Why Tokyo

The Tokyo metropolitan area*, the world's largest population area with about 37 million people, is an ideal environment for business expansion.

* The Tokyo metropolitan area refers to Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, and Ibaraki prefectures within 50-70 km of central Tokyo.

• World
  No.1
  GDP City (2024)
  Chicago council on Global Affairs
• World
  No.1
  Innovative City (2023)
  Innovation Cities TM Index
• World
  No.1
  Largest City by Population (2024)
  
• World
  No.2
  Number of headquarters of Fortune Global 500 (2025)
  
• Asia
  No.1
  R&D City (2025)
  Global Power City Index 2025
  Mori Memorial Foundation

Tokyo, a city that leads businesses to success

1. Massive market size and pursuit of higher quality

• Market size: Did you know that Tokyo's (nominal) GDP is ¥120.2 trillion (US$887.2 billion, as of the end of March 2022) , making it the largest's scale as a city in the world? In particular, the medical market, which is the second largest in the world, the electronics and telecommunications equipment industry, one of Japan's leading industries, and the environmental market, which is expected to expand further in the future due to progress in environmental measures in response to global warming, are attracting high attention from overseas as attractive industrial sectors.
• Quality requirement standard: Japanese consumers demand a high level of quality in products and services and have a high level of willingness to purchase. Products and services that are successful in Tokyo can expect to be well received in the global market.

2. A treasure trove of business partners and high-level human resources

• Did you know that Tokyo is one of the cities with the highest quality human resources and safest environment in Asia?
• Quality of human resources: Japan ranks 4th in the world and 3rd in Asia in terms of its educational system, which supports STEAM education, following China and Singapore.
• Safe environment: Japan tops the international ranking*2 in cyber security and hybrid security.
• Concentration of business partners: Tokyo is home to a large number of companies, universities, and research institutes, making it a treasure trove of potential business partners and high-level human resources. There are also many small and medium-sized enterprises with world-class advanced technologies. Tokyo enables businesses to create innovations with business partners in Tokyo, and to expand their business to other parts of Asia and around the world.

3. Comfortable Business Environment

• Business customs: Japanese society values freedom and fairness. This provides an irreplaceable advantage for your continued business development.
• Disaster preparedness: Tokyo is also home to many highly functional office buildings equipped with earthquake-resistant features, stand-alone power generation systems, and MICE facilities to ensure that even if disaster strikes, you can continue doing business 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in the global market.
• Convenience: Japan's rail system boasts the world's highest level of accuracy. By locating your office in one of Tokyo's special zones, you can conduct business efficiently and without loss of time. Haneda Airport, with its more extensive international flights, is only about 30 minutes by train from central Tokyo, and Narita Airport is only about an hour by train from central Tokyo, making it convenient to travel to and from global headquarters.

• World
  No.4
  2024 Global Cities Report
  Global City Index
  A.T.Kerney
• World
  No.2
  Global Power City Index 2025
  The Mori Memorial Foundation
• World
  No.10
  Global Cities of the Future 2022
  fDi Intelligence

Tokyo, a city that is easy to live in

Cost of Living

• Did you know that you can live more reasonably in Tokyo than in other Asian cities?
• In the global ranking of cities with the highest cost of living, Hong Kong (China) ranks 1st, Singapore 2nd, while Tokyo is relatively low at 49th.
• Source: Ranking of the world's cities with the highest cost of living (2024)

• World
  No.1
  Best Big City in the World
  Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2025 (U.S. Edition)

TOKYO Your Business Partner of Choice

To make Tokyo "the world's most business-friendly city," the Tokyo Metropolitan Government provides a variety of support to domestic and foreign companies and entrepreneurs. "TOKYO Your Business Partner of Choice" provides information about Tokyo's business and living environment, support systems, etc.