The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a government-funded organization that promotes bilateral trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. Aside from helping attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, JETRO also assists small and medium-sized enterprises to expand overseas.

www.jetro.go.jp

INVEST JAPAN monitors all FDI entering the country and works closely with JETRO in providing important information about setting up a business in Japan. It also handles all queries related to internal investment in Japan.

www5.cao.go.jp/invest-japan

The Tokyo Foundation is a non-profi t, non-partisan organization that undertakes policy research, encourages the implementation of government policy and organizes fellowship and scholarship programs to develop management and leadership skills.

www.tokyofoundation.org/en/

The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) is an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to strengthening Japans role in international networks of cultural exchange and cooperation.

www.jcie.or.jp/jcie/

ABIC is a private non-profi t group set up by the Foreign Trade Council to assist foreign companies in Japan by sharing its linguistic expertise and international business acumen. Set up in 2000, the group currently has 1,720 members.

www.abic.or.jp/en/overview.html