Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in JapanInvest Japan

Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

Adopted documents

• Priority Program for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment（Provisional Translation） (May 13, 2024)(PDF:243KB)
• Priority Program for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment(Summary) (May 13, 2024)(PDF:338KB)
• Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas（Provisional Translation） (April 26, 2023)(PDF:204KB)
• Action Plan for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas(Summary) (April 26, 2023)(PDF:224KB)
• Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan(June 2, 2021)（PDF：407KB）
• Policy for Formulating a "Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 2021"(July 28, 2020)（PDF：39KB）
• "Program to Intensively Attract Foreign Direct Investment in Regional Japan"(April 16, 2019) (PDF：50KB)
• "Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan"(May 17, 2018) (PDF：17KB)
• "Policy Package for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment into Japan to Make Japan a Global Hub"(May 20, 2016)（PDF：115KB）
• Outline of "Policy Package for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment into Japan to Make Japan a Global Hub"(May 20, 2016)（PDF：44KB）
• "Five Promises for Attracting Foreign Businesses to Japan"(March 17, 2015)(PDF：90KB)

Members

Members	Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
	Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
	Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
	Minister for Foreign Affairs
	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
	Minister in charge of Digital Garden City Nation Vision

Advisors	Reiko Akiike	Co-Chairperson-Japan, The Boston Consulting Group
	Norihiko Ishiguro	Chairman, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
	Motoshige Itoh	Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
	Hiroko Ota	President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
	Masanobu Komoda	President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Fudosan Co.,Ltd
	Marcus Schürmann	Chief Executive Officer,German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan / Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Japan
	Hiroko Jimbo	Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo)
	Soichiro Takashima	Mayor of Fukuoka City
	Yoshihiro Murai	President, National Governors’ Association
	Charles D. Lake II	Chairman and Representative Director, Aflac Life Insurance Japan

Meeting

Date	Agenda
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)
May 13th, 2022	Main Policy Agenda for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 　Establishment of Working Group for Addressing Main Policy Agenda for “Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan” Meeting materials (only Japanese)
June 2nd, 2021	Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan Meeting materials (only Japanese)
July 28th, 2020	Policy for Formulating a "Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan 2021" Meeting materials (only Japanese)
April 16th, 2019	Program to Intensively Attract Foreign Direct Investment in Regional Japan Meeting materials (only Japanese)
May 17th, 2018	Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan Meeting materials (only Japanese)
May 10th, 2017	Further addresses to promote Foreign Direct Investment Meeting materials (only Japanese)
May 20th, 2016	"Policy Package for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment into Japan to Make Japan a Global Hub" 　Working Group for Revising Regulations and Administrative Procedures Meeting materials (only Japanese)
April 1st, 2016	Current Status of Foreign Direct Investment into Japan and Further addresses to promote FDI Meeting materials (only Japanese)
March 17th, 2015	"Five Promises for Attracting Foreign Businesses to Japan" Meeting materials (only Japanese)
April 25th, 2014	Further addresses to promote Foreign Direct Investment Meeting materials (only Japanese)

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.

• Establishment of the Task Force for Attracting Human and Financial Resources from Overseas(April 26,2023)(only Japanese) (PDF:58KB)

Meeting

Date	Agenda	Summary
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)
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)
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)

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.

• Interim Report（Direction of Initiatives）（Provisional Translation）（December 23,2022） (PDF:154KB)
• Establishment of Working Group for Addressing Main Policy Agenda for "Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan"（May 13,2022） (PDF:78KB)

Members

Chair	Motoshige Itoh	Professor, The University of Tokyo
Deputy Chair	Kazuya Nakajo	Executive Vice President, JETRO
	Eriko Asai	President, GE Japan Inc.
	Kozo Kiyota	Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University
	Hiroko Jimbo	Partner, Nishimura & Asahi
	Naomichi Suzuki	Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture
	Soichiro Takashima	Mayor of Fukuoka City
	Tamotsu Hiiro	Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
	Kazuhiro Yamada	Managing Director, Representative in Japan, Carlyle Japan, L.L.C.
	Lionel Vincent	Avocat - Foreign Lawyer - Managing Partner, Lefevre Pelletier et associes (LPA) Foreign Lawyer Corporation

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)

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.

• Main Policy Agenda for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan -Compiled by Members of the Working Group for Creating Medium and Long-term Strategy to Promote Foreign Direct Investment in Japan- （Provisional Translation）（April 20,2022） (PDF:193KB)
• Establishment of Working Group for Examining Medium and Long-term Strategy for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Japan（july 28,2020） (PDF:14KB)

Members

Chair	Motoshige Itoh	Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University
Deputy Chair	Kazuya Nakajo	Executive Vice President, JETRO
	Eriko Asai	President, GE Japan Inc.
	Kozo Kiyota	Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University
	Hiroko Jimbo	Partner, Nishimura & Asahi
	Naomichi Suzuki	Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture
	Soichiro Takashima	Mayor of Fukuoka City
	Tamotsu Hiiro	Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
	Kazuhiro Yamada	Managing Director, Representative in Japan, Carlyle Japan, L.L.C.
	Lionel Vincent	Avocat - Foreign Lawyer - Managing Partner, Lefevre Pelletier et associes (LPA) Foreign Lawyer Corporation

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.

• Working Group for Revising Regulations and Administrative Procedures(PDF:20KB)
• Steps to be taken to fundamentally simplify regulations and administrative procedures(PDF:94KB)
• Immediate Report (December 22, 2016) (PDF:136KB)
• Immediate Report (Summary) (December 22, 2016) (PDF:65KB)
• Final Report (April 24, 2017) (PDF:206KB)
• Final Report (Summary) (April 24, 2017) (PDF:68KB)

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) 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.

• "Implemention of the Investment Advisor Assignment System" (January 7, 2016) (PDF:60KB)
• Investment Advisor Assignment System

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)