Japan business information
Trading with and investing in Japan: sources of information and advice
Government and Official Agencies
Contact details for NZTE office in Tokyo
NZTE's site offers an overview of doing business in Japan, information on networking events and resources for research.
Provides helpful information for New Zealanders interested in undertaking a short or long-term stay in Japan, latest news posts, and contact details for the embassy. The Business and Trade section contains the NZTE office contact details and information on New Zealand-Japan business and trade including a link to the MFAT information paper on Japan.
Contact details for the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo, other Japanese offices, the Consulate-General, and Tourism New Zealand’s Tokyo office. Details will be shown after your search is entered.
Information on the history of Japan-New Zealand exchange and current economic relations, from a Japanese Government perspective.
Comprehensive guidance on doing business in and with Japan, including information on regulation, business matching and government procurement, alongside reports, statistics, a business services directory and an FAQs section. JETRO New Zealand, based in Auckland, is available here.
Information on customs procedures and tariffs, with email contacts and an FAQs section.
The ministry's site outlines law and regulation relating to food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical product imports, and promises information on policies within its ambit.
The bureau's site includes a wide range of statistical information, including economic and market indicators.
Information for business and leisure travellers heading to Japan.
Fukuoka City’s site includes a database for finding business partners in the southern part of Japan and information for foreign firms investing in Japan. The site also has listings of trade-related events, such as the International Fukuoka Gift Show, in which participation by foreign firms is subsidised by Fukuoka City.
Industry Support and Networking Organisations
The council provides businesses in Japan and New Zealand with access to information about doing business in both countries. The New Zealand committee meets regularly in New Zealand, providing opportunities for interaction among New Zealand companies, and co-ordinates private sector interests.
The chamber's site includes a database aimed at foreign companies looking for business partners and web links to industry associations in Japan.
This body can provide contact information for industry associations in Japan. A hard-copy list of industry associations published by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry can be found at JETRO's Auckland office (see above).
Links to websites of regional chambers of commerce in Japan that offer information on local industry associations (most sites are in Japanese).
The Australia-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce is the only New Zealand expatriate business organisation in Japan with a sizeable membership and can be a good way to make contact with New Zealand businesspeople based in the country.
Kea assists in helping leverage the knowledge and contacts of talented New Zealanders around the world. Kea Japan was launched in October 2009.
Other useful websites:
Online business directory that can be searched by business name, industry and location.
Online business directory that can be searched by business name, industry and location.
The site allows foreign and Japanese businesspeople to search by sector and industry for suppliers, customers and partners, and includes links to Japanese business directories. Registration (free) is required.
No longer available online, hard copies of this directory can be found at JETRO's Auckland office, at the Embassy of Japan in Wellington and at the Consular Office of Japan in Christchurch.
The New Zealand database was created by the University of Auckland Library in conjunction with the New Zealand Asia Institute. It a freely available resource for researchers focusing on business information and engagement between New Zealand and Asia.
The Asian edition of the leading US business daily.
Reliable information on the country's political and economic situation