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Kyoto Foreign Investment Promotion Committee

KIC, Kyoto Foreign Investment Promotion Committee, was founded in April 2003 to offer support and information about Kyoto to foreign companies, individual business person and researchers to start business in Kyoto.

 

The Committee members

Kyoto Prefectural Government

To promote venture business or new industry, active promotion plans are taken to support to form the “New Kyoto Brand”, for example, 1) IT related field including mobile phone technology, 2) experiment industry related field, 3) healthcare creation (wellness) industry related field, 4) environment related field, 5) movie and image industry related field.

City of Kyoto

Kyoto City has set up a counseling desk for domestic and foreign companies who are looking for the land to situate their Japanese headquarters, factory, or laboratory in Kyoto. The desk will kindly and carefully answer any questions including questions related to subsidies and loans, Japanese laws and regulations, real estate matters, etc.

The Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Cooperating with its internationally-oriented members, the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports the business strategies of foreign companies. In addition, the chamber maintains good relations with foreign chambers, companies and governments to create good business opportunities for its members.

The Foundation of the Kansai Research Institute

The Kansai Research Institute (Keihanna) is located on a green hill where Kyoto, Osaka and Nara prefectures meet. There are already more than 110 facilities operating at this site, working on pioneering studies related to information sciences, biotechnologies, material creation, robot technologies, optical engineering (lasers), etc.

Kyoto Research Park (KRP)

Kyoto Research Park was established in 1998 as the first research park in Japan managed by the private sector. It provides a creative research environment and various services to companies developing businesses in new fields. Rooted in the ‘innovative and intelligent cultural ground of Kyoto’, KRP is working hard to become a powerful center of new industries: a place where people, information and business interconnect and innovate.

Kyoto Information Desk, JETRO

( Kyoto Industrial Support Organization 21, International Business Challenge Network )

 

 

Achievement of Actual Activities

[2007]

• Support provided by Kyoto Prefecture for the “Support Project for Inviting Foreign Companies” of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

 

[2006]

• Operating the “Analytical research of international R&D cooperation trend among companies and universities in Kyoto”

 

[2005]

• Kyoto Investment Seminar: at the headquarters of JETRO Osaka on May 15
• KansaiScienceCity Industrial Trip: at Kansai Science City on September 27
• Kyoto-Florence Business Exchange: at Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 24

 

[2004]

• The 12th Project of Promoting Investment in Japan - in fields of medical equipment, medical services etc: at Kyoto Research Park on January 23
• Kyoto Conference for Foreign Investment Promotion in Japan: at Kansai Science City on March 17
• U.S.-Japan Investment Seminar: at Kyoto Research Park on April 7
• Kyoto Investment Seminar: at the headquarters of Japan Bank for International Cooperation on October 15
• China and Japan Economic Discussion, Industrial Tour: at Kyoto Katsura Innovation Park and Kyoto University Katsura campus on November 10

 

[2003]

• Kyoto Business Seminar: at the headquarters of Japan Bank for International Cooperation on July 15
• India IT Seminar in Kyoto with the Indian IT Club, NASSCOM: at Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry on December 4