Information for U.S. and Canadian companies seeking opportunities to invest in Yokohama
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Yokohama?
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How We've Helped
Local Information
Mini-Circuits
We provided general information on city services, and assisted public
relations in both Yokohama and the U.S. through collaboration with the
Economic Affairs Bureau of Yokohama City, and JETRO.
Site Selection
VectorBuilder
We assisted with selection of the most suitable location for their business and assisted public relations in Yokohama through collaboration with the Economic Affairs Bureau of Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and JETRO .
Partnerships
Galvanize
We arranged for travel to Yokohama, and introduced highly-specific potential partners, including public and private meetings though collaboration with the Economic Affairs Bureau and JETRO.
LATEST NEWS
Yokohama City partners with SmartCityX 2021 startup program
Scrum Studio’s SmartCityX program has just begun recruitment through the end of 2021. The program, started last year, is described as an immersive year-long startup program aimed at helping seed- to growth- stage companies advance smart city product and business...
Yokohama City releases Voluntary Local Review of Sustainable Development Goal progress
At the 10th Annual Smart City Conference held from October 26-28, Yokohama City released a Voluntary Local Review (VLR), a report voluntarily published by local governments to review the area’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forth by the...
10th Asia Smart City Conference Panel Discussion: How Connecting with Startups Will Advance Your Smart Cities and Sustainability
View Recording Here This year marks the 10th year of the annual Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC), and one of the main sessions this year will be an online panel discussion titled "How Connecting with Startups Will Advance Your Smart Cities and Sustainability."...
4 US-based companies that chose Yokohama when opening an office in Japan over the last year
US-based companies have continued to choose Yokohama as the location for opening an office in Japan for their entry into the Japanese market, despite the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic having introduced recent hurdles to international travel and expansion. There are many...
COVID-19 Information
External Links
We have compiled the latest statistics and updates on COVID-19 in Japan, including travel advisories and business support available to foreign-affiliated companies in Japan.
Yokohama
| ▶ Yokohama City's COVID-19 updates and announcements Source: City of Yokohama |
| ▶ Current statistics in Yokohama (machine-translated) Source: City of Yokohama |
Japan
| ▶ COVID-19 info from Japanese National Government Source: Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare |
| ▶ Effective Reproduction Number by Prefecture Source: Risk Measurement Technologies (RimTech) |
Travel into Japan
| ▶ Current Travel Restrictions to Japan Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| ▶ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advisory Information Source: Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) |
| ▶ Traveler's Health: COVID-19 in Japan Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Business Support
| ▶ COVID-19 Business Support Source: JETRO USA |