2016
Foreign companies attracted to the special zone in fiscal year 2016 are as follows.
- 1. Foreign companies establishing an RHQ/R&D center: 4 companies
- 2. Foreign companies intending to establish an RHQ/R&D center after first establishing a base for activities: 10 companies
IT 13, medical/healthcare 7, environment 6, electronic/precision instruments: 3, tourism 1 Of the above companies, two 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
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Numerix LLC.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- The first half of FY 2017
- Business Description
- Research and development of software for general companies to judge whether the pricing of deliverative instruments is appropriate, and cloud applications for small to medium-sized financial institutions and companies to evaluate products.
- URL
- http://www.numerix.com/
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ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
- Type
- R&D center
- Location
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Already established
- Business Description
- ASUS flagship store (ASUS Store Akasaka) , located in Tokyo Special Zone, is dedicated to improving customer satisfaction in Japan. Establishing product development foundations by gathering customer needs and usage habits through top quality service.We strive to provide better products and more well-rounded services to our customers in Japan.
- URL
- https://www.asus.com/us/
2.Foreign companies intending to establish an RHQ/R&D center after first establishing a base for activities
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Super Enterprise Associates Ltd.
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Location
- The second half of FY2017 (scheduled)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a sales and marketing base for a smartphone case with a built-in game controller that has near field communication technology. In the future, Super Enterprise Associates Ltd. plans to conduct research and development jointly with Japanese companies to improve the performance of control buttons by enhancing sensor technology and to have the controller support Japanese game software and consoles. It also plans to conduct, with a Japanese telecommunication carrier, a demonstration test to verify whether large-size games work smoothly on its game platform in a next-generation 5G environment.
- Business Description
- http://www.supenta.com/
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Imageous Inc.
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Location
- The first half of FY2017
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a business base for application software for use in areas such as agriculture, smart homes and smart factories that uses AI to analyze collected data and control devices in order to manage greenhouses, private residences and factories. In the future, the company plans to conduct research and development to improve AI performance by increasing the effectiveness of data analysis and expanding the types of data analyzed and models of data collection and control devices.
- Business Description
- https://www.imageous-inc.com/
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AIC Inc.
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Location
- The first half of FY2017
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a marketing base for heat and shock resistant data storage solutions which can be designed and produced in small to medium-sized lots according to individual customer orders. In the future, the company plans to research and develop, jointly with Japanese firms with technologies for electronic devices for advanced image processing (such as GPUs), high-performance computing technologies capable of handling large amounts of data.
- Business Description
- http://www.aicipc.com/en/index
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Rapid7 Inc.
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Location
- Already established
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Marketing of security management tools that scan the cyber vulnerability of web applications, servers, network devices and other equipment and present actions that should be given priority. In the future, Rapid7 Inc. plans to assess its clients' compliance levels with Japanese security guidelines, offer functions and services that address risks unique to Japan, and develop educational content about security measures.
- Business Description
- https://www.rapid7.com/
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Sunba Technology Co., Ltd.
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Location
- Already established
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a sales and marketing base for high-performance security cameras that offer superior night vision capabilities and a wide range of movement at an affordable price. In the future, the company plans to collaborate with Japanese companies in R&D of security camera products that are more intelligent, compact, and higher performance.
- Business Description
- http://www.sunba.net/
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Makeblock Co., Ltd
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Location
- The first half of FY2017
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a sales and marketing base for robot assembly products. Users can build robots to be used as educational tools or for recreation by putting together various electronic components, such as metal parts and sensors, and programming the robot's movements as they like. In the future, the company plans to jointly develop products with Japanese companies, while also developing curriculum with educational institutions in Japan.
- Business Description
- http://www.makeblock.com/en
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WISTIKI SAS
- Type
- Area around Shibuya Station (planned)
- Location
- The first half of FY2017
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish sales base to market small-sized Bluetooth tracker in Japan. (Small electronic tags attached to items people do not want to lose, such as keys and wallets, enable the owner to locate the items using a smartphone/tablet application.) In the future, the company plans to research and develop an application to meet the needs of Japanese users, a terminal compatible with new telecommunications standards, and other technologies.
- Business Description
- https://www.wistiki.co.uk/
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Detroit Electric
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area (planned)
- Location
- The second half of FY2018 (scheduled)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a sales and marketing base for high-end electric cars that are fast and accelerate quickly, and come with a battery that can also be used as a high-performance battery to power other devices. In the future, Detroit Electric plans to conduct research and development for upgrading carbon fiber (car body material) technology to create more lightweight and faster cars, and for enhancing the performance of cars by making batteries smaller in size and larger in capacity. It also plans to conduct, with power companies and local governments, demonstration tests of smart grids using storage batteries.
- Business Description
- http://detroit-electric-group.com/
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NextDrive
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Location
- Already established
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Establish a sales and marketing base for IoT solutions that enables Home Security and HEMS (Home Energy Management System).In the future, NextDrive plans to to conduct research and development of efficient energy utilization by analyzing data collected from electricity, gas and environment through machine learning (artificial intelligence).
- Business Description
- https://www.nextdrive.io/en/
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Videregen Ltd.
- Type
- Central Tokyo / Waterfront Area
- Location
- The Second half of FY2018 (scheduled)
- Scheduled Date of Establishment
- Clinical development aiming at practical application of de/recellularization techniques for transplantation organs such as the respiratory tract and intestines, and research and development for shortening the incubation time and improving cultivation technology for utilization of iPS cells in collaboration with Japanese companies / research institutes etc., in Japan, where the development of an early approval system for regenerative medicine and other products is progressing.
- Business Description
- http://www.videregen.com/
