Where to start



Are you interested in starting a business in Tokyo? You can contact Business Development Center TOKYO (BDCT) for business development in Tokyo to answer your questions and get started.

The Business Development Centre TOKYO (BDCT) is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's comprehensive service for foreign companies who are considering establishing their business in Tokyo.

At the BDCT, staff members fluent in English provide full services for the development of business including consultations concerning business in general such as Japanese business customs and provision of support for the various procedures required from establishment of the company to development of sales channels.

BDCT also helps foreign company employees and their families in their daily life in Tokyo by providing information concerning matters such as real estate, shopping, healthcare, and education in several languages.

Email, phone, and face-to-face consultations are available.

You can consult them as many times as you like and all consultations are free of charge.

Email: bdc-support@bdc-tokyo.org

Phone: +81 3 6269 9981

Location: JP tower KITTE, B1, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7090, Japan

Website: https://www.seisakukikaku.metro.tokyo.jp/bdc_tokyo/english/top/

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Home Country Support

Companies wishing to enter a foreign market can actively seek out support by the embassy or consulate of their home country in another city. Staff members are ready to help you begin.

Another source of support and information is the bilateral chamber of commerce of your home country. The chamber may assist your company in several ways, including consulting services regarding market research, trade-show assistance, background verification, preparation of market entry plans and business referral services.

Find your Embassy / Consulate or Chamber of commerce for this city.