2014
Foreign companies attracted to the special zone in fiscal year 2014 are as follows. (as of the end of March 2015)
- (1) Number of companies
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- 1. Foreign companies establishing an RHQ/R&D center: 20 companies /Target: 20 companies
- 2. Foreign companies intending to establish an RHQ/R&D center after first establishing a base for activities: 10 companies /Target: 10 companies
- (2) Number of businesses by type
- *Company information will be uploaded when publication becomes possible.
2.Foreign companies intending to establish an RHQ/R&D center after first establishing a base for activities
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Tigerspike Pty Ltd.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Area around Shibuya Station
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development of mobile application product design methods for maximizing user comfort, a field where Japanese companies have not yet developed significant expertise, as well as methods to integrate mobile applications with in-house systems, in line with the cultural background and IT literacy levels of Japan.
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TMA Solutions Co.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research, development and implementation of software outsourcing services, with focus on automobile embedded software and electronic applications. TMA Solutions Co. leverages its technological expertise in the fields of telecommunications and network to provide services to Japanese companies, which help them strengthen their competitiveness and expand into overseas markets.
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SurveyMonkey Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Joint development of survey templates suitable for use in Japan, and Japan-specific benchmarks to interpret survey results, with Japanese educational and research institutions. SurveyMonkey Inc. will leverage its expertise in this field acquired through provision of online questionnaire tools to clients around the world.
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UDG Healthcare, PLC
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development of services in which a team of specialists act on behalf of multiple drugmakers in providing doctors and other healthcare professionals with information on their products. The services are expected to help clients cut their selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Catalent, Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development of optimum investigational drug packaging and supply chain development solutions in the field of multi-national studies, where Japanese companies have not yet developed significant expertise, for pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs).
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SENSUS USA Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development of smart meters that contribute to energy management and long range radio communication system that serves as a basic communication infrastructure between the base station and wireless devices such as smart meters in cooperation with Japanese companies.
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Connect Worldwide International, Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Development of consulting services for Japanese hotels/ryokans including marketing and customer service methodologies suited to languages, cultures and religions found in more than 50 countries.
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GVS Group
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Area around Shinjuku Station
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Development and marketing of filtration products tailored to the needs of Japanese companies and users. These include personal protective gear that is safe and comfortable even when used for long hours, achieved through ingenuity in materials and design.
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Jiransoft Co., Ltd.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Area around Shinjuku Station
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development for cloud services providing more secure storage and sending of electronic files and analysis of demand forecasts utilizing location information, which is expected to increase the operational efficiency of retail stores.
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Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Area around Shinagawa / Tamachi Stations (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Research and development of software tailored to the needs of businesses in collaboration with Japanese companies. These include software to support more sophisticated marketing activities through the analysis of customer trends and utilization of location information and the world's first software to comprehensively support the custom procedures, risk management, and other matters concerning businesses involved in cross-border E-Commerce operations.
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SunEdison, Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development of products with high power generation efficiency and of best methods for operations and management through big data analysis of the amount of electricity generated and the failure rate according to geographic characteristics such as the location of the solar power plant and the climate.
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Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development in collaboration with major Japanese carmakers concerning SCR (selective catalytic reduction) systems that effectively reduce emissions of NOx (nitrogen oxides) from exhaust gases of motor vehicles.
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CompanyA
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Research and development of monitoring system solutions that comply with new communication standards and can accommodate new types of devices. This monitoring system can maintain stable operation even when connected to multiple devices, and can be introduced and operated at low costs.
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CompanyB
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Area around Shibuya Station
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Development and marketing of devices for improving the efficiency of photovoltaic systems and enhancing their safety that comply with electrical standards, weather conditions, and customer needs distinctive to Japan. This company possesses cutting-edge technology for such devices.
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CompanyC
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Research and development of a world-first, improved precision dispenser for sealing electronic substrates, medical container, etc. using adhesive technology that does not contain organic solvents and has low environmental impact.
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CompanyD
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Joint research and development with Japanese food makers of functional food ingredients derived from milk and those containing amino acids, in line with Japanese food-related regulations, the biological characteristics and taste preference of Japanese people, and the needs of food makers and other companies.
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Beautiful Earth Group, LLC
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Establish a research and development base aimed at the realization of Net Zero Buildings through the development of energy generation and efficiency technologies suited to the environmental requirements of Japanese urban centers, software that automatically forecasts and controls energy supply and demand in buildings, and methods of introducing such technology. *Net Zero Buildings are energy self-sufficient with zero net consumption of energy obtained from sources such as fossil fuels.
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MedPlex Diagnostic Solutions Inc.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Sales and marketing of remote blood glucose monitoring systems that contribute to blood glucose control of diabetic patients. In the future, MedPlex Diagnostic Solutions Inc. plans to conduct joint R&D with research institutes in Japan to develop medical devices that utilize chemical reactions of enzymes and other substances in the blood.
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Unruly Holdings Ltd.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Unruly Holdings Ltd. has unique technology for analysis of social shares and distribution of online video advertising, and supports advertisers in improving the impact of their online video campaigns and enhancing their brand image. Unruly plans to develop analysis and distribution system in the future based on Japanese consumers' behaviors and advertisers' needs.
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AVK Systems SA
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Building relationships with sports broadcasters in preparation for research and development through collaboration with Japanese companies to customize and deliver AVK's first to market High Definition Audio (HD Audio) solution to enhance the quality of popular sports broadcast in Japan.
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DocuSign Inc.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Building relationships with Japanese companies in preparation for development of software and services tailored to the needs of Japanese customers. DocuSign Inc.'s services--Digital Transaction Management platform and electronic signature solution--help users expand in overseas markets and reduce paper documents.
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QNAP Systems, Inc.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Sales and marketing of network attached storage (NAS) devices, which enable the processing of large amounts of data, as well as preparation for conducting joint research and development of new products with Japanese companies, which broaden the use of smart devices and smart home appliances.
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FarFavour Enterprises Ltd.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Marketing herbs, herbal extracts and bee-derived natural ingredients, as well as building connections with Japanese manufacturers of health food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals for future joint development of naturally derived ingredients, which those companies could use to develop new products.
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OKpanda, Inc.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- Development of smartphone apps for English language learning, which can be easily used anytime and anywhere. It is anticipated that such needs will increase in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and with the further globalization of Tokyo and the rest of Japan. This office will be the Asian headquarters when OKpanda, Inc. expands into other Asian markets, supervising the formulation of business strategies for those markets.
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Aytu BioScience, Inc.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- The new office will work for collaboration with research institutions and other entities in Japan for future joint research on the measurement of redox potential (ORP or oxidation-reduction potential), which is expected to be a useful tool in assessing the effect of treatment for wounds and chronic diseases.
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Novus Partners, Inc.
- Type
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The second half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Marketing and customer support for research and development of online portfolio analysis tools tailored to the needs of Japanese institutional investors and fund managers. The portfolio analysis tools of Novus Partners, Inc. are backed by its expertise in handling and analyzing the world's largest volume of data on asset allocation.