Kanagawa Prefecture’s natural foods are being featured by Kokoro Care Packages, a company which provides subscription services for people who live outside Japan but love Japanese food. Among the new...
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Yokohama joins Maryland Life Sciences’ Bio Innovation Conference through Kanagawa virtual trade delegation
Three Yokohama-based companies will be participating in this year’s Bio Innovation Conference, hosted by Maryland Life Sciences, a division of the Maryland Tech Council. The startups will be joining...
Get to Know Kanagawa at the Japan Society in NYC through these 3 exclusive events in January
The Kanagawa Prefectural Government has partnered with the Japan Society in New York City to introduce some of the prefecture’s best features through a series of three events in January, giving...
“Thai Business Matching” new opportunities for businesses
On September 1st, the Office of the City of Yokohama Representative to Southeast and South Asia co-sponsored with Kanagawa Prefecture, Bank of Yokohama, and Technology Promotion Association...
New York Office
Office of the City of Yokohama Representative to the AmericasOur mission for North America The mission of the Office of the City of Yokohama Representative to the Americas is to contribute to the...
Mobility
Yokohama has long been a center for automotive and autoparts industries in Japan. In addition to Nissan, Mazda and Panasonic that all have major establishments in Yokohama, top international...
Life Science
Having recognized the growth potential of life science related businesses from early on, Yokohama has promoted innovation in this space over the past 30 years. Beginning with the creation of...
Information Technology (IT)
Yokohama has attracted many IT companies due to its unbeatable accessibility, proximity to the Tokyo mega-market, an established cluster of high-tech manufacturing, and presence of a highly skilled...
Business Support & Incentives
Quick FactsSubsidy for office purchase/construction for major new establishment (2022)up to 5 billion JPY City of Yokohama Tax incentives for office leasing to set up major HQ or R&D base...
Quality of Life
Quick FactsBest city ranking (2020)#1 in Kanto region suumo Quality of Living survey (2018) Top 4 in Asia (along with Singapore, Tokyo, Kobe) Mercer Mean travel time to work (2008) 34 minutes City...
German Start-up support company CROSSBIE UG opens subsidy in Yokohama!
We are pleased to announce, that the Berlin-based entrepreneurial company CROSSBIE UG has expanded to Japan and established a Japanese subsidiary called CROSSBIE JAPAN K.K., in Yokohama. CROSSBIE...
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...
Wondering where to live in Japan? Yokohama City area rated #1 in desirability polls four years in a row
The area around Yokohama Station was selected again as #1 most desirable location to live in Japan in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki), a position it...
BioJapan, Asia’s largest bio partnering and business event, went hybrid for 2020
The 22nd annual BioJapan conference, Asia’s largest bio business and partnering event, was held this year in a hybrid format for the first time. Every year the event is held in Pacifico Yokohama, a...
Industry Deep Dive: Innovation
An emerging innovation district with boundless potential The Yokohama bay area is in the midst of transforming itself into a next generation innovation district. The bay area, which stretches...
Making Yokohama a city where startups can thrive (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 9)
Shigeo Murata of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Yokohama office has been working as a startup supporter since 2017, and is currently involved in the managing of YOXO BOX, Yokohama city’s very own...
Yokohama ranks top 5 globally in FDI Strategy according to new report
In a report titled “Tier 2 Cities of the Future 2020/21” published by fDi Intelligence, the City of Yokohama ranked in the top 10 secondary cities in the world in the FDI strategy category, claiming...
SDG Leadership Cities Third Convening: Toward recovery from COVID-19 through the perspective of SDGs
The Office of the City of Yokohama Rep. to the Americas participated as the representative of Yokohama city in the third convening of the SDG Leadership Cities Network hosted for the first time...