JP

2015

Foreign companies attracted to the special zone in fiscal year 2015 are as follows. (as of the end of March 2016)

(1)Number of companies
  • 1. Foreign companies establishing an RHQ/R&D center: 15 companies / Target: 15 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
Of the above companies, three companies have transferred their operations to their home country due to change of business plans.
*Company information will be uploaded when publication becomes possible.

1. Foreign companies establishing an RHQ/R&D center

  • Druva, Inc.

    Type
    Regional headquarters
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Regional headquarters oversees Druva, Inc.'s Asian operations so as to accelerate the company's expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The company offers high-speed backup solutions for personal computers and mobile devices, for which it uses its own encryption technology to provide more secure data protection.
    URL
    http://www.druva.com/

  • Payward Inc.

    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 decentralized data management technology that is secure, low-cost, and designed for businesses in all sectors, including financial institutions. Payward Inc. plans to leverage its advanced blockchain technology based on its experience in operating a currency exchange that supports the most virtual currencies in the world.
    URL
    https://www.kraken.com/en-us

  • Sprinklr Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Research and development of addressing with Japanese social medias and sentiment analysis function analyzing Japanese intrinsic expression to understand consumer's attributes in collaboration with Japanese analytics companies.
    URL
    https://www.sprinklr.com/

  • Clyde Biosciences Ltd.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY 2017
    Business Description
    Promote research and development of advanced analytical function for cardiac toxicity evaluation system using human iPS cells that are used for nonclinical research for pharmaceutical and tissue-engineered medical products in collaboration with Japanese companies
    URL
    http://www.clydebio.com/

  • Vitalograph Ltd.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The first half of FY 2017
    Business Description
    Promote research and development of products and services tailored to the needs of Japanese users to advance testing equipment for cardiopulmonary and respiratory functions for healthcare facilities and to provide support services for clinical trials with therapeutic products for respiratory diseases for Japanese pharmaceuticals.
    URL
    https://vitalograph.co.uk/

  • North American Science Associates Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Development of services to help medical devices newly developed by Japanese companies to quickly obtain approval and reach the market, by studying methods to verify the safety and efficacy of these products and contributing to formulation of evaluation criteria by approval agencies.
    URL
    https://www.namsa.com/

  • AKASTUDY LIMITED

    Type
    Regional headquarters
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY 2017
    Business Description
    Producing artificially intelligent, educational robots for home use in collaboration with Japanese companies, as well as supervising sales and marketing so as to introduce the robots to other parts of the world.
    URL
    https://themusio.com/index.en.html

  • Miracl Limited

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Research and development of products and services tailored to the needs of various industries in collaboration with Japanese companies. Miracl Limited plans to leverage its technology that allows authentication without storing user passwords or other such data on servers, to support businesses and public organizations in Japan in strengthening information security.
    URL
    https://www.miracl.com/index

  • Virtusize AB

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Area around Shibuya Station (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY2017
    Business Description
    Research and development of new functions for a virtual fitting room service to meet the needs of the apparel industry and consumers, which are expected to contribute to increased sales and cost reduction at Japanese apparel companies, based on the purchase data accumulated through providing the service via the Internet.
    URL
    http://www.virtusize.com/

  • Big Switch Networks, Inc.

    Type
    Regional headquarters
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY 2017
    Business Description
    Supervising business strategy formulation, sales, and financial management in Japan and South Korea for software that leverages hyperscale networking technologies used in super-large data centers and is expected to help clients cut their system management cost.
    URL
    http://bigswitch.com/

  • MasterControl Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/ Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Research and development of a quality management system (QMS) software that complies with the latest regulations and specifications in Japan and regulations throughout the world. MasterControl's software will contribute to improved risk control and increased productivity in the automobile, aircraft and other industries where a high level of safety and quality standard is required.
    URL
    http://www.mastercontrol.com/

2.Foreign companies intending to establish an RHQ/R&D center after first establishing a base for activities

  • Miura Systems Ltd.

    Type
    Location
    Area around Shinjuku Station
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Miura Systems will establish a sales and marketing office for their highly secure, low-cost credit card payment device for mPOS. In future, Miura Systems plans to collaborate with either Japanese companies who possess contactless card technologies or own vending and unattended machines to develop contactless cards and payment devices for vending and unattended machines.
    URL
    http://www.miurasystems.com/

  • INFINIDAT, Ltd.

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Establish a sales and marketing base for data storage capable of handling huge volumes of data and highly confidential data at an affordable price. In the future, the company plans to establish a regional headquarters for the purpose of expanding the business into Asia.
    URL
    http://www.infinidat.com/

  • Inbenta Technologies Inc.

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Sales and marketing of Natural Language Processing and artificial intelligence (AI) powered solutions for understanding the purpose and intention of user search queries and providing optimal search results. In the future, Inbenta plans to conduct R&D aiming for the further development of AI for help desk and e-commerce services in the Japanese market.
    URL
    https://www.inbenta.com/en/

  • Nessa Hearing Pte. Ltd

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Sales and marketing, as well as building relationships with Japanese companies in preparation for joint development of: (1) automatic adjustment technology for hearing aids that utilizes speech recognition technology in Japan and the Internet of Things (IoT); and (2) new lifestyle and content services designed for elderly people.
    URL
    http://nessa.asia/

  • Plugwise International B.V.

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY 2017
    Business Description
    Sales and marketing, as well as building relationships with Japanese companies in preparation for development of energy-saving solutions for making energy use at residences, office buildings, and other places visible and automatically turning lights and other equipment on and off with mobile devices and wireless sensors.
    URL
    https://www.plugwise.com/

  • ThroughTek Co., Ltd.

    Type
    Location
    Area around Shibuya Station
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Sales and customer support for development of new healthcare-related services for seniors. ThroughTek Co., Ltd. will leverage its experience in developing such items as systems that can transmit images and other data between surveillance cameras, smart home appliances, and smartphones.
    URL
    http://www.tutk.com/index.html

  • TUNE, Inc.

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Building relationships with Japanese advertisers, media, and advertising technology providers, for research and development of new functions of ad impact measurement tools dedicated to mobile advertising, in line with the needs of Japanese companies.
    URL
    http://www.tune.com/

  • GoCardless Ltd.

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY 2017
    Business Description
    Business development for providing online direct debit services. In the future, GoCardless Ltd. plans to conduct research and development in areas such as integration with accounting software and connection with banking systems, to help Japanese companies collect payments with ease, reduce costs, and shorten the time from billing to payment.
    URL
    https://gocardless.com/

  • Next Generation Space Systems Corporation

    Type
    Location
    Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (scheduled)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY2018 (planed)
    Business Description
    Base to build relationships with Japanese companies and organizations in order for NGSS to roll out its telecommunications and observation services in Japan using the small satellites it developed with NASA. The company plans to co-develop mobile phone high-speed telecommunication services with Japanese telecommunications carriers and develop services such as disaster monitoring with observation stations, research institutions, etc. It also plans to co-develop small satellite parts, satellite phones, and others with Japan's manufacturers
    URL

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