Committee

In order to promote direct investment in Japan from overseas, Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan,which consists of relevant Ministers and advisors from private sector, discuss and adopt policy measures to improve business and life environment of foreign firms.

Adopted Documents

・ Program for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 2025 (June 2, 2025)
・ Priority Program for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment (May 13, 2024)
・ Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas(April 26, 2023)
Archive documents

Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

Meeting

Date Agenda
June 2nd, 2025
  •  Program for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 2025
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
May 13th, 2024
  •  Follow-up on the "Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas"
  •  Priority Program for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
April 26th, 2023
  •  The Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas
  •  Establishment of a “Task Force for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas”
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Archive discussions

Task Force for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas

The Task Force for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas is newly established across ministries with the State-Ministerial level participation to follow up on the progress of the "Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas" and identify issues and review institutional barriers with a view to attracting foreign human and financial resources.

Meeting

Date Agenda Summary
April 30th, 2025
  • The framework of the next policy program
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:471KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
April 1st, 2025
  • Progress of the "Priority Program for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment"
  • Main topics for the next policy program
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:407KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
April 10th, 2024
  • The framework of the Acceleration Program for the Priority Policy Measures
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:425KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
January 31st, 2024
  • Follow-up on the "Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas"
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:353KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます


Working Group for Addressing Main Policy Agenda for "Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan"

In order to discuss and promote matters listed in the "Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan" and main policy agenda for promoting foreign direct investment in Japan with relative ministries and agencies , the Working Group for Addressing Main Policy Agenda for "Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan" had been held.

Meeting

Date Agenda Summary
April 19th, 2023
  • Discussion on the "Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas" after explanation on measures from related government ministries
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:200KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
March 28th, 2023
  • How to revitalize local economies by attracting human and financial resources from overseas and issues on main policy agenda for a "New Action Plan"
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:290KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
December 23th, 2022
  • How to strengthen attractive growing sectors and to improve business environment that would promote human and financial resources around the world coming to Japan
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:364KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
October 13th, 2022
  • How to support FDI promotion and improve busuness and living environment for promoting FDI in Japan
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:409KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます
September 28th, 2022
  • FDIs through investments in human capital and start-ups and innovation as well as improving business environment and strengthening institutional systems for FDI
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
Summary of discussion (only Japanese)(PDF:420KB)PDFを別ウィンドウで開きます


Working Group for Examining Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

In order to formulate a "Medium and Long-term strategy", which purpose is to continuously promoting foreign direct investment in Japan, the Working Group for Examining Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan had been held.

Meeting

Date Agenda
March 30th, 2022
  •  Current Status of Foreign Direct Investment into Japan
  •  Main Policy Agenda for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
May 21th, 2021
  •  Compilation report for Examining Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
March 29th, 2021
  •  Attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Regions of Japan
  •  Measures to be included in new KPIs and Medium and Long-term Strategy
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
November 26th, 2020
  •  Interim Report for steps to be taken immediately (Draft)
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
October 26th, 2020
  •  Review of the initiatives that have been made, current environments for foreign direct investment in Japan and the direction of actions to take
Meeting materials (only Japanese)


Working Group for Revising Regulations and Administrative Procedures

In order to promote foreign direct investment in Japan, the Working Group for Revising Regulations and Administrative Procedures had been held with the purpose of fundamentally simplifying regulations and administrative procedures associated with foreign direct investment in Japan and coordinating relative ministries and agencies.

Members

Chair Shujiro Urata Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Deputy Chair Sadakazu Osaki Head of Research, Center for Strategic Management & Innovation, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
  Tetsuya Iida Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist, In Control Legal Support Services
  Yuichiro Imatomi Exective Director of Growth Strategy Promotion Department, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama
  Cristine Edman CEO, H & M Hennes & Mauritz Japan K.K.
  Tomohiro Takashima Director-General, Invest Japan Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
  Kai Hielscher Executive Officer, Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
  Kenneth J. Lebrun Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Meeting

Date Agenda
April 24th, 2017
  •  "Compilation report for revising regulations and administrative procedures relating to FDI"
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
December 22th, 2016
  •  "Immediate report for revising regulations and administrative procedures relating to FDI"
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
November 17th, 2016
  •  Regulations and procedures relative to import, etc.
  •  One stop procedure
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
October 6th, 2016
  •  Information in foreign languages about regulations and administrative procedures
  •  Status of Residence
  •  Construction Business License
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
August 17th, 2016
  •  Steps to be taken the working group
  •  Procedures relative to register new company
Meeting material 3 (PDF:184KB)open pdf in a new window
Other meeting materials (only Japanese)


Task Force for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

The Task Force for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment which members are relative State Ministers is held with the purpose of managing the Investment Advisor Assignment System through which State Ministers etc. will act as advisors to companies that have made important investments in Japan in order to prepare an environment in which these companies can easily consult with the Japanese government, supporting the Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan, and coordinating relative ministries and agencies.

Members

State Minister of Cabinet Office (Economic and Fiscal Policy)
State Minister of Cabinet Office (Regulatory Reform)
State Minister of Cabinet Office (the Promotion of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan)
State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
State Minister for Foreign Affairs
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Meeting

Date Agenda
January 7th, 2016
  •  Implementation of Investment Advisor Assignment System
Meeting materials (only Japanese)
June 5th, 2014
  •  Further addresses to promote Foreign Direct Investment
Meeting materials (only Japanese)