areas in Japan, with the (bullet train) connecting Hakata to Fukuoka and Top World Ranking Ports for Container Volumes Osaka in just 2.5 hours and Tokyo in only 5 hours. Two vital ports in Fukuoka connect the region internationally, situated among the top ports worldwide in terms of container transaction volume.

Kitakyushu Port Miike Port

KitakyushuKitakyushu Port Port The bridge connecting Kyushu to HakataHakata PortPort

39 overseas routes (184 routes monthly) *1 Busan route (8 routes monthly) *1 Miike Port DOMESTIC RANKING Qingdao (#8) Seoul 6 hrs Transfer over land 5.5 hrs Busan (#6) 7 per week Tokyo 28 hrs 2 per week 1000km 2000km 3333 hrs Itoshima Shanghai (#1) Fukuoka 6 per week 25 hrs 10 per week

in overseas7th container transaction volume Ningbo (#4)

Okinawa (#7)

Shenzhen (#3) Kaohsiung (#16) Hong Kong (#5)

Hakata Port DOMESTIC RANKING 6 Tokyo

© West Japan Railway Company Tokyo

1st 6th Nagoya in overseas cruise ship in overseas container 4 passengers transaction volume Nagoya OsakaKagoshima

Shinkansen connections to major cities 36 overseas routes (194 routes monthly) *1 Osaka 1st Oita in cruise ship calls to port 2 MiyazakiNagasaki Hakata ~ Shanghai Network Nagoya Hiroshima Custom Custom Hakata Port Next-day clearance clearance Osaka Singapore (#2) entry delivery Hiroshima KumamotoOita Yamaguchi Ro/Ro Shipping Times Shanghai Hakata Hiroshima (#) World Ranking (container volume) Shinkansen 0 ExpresswayHighway Routes to Major Ports DAY 0 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3~ Travel times from Ro/Ro Shipping Lines DAY 3~ DAY 2 DAY 1 DAY 0 Travel times from Fukuoka Fukuoka(in hours) 0 500 1000 (in hours) Source: Port Statistics 2018, The Ports and Harbors Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport km *1 As of August 2018 6 7 A Huge, Dynamic Market Fukuoka Exports (2016) At the very heart of Asia The total value of goods exported from Fukuoka: ¥4.5 trillion GDP in East Asia and Southeast Asia (US$) 6.9% Although Fukuoka is just a region within Japan, it has a surprisingly high GDP comparable to both Romania and 1.3% Others By Destination Iraq, with well-established rm ties to the rapidly expanding markets in East Asia. 10.3% Foods Chemical 33.7% Transport Products Equipment

11,226bn 11,218bn 10,534bn 13.5% By Manufactured Product Products

60.3% 21.0% Asia North & South America

1,411bn 1,382bn 1,411bn 15.3% Country • Region Value (¥M) Share (%) 4,947bn ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 4,854bn Machinery 19% 1 922,079 20.4

4,395bn South Electrical 2 USA 679,012 15.1 Equipment 3 639,068 14.2 4 Taiwan 296,312 6.6

5 Hong Kong 244,073 5.4 China Others 1,728,795 38.3 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16

Total 4,509,339 100 Japan ‘14 ‘15 ‘16

18,624bn

530bn 525bn 529bn Taiwan Fukuoka Imports (2016) 291bn 309bn 320bn Taiwan ‘14 ‘15 ‘16

‘14 ‘15 ‘16 The total value of goods imported into Fukuoka: ¥2.39 trillion Hong Kong

284bn 292bn 304bn By Destination Philippines ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 14.3%

Others 22.8% 406bn 399bn 407bn Electrical ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 Equipment

Top GDP Countries Alongside Kyushu and Fukuoka (US$)

186bn 193bn 205bn 5.7% ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 11,218bn Raw Materials

338bn 296bn 296bn Malaysia 7.6% ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 Transport By Equipment Product

308bn 296bn 296bn Singapore ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 13.8% 75.5% 9.4% Manufactured Asia North & South America 4,947bn 7.7% Products Mineral Fuels

3,478bn

890bn 861bn 932bn 2,648bn

2,465bn 7.8% Country • Region Value (¥M) Share (%)

2,260bn Indonesia Chemical Indonesia 1,859bn 1,796bn 12.2% 1 China 789,964 33.0 1,530bn Products 1,411bn Foods ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 1,304bn 1,246bn 1,237bn 1,077bn 8.1% 2 Taiwan 238,201 10.0 932bn 864bn 777bn 669bn 640bn Machinery 546bn 530bn 514bn 471bn 468bn 461bn 3 South Korea 207,009 8.7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 186bn 174bn 160bn 4 Thai 132,616 5.5 UK Iraq USA Italy 5 USA 129,035 5.4 China Japan Brazil Spain France Russia Turkey Taiwan Poland Canada Mexico Sweden Kyushu Australia Belgium RomaniaFukuoka Others 894,036 37.4 Germany Indonesia Argentina Switzerland South Korea Netherlands Saudi Arabia Total 2,390,861 100% Source: National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, UN Source: Trade Statistics, Moji Customs and Nagasaki Customs Source: Prefectural Economic Accounts, Economic and Social Research Institute. As of 2018 8 9 One of Japan’s Most Livable Regions Living in Fukuoka

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Fukuoka City Subway class Fukuoka International School Shortest commute A great network of Some of the time among major cultural exchange best schools Japanese cities activities in Japan Excellent local transport There are many local organizations The Baccalaureate awarded Fukuoka infrastructure allows you to spend aimed at making daily life in Fukuoka International School provides more time doing the things you more enjoyable for people from consistently excellent education from want to be doing. overseas. kindergarten to high school.

*3 *3 Fukuoka boasts a modern, comfortable city life surrounded by natural beauty, and Weekends Annual Mean Temperature has already proven to be an irresistible place to live for people from overseas - now The benets of living in Fukuoka don’t stop with totaling almost 1% of the population. business, you’ll nd the local environment appealing whatever your interests. From the vast shopping O Fukuoka has over 60,000 residents from overseas o centers, cinemas and museums in the cities to the O Fukuoka International School provides a stimulating educational environment 17.6 beaches and mountains surrounding them. O There is a range of professional sports teams including , soccer, and . Fukuoka also hosts an annual wrestling tournament. Fukuoka Largest number Yearly Yamakasa festival in Fukuoka Downtown Fukuoka at night of cinemas in Japan*1 *3 The World’s Top 25 Fukuoka is known locally for its great food, not only MONOCLE 2018 issue Japanese dishes but ethnic dishes from all over Asia. Fukuoka was ranked the 22nd most livable city in the world by Monocle, an international lifestyle magazine based in London. The magazine portrayed Fifth highest number Fukuoka as an international city with a friendly atmosphere. In particular it gave Fukuoka high marks for shopping and food. of parks among major *2 Street food stalls, locally known as ‘’ The in Dazaifu Photo provided by the City of Fukuoka Japanese cities Health & Lifestyle Global Power City Fukuoka is one of the safest areas of the world. Not only in terms of its ultra-low Japan Power Cities 2018 crime rate, but you will also feel safe in the knowledge that Fukuoka has a large concentration of medical professionals - many practicing in English as The Institute for Urban Strategies at the Mori Memorial Foundation well as Japanese. ranked Fukuoka City second on its Japan power cities (72 cities excluding Tokyo). Fukuoka City has been highly evaluated in “economy and business” category for top rating in the number of comprehensive Fourth highest number special district areas and the ratio of new business establishments of medical institutions in Japan among the target cities.

Sources: A Statistical Look at Prefectures and Regions of Japan, Ministry of Internal A airs and Communications, and other sources Source: Japan Statistics 2018, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal A airs and Communications • 2016, Ministry of Land, Transport and Tourism • 2017, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare *1 per capita *2 per 100km unit area *3 © Fukuoka Convention & Visitors Bureau 10 11 Actively Promoting Next-Generation Industries Medical and assistive devices Matching Hospitals Companies Welfare facilities Automobiles Project for the Promotion of Medical Universities Automobile Industry and Assistive Device Industries The eld of medical and assistive devices is expected to grow going Support Asia Advanced Base Promotion Project Cooperation forward. Under this project, companies, hospitals, universities and Consultation The northern part of Kyushu has seen signi cant development in government agencies work together to provide institutional support in automobile manufacturing. With a concentration of auto giants, the form of expert advice from coordinators on legal compliance, device including Nissan, and Daihatsu, the region is the second largest development, and so on. Local producer of automobiles in Japan. municipalities O Sessions are held to match local companies with device manufacturers Industrial support agencies O Annual automobile production capacity for the cluster has reached in the Tokyo region. 1.59 million vehicles. O Several universities and technical schools in the prefecture have established major programs for automobile engineering. O Toyota and Daihatsu have both opened R&D centers. IoT technology Fukuoka Prefectural IoT Acceleration Lab A concentration of companies with advanced IoT technology including robotics, semiconductors and a programming language “mruby” is building in Fukuoka Toyota Kyushu R&D Center Prefecture. By taking advantage of the strength of the IoT technology of these companies, the promotion and creation of new products and services are increasing. Research Center for Three-Dimensional Semiconductors O Mining the concrete needs in various areas including welfare, medical, education, Hydrogen Energy agriculture, forestry, and shery industries. O Supporting interaction and matching of companies in the prefecture, Fukuoka Hy-Life Project products/service development, and market exploration. This project aims to realize a hydrogen energy-based society by undertaking O Running the “workshop for IoT prototype veri cation” equipped with devices broad-based research and development and personnel training for the necessary for IoT prototype development in the Experimental Center for Social production, storage, transportation and usage of hydrogen. System Technologies.

O Japan’s largest collaborative industry-university-government project; Hydrogen energy test and research center Experimental Center for Social System members include progressive companies and research centers in the elds Technologies of hydrogen energy and fuel-cell technology. O Aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a hydrogen energy-based society Organic EL through the application of research-phase technologies in real-life situations. Project for the Promotion of the Promotion of FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) Organic EL R&D bases Fukuoka Prefecture aims to lead the realization of a hydrogen energy Fukuoka Prefecture aims to establish a major development base, developing/integrating society, play the role of a base for development and production of FCV, center of organic EL, based on i3-OPERA which was established with the purpose of strengthen the prefecture’s industrial competitiveness, and establish a realizing/industrializing the seeds for world class, cutting-edge technology developed by base for spreading FCV. . Hydrogen Station O Research and development commissioned or jointly worked on by organic EL i3 OPERA material/device companies. Biotechnology The Fukuoka Bio Valley Project Aircraft With a view to building alliances with Asian countries, Fukuoka has been a Fukuoka Aircraft Industry Promotion Association driving force behind the formation of a large cluster of bio-venture start-ups, related companies and research institutions with core activities in Fukuoka Prefecture takes actions for promoting attraction of aircraft-related companies biotechnology. and organizing the “Fukuoka Aircraft Industry Promotion Association” consisting of industry, academia and government, using the potential of Kitakyushu Airport that has a O More than 200 bio companies are located in Fukuoka 24-hour ight operation. O More than 60 bioproducts have been commercialized. O Bioindustry specialists have assisted with the development and O Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is planning to use Kitakyushu Airport as a sub-base commercialization of pharmaceuticals and health foods. Fukuoka Biofactory for ight tests and aircraft parking of MRJ. Kitakyushu Airport

12 13 Fukuoka Venture Market A Mecca for Higher Education Fukuoka Venture Market hosts a “Monthly Market” meeting where start-up companies can present business plans to An outstanding center for higher education, Fukuoka Prefecture has over Jobs-to-Applicants Ratio* potential partners and inventors. 125 thousand enrolled students including over 17,000 foreign students coming from over 108 countries and regions around the world. Fukuoka has a low job-to-applicant ratio, making it comparatively easy to O To date, more than 2,500 companies have participated, and 37 universities (9 boast strong science and engineering departments) build a highly quali ed workforce. over 70% of the companies have held business meetings. O About 20% of companies who participated succeeded in Fukuoka Prefecture has the second largest number of National University securing business partners. Fukuoka Venture Market Students in Japan majoring in science

32,000 students graduate annually (one third major in science and 2.15 engineering) 1.98 Fukuoka International Business Foreign Human Resource Support Association 1.73

1.60 1.60 Fukuoka International Business Association (FIBA) is an Fukuoka Prefecture supports the recruitment of quali ed candidates from than Jobs Applicants Fewer overseas as well as foreigners studying in Fukuoka. association in which people at the forefront of Fukuoka’s 1.41 business, academic, and government circles are invited to The prefecture holds an annual employment expo, known as ‘Job Fair’, for come together and exchange ideas and opinions on issues foreign students where they can meet prospective employers. It also builds related to doing business in Fukuoka. stronger ties between Japan and overseas countries by supporting the FIBA social events are held several times a year matching of businesses and talented individuals.

About 400 Foreign Companies in Fukuoka (excluding retail) As of January 2019 there were 441 foreign-capitalized businesses based in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Businesses by Industry Businesses by Country Fewer Jobs than Applicants Fewer Precision Equipment Other Asia Overseas students studying in Fukuoka Job Fair employment expo Electronic Machinery / Parts Aichi Tokyo Osaka Korea Kyushu National Average Fukuoka Source: Bulletin of the Fukuoka Regional International Student Exchange Promotion Council Others Soware * Average for 2018 IT Related USA  Asia Pacific North America Information Services  China

Tokyo 100%  Europe Machinery / Parts Economic Bene ts Osaka 86%  Wages  Nagoya 84%  Other Europe Other   Food North America 25% 75%  lower than Tokyo Fukuoka Netherlands Transportation / Germany Medical Communication United Kingdom  Switzerland Tokyo 100% Chemical Medical  France Industry Equipment Osaka 56% Source: Investment Promotion Division, Fukuoka Prefectural Government Oce rent 52% Nagoya 55% lower than Tokyo Fukuoka 48% INVEST FUKUOKA SUPPORT Tokyo 100%

Osaka 69% A One-Stop Service Providing Indispensable Help Aside from its great location, one of the most Residential rent convincing reasons to base a business in Fukuoka is Nagoya 58% and Advice to Overseas Companies 51% 49% the huge nancial savings that can be made in lower than Tokyo Fukuoka comparison to other major cities such as Tokyo, Provide market information and source oce and factory real estate

Osaka or Nagoya. Tokyo 100% Assist with recruitment and press releases Osaka 95% Assist with travel expenses and company registration fee Cost savings can be made across the board by Consumer price index setting up your business in Fukuoka. Labor costs Nagoya 94% 8% Fukuoka 92% and oce rent are virtually less than half of Tokyo’s. lower than Tokyo Contact us to get the best start in Japan

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