List of Japanese Companies
Doing Business in Africa
2019 edition

Africa Business Partners
https://africabusinesspartners.com/

■ Definition of Terms
Target companies(1) Japanese companies (registered in Japan excluding Japanese entity by established foreign company)

Type of operation
A Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office registerd in Africa as well as local

doing business in Africa and on the type of operation are among A to D in Type of operationcompany invested by Japanese company

・It excludes companiese which only dispatch Japanese personnel to Africa and also companies

The ratio of share and the number of Japanese personnel in the office don't matter.

which establish local office for the implement of ODA projects.
・The list contains only major comapnies for the industries (construction, used-car export, travel agency,

B

Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office, distributors by JapaneseJapanese restaurants etc) in which there are many Japanese companies in Africa.

non-African investment destination

・It excludes managiment consulting, development consulting, accounting firms, non- profit projects,

Japanese company which subsidiary outside Africa is operating in Africa.

research projects and donation projects.

(2) Companies established by Japanese in Africa are included though they are not registered in JapanC(Industry clasification #29 below)

Sales agent, distributors, partner of export /import and partnership allianceJapanese company with continuously partnership with African company through importing/exporting,order production, technical transfer etc..

Industry classification
1 Electrical, Electronic and Information, Heavy electricity
2 Optical and Precision Instruments
3 Medical, Medical materials and Examination machinery
4 Other machinery
5 Motor vehicles
6 Motor vehicle parts and other transportation related equipment
7 Iron and Steel, Non-Ferrous Metals and Fabricated Metals
8 Chemical products
9 Pharmaceuticals
10 Paper, Construction material, Glass and Cement
11 Textile, Garment and Leather
12 Foods and Beverages
13 Other manufacturing industry
14 Flower Industry
15 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
16 Restaurant and Retail
17 IT, Communication and Contents business18 Other service
19 Natural resource and Energy
20 Construction, Equipment, Plant and Engineering
21 Integrated Trading Company (Sogo Shosha)
22 Specialized and Middle size trading firm
23 Used car dealer
24 Marine transportation and Logistics service
25 Financial service
26 Travel agency
27 Media and Advertising agent
28 Import of specialty goods from Africa
29 Local businesses started by Japanese entrepreneurs

D

Other
Japanese company which participates in construction project, ODA project, temporary dealing,hold share in natural resources etc..

Order of companies' and countries' name
Japanese alphabetical order

Erea classification basis
Following AU (African Union) practice■ Special note
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・A company's operating countries of operation type A are showed in the left column and countries ofother operation types are in the right.
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The number of Japanese companies doing business in Africa totals
563*#8 Algeria
18#4 Morocco49#10 Tunisia
13#3 Egypt52#9 Uganda
14#6 Ghana
25#2 Kenya64#5 Nigeria
34#7 Tanzania
23

More than 100#1 South Africa
141

More than 30
More than 10
More than 5* Indicates total obtained by subtracting the number of “African companies with Japanese founders” (category A2 in the following page) from the number of companies with businessstructures listed in category A: “Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office, local investee company”. Total is 616 if including category A2 companies (collectively, category
A1). Total is not deduplicated for companies with presence in multiple countries. The deduplicated total for Japanese companies with presence in at least one African country is 259.

Country/Type of operation Breakdown:

Japanese companies have a presence in all 54 countries
Type of operation

South

East

A1

A2

B

C

D

A1

A2

B

C

D

Angora

10

10

1

52

12

Ghana

26

25

8

59

8

Swaziland

2

2

0

20

0

Cabo Verde

0

0

1

10

0

Zambia

9

8

6

46

2

Gambia

2

1

2

16

0

Zimbabwe

3

3

2

48

0

Guinea

2

1

2

21

2

Namibia

6

6

2

30

3

Guinea-Bissau

1

1

1

13

0

South Africa

148

141

13

131

13

Cote d'Ivoire

10

10

5

44

3

Botswana

4

4

2

32

0

Sierra Leone

2

2

1

16

0

Malawi

4

4

4

37

3

Senegal

11

9

4

44

3

Mozambique

16

12

4

46

13

Togo

3

2

3

23

0

Lesotho

0

0

1

18

0

Nigeria

34

34

14

75

8

Uganda

17

14

4

62

2

Niger

1

1

1

20

1

Ethiopia

12

10

3

58

3

Burkina Faso

2

2

3

29

2

Eritrea

0

0

0

11

0

Benin

2

1

2

28

0

Kenya

76

64

10

124

13

Mali

1

1

2

28

0

Comoros

0

0

1

8

0

Mauritania

2

2

1

19

0

Djibouti

0

0

0

19

1

Liberia

4

4

2

19

1

Sudan

1

1

2

29

0

Gabon

2

2

4

26

3

Seychelles

1

1

1

30

0

Cameroon

4

4

4

31

2

Somalia

0

0

0

10

0

Congo

2

2

3

26

1

Tanzania

31

23

6

64

6

DRC

2

2

4

35

1

Madagascar

3

3

1

44

4

Central Sao Tome and Principe

1

1

0

5

0

South sudan

0

0

0

10

0

Equatorial Guinea

1

1

1

13

2

Mauritius

5

5

0

55

0

Chad

1

1

2

15

0

Rwanda

14

5

5

32

1

CAR

1

1

0

15

0

Burundi

2

2

1

18

0

Algeria

18

18

4

60

6

Egypt

52

52

7

91

16

North Tunisia

13

13

0

65

5

Morocco

49

49

4

78

4

Libya

3

3

2

35

3

616

563

156

1993

147

Type of operation
A:Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office
A1:including local businesses started by Japanese entrepreneurs
A2:excluding local business started by Japanese entrepreneurs
B:Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office,distributors by Japanese non-African investment destination
C: Sales agent, distributors, partner of export /import and partnershipalliance
D:Other

West

Total

Historical comparison:

The Highest growth both company and location counts in 2019
Location counts（including Japanese founders’companies）

Location counts(excluding Japanese founders’companies)

Company counts(including Japanese founders’companies）

Company counts(excluding Japanese founders’companies)* Comparison of Type of operation A (locally incorporated company, branch, representative office)Location counts: location count is not deduplicated for instances of a single company with presence in multiple African countries
Company counts: company count indicates the deduplicated total for Japanese companies with presence in at least one African country.
Japanese founder’s companies: local company which is established by Japanese entrepreneurs and does not have presence in Japan1. Electrical, Electronic and Information, Heavy electricity

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Angola,eSwat
ini,Zambia,Zi
mbabwe,Na

1

OMRON

A

South Africa

C

Uganda,Ethio
Ghana,Seneg Cameroon,Co Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of factory control instruments and medical devices
mibia,South pia,Kenya,Tanal,Nigeria,Mal ngo,DRCong Morocco,Liby ・Locally incorporated compay in South Africa
Africa,Botswa zania,Mauriti
i,Liberiaoa・Manages sales agents in 26 African countries from South Africa and Europe
na,Malawi,M us

http://www.omron.com/

ozambique,Lesotho

2

CASIO

C

Ethiopia,KenyAngola,South a,Seychelles, Nigeria,Burki
AfricaMadagascar, na Faso
Mauritius

Algeria,Egypt,・Sale of clocks, watches, calculatrs, digital cameras, and instruments
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 14 African countries
cco,Libya

Angola,eSwat

3

Kawasaki Heavy
Industries

C

Electrical,

1

Informa
tion,
Heavy

・Sale of motorcycles and engines

ini,Zimbabwe,SouthMadagascar,

・Supplied cement plant machinery with Marubeni in 2001, and supplied cement
Algeria,Egypt, crushing machinery in 2002.

Africa,Namibi Mauritiusa,Botswana,MMoroccoalawi

Electron
ic and4

Kawasaki Thermal
EngeneeringC

5

KEYENCEC

http://world.casio.com/

https://global.kawasaki.co・A subsidiary, Earthtechnica, supplied a crushing machine to De Beers's diamond plant m/en/
in Namibia
・Sales agents in 12 African countries

Egypt

・Sale of absorption chillers/heaters, and boilers
・Sales agents in Egypt

https://www.khi.co.jp/corp/kte/EN/

・Sale of factory control instruments
・Sales agent in South Africa

https://www.keyence.com/global.jsp

electricitySouth Africa

Angola,Zamb

Eritrea,Ugand

Cabo
Verde,Ghana,Gambia,Guina,Ethiopia,Ke・Sale of office equiment and audio-visual devices (e.g. digital cameras, video
ea,GuineaGabon,Camernya,Comoros,
equipment)
eSwatini,Nam
Bissau,Cote oon,Congo,D
Djibouti,Seyc
・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt. Branch office inibia,Malawi,Bd'Ivoire,Sierra RCongo,Sao Algeria,Egypt,
helles,Somali
Morocco.
otswana,Sout
Leone,Seneg Tome,Equato Tunisia,Moroa,Tanzania,M・Regional sales agents in every region with the exception of Sudan, covering 53
hal,Togo,Niger rial
cco,Libya
adagascar,So
African countries.
Africa,Mozam
ia,Niger,Mali, Guinea,CAR,Cuthbique,Lesoth
Mauritania,Bu had,Burundi
Sudan,Maurit(Medical devices → Canon Medical Systems)orkina
ius,Rwanda
Faso,Benin,Liia,Zimbabwe,

6

CANON

A

South Africa

Kenya

Egypt,MoroccoChttps://global.canon/en/

beria

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

1

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Ghana,Gambi
a,Guinea,Cote
d'Ivoire,Sierra Cameroon,Ga

7

GSYuasa

B

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of car and bicycle batteries
South
Ethiopia,Com Leone,Seneg bon,Congo,E
Morocco,Liby ・Obtained the sales network in Africa through acquisition of Inci, a Turkish lead-acid
Africa,Malawi oros,Sudanal,Togo,Niger quatorialabattery mafucaturing and sales company, in 2015
ia,Burkina
Guinea,Chad
Faso,Benin,Mhttps://www.yuasabatteries.com/

auritania,Liberia・Sale of home electronics, audio-visual devices, and office equipment

8

Sharp

A

South Africa

MoroccoD

Egypt

・Branch office in South Africa, and representative office in Morocco・Has an established partnership with El Araby in Egypt for the manufacture and saleof air conditioners
・Acquired Toshiba' PC business in 2019 and established Dynabook, specializing in

http://www.sharpworld.com/

laptop retail in South Afria

Angola,Zimb Uganda,Ethio
Electrical,Electron

9

SONY

C,D

10

DynabookCabwe,South

pia,Kenya,Sey

Ghana,Coted'Ivoire,Sene

Africa,Botswa chelles,Tanzagal,Nigeria
nania,Mauritius

・Sale of home electronics and audio-visual devices
Gabon,DRCo Egypt,Tunisia, ・Shut down the locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2015
ngo

Morocco・Sales agents in 19 African countries
・Outsourced production of TVs to El Araby in Egypt in 2019https://www.sony.net/

ic and1

Informa
tion,
Heavy

・Sale of computers and system solutions
http://www.toshiba.co.za/
・Began retail of the dynabook brand of laptops in South Africa through sales agents in generic/contact-

South Africa

2019

electricity

dynabook/

・Sale of trains, power generators, home electronics, and iT equipment
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa, a branch office for the South African
entity in Kenya, and a joint venture sales company with El Araby in Egypt
・ Sales agents for home electronics and IT equipment in South Africa, Uganda,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Algeria
・In Egypt in 2010, Toshiba, together with Mitsubishi Corporation and Kinki Sharyo,
signed a contract for train cars for a subway system in Cairo (manufacture of electricalcomponents for train cars)
Uganda,Ethio

11

TOSHIBAASouth Africa

Kenya

Egypt

C,D

South
pia,Kenya,Dji Ghana,Nigeri
Africa,Malawi bouti,Tanzania,Nigera,Rwanda

・In South Africa in 2006 and 2011, Toshiba, together with Mitsui & Co., signed a
Cameroon

Algeria,Egypt

contract for electric locomotives to transport iron ore from the government-managed
general transit authority, TRANSNET, and manufactured themhttps://www.toshiba.co.jp/
worldwide/index.html

・In Kenya in 2011, Toshiba signed a contract for turbines and generators for ageothermal power generation project jointly undertaken by Toyota Tsusho and Hyundai
Engineering
・In 2012, signed a contract to obtain uranium from Canada's GoviEx in Niger
・In 2016, sold a transformer to Kenya Power・Concluded MoUs regarding geothermal power generation with Tanzania in 2015,
Djibouti in 2016, Uganda in 2016, and Malawi in 2018
・In 2019, Dynabook, a company established following the sale of 80.1% of Toshiba's
PC business to Sharp, began retail sales of laptops in South Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

2

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Sale of information and communication equipment, mobile phone base stationequipment (e.g. microwave communication systems), surveillance systems, and smart
energy systems (e.g. storage batteries). Laying of submarine cables and architecture of
ID systems.
・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2011 and in Nigeria in
2012
・Branch offices in Zambia, Kenya, Egypt, Libya, representative office in Algeria, andZambia,Nami

12

NEC

A

bia,South
AfricaKenya

Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,
Libya

Uganda,Ethio
Ghana,Cote
pia,Kenya,Sey
ia,Zimbabwe,
d'Ivoire,Niger DRCongochelles,Tanza
South Africa
iania,Rwanda
Angola,Zamb

C,D

Algeria,Egypt,
Tunisia,Libya

sales agents in 18 African countries
・Acquired XON, a South African IT solutions firm, as a subsidiary in 2018.
・Sold and delivered microwave communication systems in over 40 countries in Africa
・In 2002, the company signed a contract for a national fingerprint authentication ID
system covering about 7,000 people in South Africa.

https://www.nec.com/

・In 2013, received an order for fingerprint and facial recognition ID system from thecity of Lagos, Nigeria
・Received an order for a submarine cable between Angora and Brazil in 2014, whichbecame operational in 2018
・Conducted a demonstration study of electronic money in Mozambique・Supplied Infrared thermography to several African countries as a countermeasure for
the Ebola virus

13

Nidec
Corporation

14

Pioneer

Electrical,A・Sale of industrial motors

South Africa

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

Electron1

ic andInformaC

South Africa

Mauritius

B,C

Uganda,Keny
Ghana,Gambi
Angola,South a,Seychelles,Ta,CoteAfrica,Mozam anzania,MadaGabon
d'Ivoire,Sene
biquegascar,Maurit
gal,Nigeria
ius

Egypt

・Sale of car stereos

https://www.nidec.com/en-EU/

http://pioneer.jp/en/?ref=footertion,
Heavyelectricity

15

Panasonic

A

South Africa

Nigeria

Egypt・Sale of home electronics, audio-visual devices, and office equipment
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa
・Began consignment production in Nigeria in 2015, and the same in Egypt in 2017.
Egypt,Morocc Representative offices in both countries.
o,Libya・Pulled out from manufacturing in Tanzania

https://www.panasonic.com/global/home.html

・Sales agents in 16 African countries
・Zetes, a Belgian IT solution firm acquired in 2017, has agencies in Gambia and Côte
d'Ivoire・Sale of industrial equipment, medical device, and home electronics
・Branch office in South Africa, and representative office in Egypt
・Locally incorporated medical electronic sales company in Egypt.

16

HitachiA

South Africa

Egypt

B,C,D

South Africa

Ethiopia,Kenya,Tanzania

・Locally incorporated entity for Hitachi Vantara, a US subsidiary, located in South
Algeria,Egypt, Africa
Morocco,Liby ・Sales agents for home electronics in 8 countries: South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya,aTanzania, Algeria, Egypot, Morocco, and Libya

http://www.hitachi.com/

・In 2016, awarded a desalination project in South Africa from NEDO(Electrical power→Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Construction and machinery→
Hitachi Construction Machinery, Chemicals→Hitachi Chemical Company）

17

FANUC

A

South Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Sale of CNC units for machining tools and industrial robots
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

https://www.fanuc.com/

3Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Cabo
Verde,Ghana,

18

FUJITSUA

Algeria,Egypt,
MoroccoSouth Africa

C

Gambia,Guin
Eritrea,Ugand
Angola,eSwat
ea,GuineaGabon,Camera,Ethiopia,Ke
ini,Zambia,Zi
Bissau,Cote oon,Congo,Dnya,Djibouti,Smbabwe,Nad'Ivoire,Sierra RCongo,Sao
eychelles,Somibia,Malawi,
Leone,Seneg Tome,Equato Tunisia,Libya
malia,Tanzani
Botswana,Mo
al,Togo,Niger riala,Madagascar
zambique,Lesia,Niger,Mali, Guinea,CAR,C,Mauritius,Rw
otho
Mauritania,Bu had,Burundi
anda
rkina
Faso,Benin,Li・Sale and service business activities for information and communications products,
such as servers, ICT platforms, and IT solutions
・Locally incorporated office in Egypt, and representative office in South Africa
http://www.fujitsu.com/gl・Covers 48 African countries (except Comoros, South Sudan, and Sudan) via local sales obal/
agentsberia

19

MAYEKAWA
Manufacturing
CompanyA

South Africa

C

Angola,Mozambique・Sale of industrial freezers and variety of gas compressors

Ghana,Cabo
Verde・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2014
・Service centers in Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde

http://www.mayekawa.com/・Branch office in South Africa for sales of factory automation equipment

Electric

20

Mitsubishi ElectricAal,Angola,South Kenya,Seyche Ghana,Nigeri
Africalles,Mauritius a

Egypt

C,D

South Africa

・Subsidiary company in Egypt for sales and maintenance of elevators
Algeria,Egypt,
・Elevator-related companies in Angola, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Ghana, andTunisia,Moro
Nigeria
cco
・Supplied a generator to a gas-fired power plant in Tunisia in 2017 for an order
received through Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.

Kenya,Comoros

Electron
ic and1

https://www.mitsubishiele
ctric.com/en/worldwide/in
dex.html

Information,
Heavyelectricity・Sale and maintenance of infrastructure and agricultural equipment
・Locally incorporated companies in Egypt and Senegal

21

Mitsubishi Heavy
IndustryA

SenegalEgypt

D

SenegalMorocco・Signed a contract for turbine equipment for coal-fired power generation constructed
https://www.mhi.com/
by Mitsui & Co. and Daewoo E&C Co. in Morocco in 2011
・Signed a contract to supply diesel engines for a power plant in Senegal(Energy → Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.)・Established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. as an integrated
company in the thermal power generation business in 2014
・Production and sale of thermal power generation facilities
・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Egypt
・Service network in Algeria
・In 2007, the company was engaged in the establishment of boiler facilities for coal-22

Mitsubishi Hitachi
Power Systems

A

South Africa

Egypt

C,D

South Africa

Kenya,Tanzaniafired power generation plant for Eskom, an electric power company in South Africa for
Algeria,Egypt, which Hitachi, Ltd. signed the contract.
Tunisia,Moro ・In 2014, jointly received an order for 3 sets of 650 MW
cco
supercritical pressure steam turbines and generators from Upper Egypt Electricity

http://www.mhps.com/ind
ex.html

Production Company with Toyota Tsusho
・In 2015, signed a contract for turbines and generators for an ultra super critical coalfired power plant constructed in Safi, Morocco by Mitsui & Co.
・In 2017, it together with Mitsubishi Corporation among others was awarded tosupply steam turbine for geothermal power plant (Olkaria V) in Kenya
・In 2017, jointly selected to supply steam turbines for a gas-fired combined cycle
power plant in Tunisia with Sumitomo Corporation

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

4

Industry

Company Name

23

MurataManufacturing
Company

24

YASKAWA

OperationA

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Southern

C

South Africa

Other operating countries
Eastern

Western

CentralDetailEgypt,Tunisia ・Sale of capacitor etc via agents in 3 African countries

・Sale and service business activities for factory control system and industrial robots
・Purchased Robotic System, a South African motor and generator manufacturer, andSouth Africa

reorganized it as a locally incorporated company

Yokogawa Electric
Corporation

bia,Zimbabw
e,Namibia,SoA

Angola,South
AfricaNigeriaCongo

Egypt,Tunisia,
MoroccoC,DuthMadagascar,

Africa,Botswa Mauritius・Branch offices in Angola, Congo, Egypt, and Tunisia
Egypt

1

Electron
ic andInformana,Malawi,M

https://www.yaskawaglobal.com/

https://www.yokogawa.comin 2011・Received a renewed contract for an Egyptian gas pipeline project in 2018

・Established a locally incorporated company to sell, install, and do maintenance for

26

FUJITEC

A

Egypt

C

tion,

Kenya

elevators in Egypt in 1998
・Sales agents including in Kenya

Angola,Zimb
abwe,Namibi

Heavyelectricity・Sales agents in 10 African countries
・Received a contract for a control system for coal transportation and treatment facility
at a power plant from Eskom (a South African government-operated power company)ozambique,LesothoElectrical,

https://www.murata.com/
englobal?intcid5=com_xxx_x
xx_cmn_hd_xxx

・Sale and service of plant control systems, controllers, measuring equipment, etc.
・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa (in 2013), Morocco (in 2019), andNigeria.

eSwatini,Zam

25

Corporate Web site

Northern

27

FUJI Electric

C,Da,SouthKenya,Seyche
Africa,Botswa lles,Madagas Nigeria
na,Malawi,M car,Mauritius

https://www.fujitec.com/

・Sale and services for industrial plant control and measurement systems and otherinfrastructure equipment for electricity and railroad companies
https://www.fujielectric.co
Egypt,Tunisia ・Sales agents in 15 African contriesm/・Received a contract to supply power generation equipments for a geothermal powerozambique,Lplant in Kenya through Marubeni in 2018

esotho28

Furukawa ElectricA

Morocco・Manufacture of fiber optic cables in Morocco

https://www.furukawaelec
tric.com/・Representative office in Algeria
・In 2015, the company’s German subsidiary, Steinmüller Engineering, opened a branch

29

IHI

A

South Africa

AlgeriaD

Angola,MozambiqueMoroccoin South Africa
・In Angola, the company signed a contract for jib cranes for constructing marine
structures in 2010
・In 2014, the company was awarded a contract to supply coal-fired boilers for a

https://www.ihi.co.jp/en/

project that first adopts the ultra-supercritical steam condition to Daewoo Engineering& Construction in Morocco
・In 2017, the company, together with Sumitomo Corporation, was awarded for aconstruction of gas-fired combined-cycle power plant

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

5

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

Angola,Zimb Uganda,Keny30

JVC KENWOODCElectrical,Electron
ic and1

DetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Sales agents for car audio and audio-visual systems in 13 African countries
Egypt,Tunisia, ・Sales agents for wireless communication systems in Morocco
Morocco・Acquired New Zealand-based Tait (which had provided South Africa's Eskom with anindustrial wireless communication system) in 2013https://www.jvckenwood.c
om/en/

Angola,ZambInforma
tion,
Heavy

Senegal,Liberabwe,South a,Sudan,Mauria
Africa,Malawi itius

Central

31

TDK

32

TOA

C

electricityASouth Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

ia,Zimbabwe,
Namibia,South
Africa,Mozam
bique

Kenya

Ghana,Nigeri

Egypt,Tunisia, ・Sale of electrical power source, converters, etc.

aMorocco・Sales agents in 12 African countries

・Established a locally incorporated sales company in South Africa in 2009
・Sale of acoustic equipment for business use and security device

https://www.global.tdk.com/corp/en/index.htm

https://www.toa.jp/

6

2. Optical and Precision Instruments

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

33

Oki DataC

34

OlympusC

35

Kishu Giken
Kogyo

C

Other operating countries
Southern

EasternSouth
Eritrea
Africa,Malawi

Angola,Zamb

36

KYOCERA
Document
Solutionsia,SouthAfricaKenya

Uganda,Ethio

A

South Africa

C

Western

CentralDetail・Sale of printers
・Sales agents in 4 African countries

Nigeria

Ghana,Seneg

Corporate Web site

Northern

Algeria,Egypt,al,Nigeria

Tunisia,Moro ・Sale of digital cameras and medical devices such as endoscopes
cco

Nigeria

Egypt・Sale of industrial printer (label printing)・Sales agents in Nigeria and Egypt

https://www.oki.com/printing/

https://www.olympusglobal.com/

https://www.kishugiken.co.jp/ew/

Ghana,Gambi
a,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote
Angola,Zamb pia,Kenya,TanCameroon,D Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of printers and office automation equipment
d'Ivoire,Sierra
ia,Malawi,Mo zania,South
RCongo,Buru Tunisia,Moro ・Locally incorporated company in South Africa
Leone,Seneg
zambiqueSudan,Rwand
ndi
cco,Libya
・Sales agents in 28 African countries
al,Nigeria,Benain,Mali,Maurit

https://www.kyoceradocu
mentsolutions.com

ania

Opticaland2PrecisionInstrum

37

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of medical devices such as digital X-ray scanners in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia,

KONICAMINOLTA

C

SIGMA

C

South Africa

Kenya,Sudan

Tunisia,Moro Morocco, and Sudan through sales agents
cco

・Sale of sensing devices in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt through sales agents

https://www.konicaminolt
a.com/selector/index.html

ents

38

Angola,Zambia,Zimbabwe,

39

SEIKO EPSONASouth Africa

Kenya

C

・Sale of optical instruments such as digital single-lens reflex camera
・Sales agent in South Africa

South Africa

Cote
Ethiopia,Uga d'Ivoire,Sene
nda,Kenya,M gal,Togo,Nig

South
Cameroon
auritius,Rwan eria,Burkina
Africa,BotswadaFaso,Benin,Mnaali

Uganda,Keny

40

Nikon

C

Angola,South
Africaa,Tanzania,MGhana,Nigeri
adagascar,Maauritius,Rwand

https://www.sigmaglobal.com/

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of consumer and industrial printers
Tunisia,Moro ・Representative office in South Africa and a branch office in Kenya
cco,Libya
・Sales agents in 23 African countries

https://epson.com/

・Sale of cameras and audio-visual devices
Algeria,Egypt, ・The company has sales agents in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Tunisia,Moro Rwanda, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Moroccocco
・In 2015, the company opened a showroom in Kenya.

https://www.nikon.com/a41

Hamamatsu
Photonics

A

South Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Sale of optical devices, light sources, image processing, and measuring systems
・UK subsidiary company has a branch office in South Africa

https://www.hamamatsu.c
om/jp/en/index.html

7

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Angola,eSwat
ini,Namibia,S・Sale of printers, office equipment, and sewing machines
Ghana,Cote
Algeria,Egypt,
Ethiopia,Keny
Cameroon,D・Locally incorporated company in South Africa
Africa,Zambia
d'Ivoire,Sene
Tunisia,Moroa,Madagascar
RCongo・Acquired UK's Domino, an industrial printer company, in 2015
,Zimbabwe,Bgal,Nigeria
cco・Sales agents for Domino in 21 African countries
otswana,Moz
outh

42

Brother Industries

A

South Africa

Bhttps://global.brother/en/

ambique

・Sale of printers, office equipment, and sewing machines

43

Roland DG

CSouth Africa

Egypt・Locally incorporated company in South Africa・Acquired UK's Domino, an industrial printer company, in 2015

https://www.rolanddg.com/en・Sales agents for Domino in 17 African countries
Opticaland2Ghana,Gambi

Precisionents

a,Guinea,Cot
e
pia,Kenya,Djiia,Zimbabwe,
d'Ivoire,Sierra
bouti,Sudan,TGabon,Cong
South
Leone,Seneg
anzania,MadaoAfrica,Malawi,al,Nigeria,Niggascar,Maurit
Mozambiqueer,Burkina
ius,Rwanda
Faso,Benin,MAngola,Zamb

Instrum

44

RICOH

A

South Africa

C

Uganda,Ethio

・Sale of printers and other office equipment
・Locally incorporated company in34 African countries including South Africa
・Coverage of 50 countries

https://www.ricoh.com/

ali,Liberia

Uganda,Ethio
Angola,Zamb pia,Djibouti,K

45

RISO Kagaku

ASouth Africa

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

ia,Zimbabwe, enya,Seychell Ghana,Gambi

・Sale of printers, office equipment, and sewing machines

eSwatini,Nam es,Tanzania,S a,Sierra
Congo,DRCo
Egypt,Libya
ibia,Malawi,B outh
Leone,Nigeri ngo,Burundi

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa・Acquired UK's Domino, an industrial printer company, in 2015

otswana,Moz Sudan,Madag a,Liberia
ambiqueascar,Mauriti
us,Rwanda

・Sales agents for Domino in 17 African countries

https://www.riso.com/

83. Medical, Medical materials and Examination machineryIndustry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Southern

South Africa

Other operating countries

46

A&D

C

47

OG Wellness

C

48

Canon Medical
Systems

C

South Africa

49

JSM

C

South Africa

Eastern

Western

CentralNigeria

Kenya,Sudan

Ghana,Coted'Ivoire,Niger
ia,Senegal,Mali

Detail

Egypt

Gabon

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Development and export of blood pressure manometers, targeting South Africa

https://www.aandd.jp/

・Sale of medical and rehabilitation equipment

https://www.ogwellness.com/

Algeria,Egypt,・Sale of MRI equipment, ultrasound diagnostic systems, and ophthalmic equipment
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 14 African countries
cco,Libya

Morocco・Sale of blood bag related accessories
・Sales agents in South Africa and Morocco

https://global.medical.can
on/index.html

https://www.jms.cc/englis
h/index.html

Ghana,Cabo
Medical,
Medical3materials and50

SysmexA

South Africa

51

SHIMADZU
Corporation

A

South Africa

52

TerumoA

South Africa

53

TOPCONA

South Africa

Ghana,Nigeri
a,Burkina
Faso

Examination
machin

Egypt

C

ery

Kenya

Verde,Gambi
Eritrea,Uganda,Guinea,Cot
Angola,Zamb a,Ethiopia,KeGabon,Camer
・Sale of specimen test equipment and reagents
eia,Zimbabwe, nya,Djibouti,Soon,Congo,D・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Ghana (since 2015), and Egypt (since
d'Ivoire,Sierra
eSwatini,Nam udan,Somalia
RCongo,Equa Algeria,Tunisi 2018)https://www.sysmex.com/
Leone,Seneg
ibia,Botswana ,Tanzania,Matoriala,Morocco
・Acquired Partec, a German company specializing in HIV antibody testing equipment, Pages/default.aspx
al,Togo,Niger,Mozambique dagascar,Ma
Guinea,CAR,C
in 2013, and established locally incorporated companies in Nigeria and Burkina Faso
ia,Niger,Burki,Lesothouritius,Rwand
had,Burundi
・Sales agents in 44 African countriesnaa
Faso,Mali,Ben
in,Liberia

Ethiopia,Keny Ghana,Nigeri
a,SudanaAlgeria,Egypt, ・Sale of medical measuring devices and X-ray scanners

C

South Africa

CSouth Africa・Sale of blood bags and related products, as well as catheters
Algeria,Egypt,
・Representative office in South Africa
Tunisia,Moro
・Operational base for Terumo BCT in Kenya
cco,Libya
・Sales agents in 6 African countries

South

Algeria,Egypt,

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Kenya,Mauriti
Africa,Mozam
us
bique

https://www.shimadzu.co

Tunisia,Moro ・Established an analytical and measuring device sales company in South Africa in 2011m/
cco,Libya
・Sales agents in 11 African countries

・Sale of ophthalmic and agricultural instruments
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 9 African countries
cco,Libya

http://www.terumo.com/

https://global.topcon.com/

9Industry

Company Name

54

NIPRO

OperationA

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

South Africa

Eastern

Western

Ethiopia,Keny Senegal,Nigearia

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Sale of dialysis machines and other medical equipments
・Locally incorpoated companies in South Africa, Nigeria, and Senegal and branch

Cameroon

offices in Kenya and Cameroon
・A representative office was established in Ethiopia in 2017https://www.nipro.co.jp/en/Ethiopia,Eritrea,Uganda,KeAngola,Zamb

55

NIHON KOHDEN

A

South Africa

Kenya

C

nya,Comoros,

Seychelles,Djiia,Zimbabwe,bouti,Somalia
Namibia,Bots
Nigeria,Tanzania,Mawana,Malawi,
dagascar,Sou
Mozambiqueth・Sale of biological information monitoring equipment
・Representative office in South Africa

Burundi・Opened a branch office in Kenya in 2017
・Sales agents in 22 African countries

https://www.nihonkohden.com/Sudan,Maurit
ius,Rwanda

・Sale of imaging products such as digital cameras and printing paper, and medical

Medical,
Medical3

Uganda,Ethio
pia,Kenya,Su

56

Fujifilm

ASouth Africa

MoroccoC

South Africa

dan,Tanzania,
Madagascar,
Mauritiusmaterials andNigeria,Guinea

Algeria,Egypt,
Tunisia,Moro
cco,Libya

equipment such as digital x-rays, endoscopy equipment, diagnostic ultrasound imaging
systems, and mammography equipment
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and a representative office in Morocco・Sales agents in 14 African countries
・In 2014, Avigan, an anti-influenza virus drug made by Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd, a

http://www.fujifilm.com/

subsidiary company, was administered to the patients of Ebola virus disease. The
medicine is currently under clinical investigation in Guinea.

Examination
machinery
Ghana,Coted'Ivoire,Niger
ia,Niger,Sene Cameroon,Ga Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of diabetic and blood testing equipment, as well as automobile andoros,Djibouti,
gal,Togo,Burk bon,Congo,C Tunisia,Moro environmental data collection equipment
Sudan,Madag
ina
had
cco
・Sales agents in 42 African countries
ascar
Faso,Benin,Mali,Mauritania
Ethiopia,Com

57

HoribaC

58

MeniconC

59

Lequio PowerTechnology

C

60

HOYA
Corporation

A

South Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

South Africa

Zimbabwe,South Africa

Eritrea,Kenya,
Sudan,Maurit
ius

Kenya

Algeria,Egypt,

https://www.horiba.com/en_en/・Sale of contact lenses
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 11 African countries
cco,Libya

http://www.menicon.com/
corporate/

・Sale of generic medical equipment

http://www.lequiopower.com/・Sales agents in Kenya

・Sale of eye care products
http://www.hoya.co.jp/en
・The company purchased a local South African optical lens sales company in 2006 andglish/index.html
converted it into a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2011.

10

4. Other machineryIndustry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

61

ATAGO

62

AMADA

A

63

AMANO

A

64

EAGLE Industry

A

South Africa

65

ISHIDAASouth Africa

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Southern

C

South Africa

Other operating countries
Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Sale of refractometer (saccharimeter, thermometer, etc) for quality control
・Service center located in South Africa・Sale of metalworking machinery

South Africa

・Branch office in South Africa・Sale of time information system equipment

Morocco・Branch office in Morocco・Sale of mechanical seal
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

Kenya

C

South Africa

Kenya

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of food production machinery
Tunisia,Moro ・Branch offices in South Africa and Kenya

Nigeria

cco

Other

4

machin66

Ebara
Corporation

67

Ohtake Noodle
Machine MFG

ASouth Africa

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Sales agents in 7 African countries

https://www.atago.net/en/
index.php

https://www.amada.com/

https://www.amano.co.jp/
English/https://www.ekkeagle.com/en/https://www.ishida.com/w
w/en/

https://www.ebara.co.jp/en/Algeria

・Manufacturer of noodle‐making machines
・Sold and delivered noodle-making machines to the instant noodle plant of Indomie
C

Kenya

Nigeria(a major Indonesian food company) in Nigeria
・Sold and delivered noodle-making machines to a local cooking oil manufacturer in
Kenya

ery

http://www.ohtake.jp/inde
x_e.html

・Sale of winches and cranes

68

KITO

69

Kyocera Industrial
Tools Corporation

70

KubotaA

A

South Africa

Kenya

C

South Africa

CSouth Africa

C

Africa,Mozam zania,Madaga d'Ivoire

GLORY

C

72

Koki HoldingsC

Africa,Mozam nzania,Maurit a,Beninbique
ius,Rwanda

Angola,South Uganda,Keny
Africa,Mozam a,Seychelles,T Nigeria
bique

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

DRCongo・Sale of agricultural and construction machinery and engines
Algeria,Egypt, ・Locally incorporated company in Kenya established in 2017
Tunisia,Libya ・Sales agents in 10 African countries for engines and agricultural machinery, as well as

scar

Angola,Botsw Ethiopia,Ugaana,South
nda,Kenya,Ta Ghana,Nigeri

anzania

・Sales agents in South Africa and Egypt
・Acquired a sales company in South Africa in 2016

Egypt,Morocc・Acquired Ryobi's electric power tools businesso

Mauritius

Angola,Zamb Uganda,Ethio
ia,South
pia,Kenya,Tan Ghana,Cote
bique

71

Egypt

https://kito.com/

https://www.kyoceraindustrialtools.co.jp/englis
h/https://www.kubota.com/

South Africa for construction machinery

Algeria,Egypt,・Sale of cash handling equipment
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 18 African countries
cco,Libya

Egypt,Libya

・Sale of electronic tools
・Sales agents in 10 African countries

http://corporate.gloryglobal.com/

https://www.kokiholdings.com/

11Industry

Company Name

73

Koden Electronics

74

Koyo Corporation

75

KOBELCOConstruction
Machinery

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

WesternC

A

CentralDetailMorocco・Export of fish finder systems

・Sale of solar electricity productsTanzania

・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania established in 2016

C

South Africa

Algeria,Egypt,・Sale of hydraulic shovels and cranes
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 6 African countries
cco

Kenya

Corporate Web site

Northern
https://www.kodenelectronics.co.jp/en

http://koyocorporation.co.
tz/

https://www.kobelcocmglobal.com/

Ghana,Guinea,CoteAngola,eSwat

Zambia,Nami

76

KOMATSUA

bia,South
Africa,Botswa Kenya

ini,Zambia,Zi
SenegalCna,Mozambique

Uganda,Ethio

d'Ivoire,Sierra

・Sales and service of mining and construction machinery

Leone,Seneg Cameroon,Ga・Established a sales agent in South African in 1961, which was later locallypia,Eritrea,Ke
Algeria,Egypt,
mbabwe,Soutal,Togo,Niger bon,Burundi,
incorporated in 1997
nya,Tanzania,
Morocco,Libyhia,Niger,Burki Congo,DRCo
・Locally incorporated companies in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Mozambique
Madagascar,aAfrica,Malawi,nango
・Branch office in Kena and representative office in Senegal
Mauritius
MozambiqueFaso,Liberia,
・Sales agents in 35 African countries
Mali,Mauritan

https://home.komatsu/en/ia

77

SatakeA

Cote d'Ivoire

C

South Africa

Uganda,Ethio
pia,Kenya,Rw Nigeria
anda・Sale of crop drying and rice milling machines
Algeria,Egypt,
・Established a representative office in the Cote d'Ivoire in 2016
Morocco・Sales agents in South Africa and Egypt

Other

4

machinery・Sale of knitting machines

78

SHIMA SEIKI MFG

79

Sumitomo
Constraction
Machinary

C

South Africa

80

Sumitomo Heavy
Industry

C

South Africa

Egypt

81

ZephyrC

South Africa

TunisiaA

MoroccoC

Mauritius

Egypt,Tunisia ・Locally incorporated company in Morocco・Sales agents and service locations in Tunisia and Egypt

Ethiopia,Mau

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of hydraulic shovels and related equipment

ritiusTunisia

・Sales agents in 6 African countries

・Sale of injection molding machines
・Sales agents in South Africa and Egypt

・Sale of small wind generator to mobile communication companies to provide power
for telecommunication base・Sales agents in South Africa and Tunisia

Angola,Zamb

82

DAIKIN
INDUSTRIESASouth Africa

Egypt

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Uganda,Ethio

https://satake-group.com/

http://www.shimaseiki.com/

http://www.sumitomoken
ki.com/http://www.shi.co.jp/engli
sh/index.html

https://www.zephyreco.co.
jp/en/

Cameroon,Ga
mbia,Guinea,
Guinea-pia,Eritrea,KeGabon,Camer
ia,Zimbabwe,
Bissau,Cote・Sale of air conditioners
nya,Djibouti,Soon,Congo,D
Namibia,Soutd'Ivoire,Sierra
Algeria,Egypt, ・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Egypt
udan,Somalia
RCongo,EquahLeone,Seneg
Tunisia,Moro ・Sales agents in 46 African countries,Tanzania,MatorialAfrica,Botswa
al,Togo,Niger
cco,Libya
・In 2019, the company invested in Wassha, a seller of solar power distribution
dagascar,Ma
Guinea,CAR,C
na,Malawi,Mia,Niger,Burkisystems to non-electrified areas in Tanzania, through its CVC
uritius,Rwand
had,Burundi
ozambiquenaaFaso,Benin,Mali,Liberia

https://www.daikin.com/

12Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Southern

Eastern

Western

Kenya,Sudan

Ghana,NigeriaOther operating countries

83

Takara belmont

CSouth Africa

84

TADANOCSouth Africa

85

TATSUNOCSouth Africa

86

DISCO

A

87

TERAOKA SEIKO

A

88

TOHATSU

DetailCentralAlgeria,Egypt
・Sale of hydraulic shovels and cranes,Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in South Africa
cco・Sale of hydraulic shovels and cranes
・Sales agents in South Africa

Morocco,Liby ・Sale of gas station equipmenta・Sales agents in South Africa, Morocco, and Libya

in Morocco

Algeria,Egypt,C・Sale of electronic measuring device, weigh-price-labeling and packaging system etc
Tunisia,Moro・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and sales agents in 5 African countries
cco

Kenya

Uganda,Tanz
CSouth Africa

ania,Madagas Nigeria,Mauri
car,Seychelles tania,Mauritius

Other

4

machinery

89

TROMSOD

Madagascar

90

Toyotomi

D

Kenya

91

Nasa Corporation

A

Algeria,Tunisi

・Sale of outboard engine
a,Morocco,Li・Sales agents in 12 African countries
bya・Sale of manufacturing machinery to convert chaff to solid fuel, with deliveries to
Madagascar

Nigeria

・Sale of cooking stoves in Nigeria and Kenya

・Manufacturer of tea bags and filters
・Established a joint venture with SITI, a local Morrocan company. to manufacture tea

Moroccobags

92

NikkenCorporation

93

Nissei ASB

D・Sale of mine clearance vehicle

Angola,Moza

・The company has sold and delivered mine clearance vehicles to Angola andMozambique

mbique・Sale and support of stretch blow molding machine
A

South Africa

Kenya

Nigeria

https://www.takarabelmo
nt.co.jp/global/

https://www.tadano.com/

https://tatsunocorporation.com/

・Locally incorporated company to do maintenance on precision processing equipment https://www.disco.co.jp/eMoroccoSouth Africa

Corporate Web site

NorthernC

Egypt,Tunisia ・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Nigeria, representative office in
Kenya, sales agents in Egypt and Tunisia

94

Nitto
Construction

C

95

Japan Cash
MachineC

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

NigeriaSouth Africag/https://www.digisystem.com/https://www.tohatsu.co.jp/
en/tabid/299/Default.aspx

https://tromso.co.jp/

https://www.toyotomi.jp/en-index/

http://www.nasaco.com/e/index.html

https://www.rental.co.jp/english/http://www.nisseiasb.co.jp/en/・Sale of compressive strength testing equipment for concrete structures
・Sales agents in Nigeria

http://www.nittokensetsu.
co.jp/eng/index.html

・Sale of cash handling equipment

http://www.jcmhq.co.jp/english/

13

Industry

Company NameCountries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist

Operation
A

Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

96

Nippon Pillar
Packing97

Barudan

C

98

Hitec

C

South Africa

99

PalomaC

South Africa

MauritiusD

Mozambique

Ethiopia,Mad
Burkina Faso
agascar

100 BMC InternationalA

CentralDetail・Sale of liquid control equipment (seal, packing, etc.)
・Representative office in Algeria

AlgeriaA

Kenya

Algeria,Tunisi ・Sale of industrial sewing machines

Nigeria

Corporate Web site

Northerna,Morocco

Egypt・Representative offices in 4 African countries

https://www.pillar.co.jp/en/

http://www.barudan.co.jp/
en/index.html

・Sale of ham and sausage production machines

http://hitecrcd.co.jp/corpo
rate/global/

・Sale of water heater

http://www.palomaglobal.
com/

・Sale of cash registers and tax collection systems for small retail stores
・Branch office in Kenya with deliveries made to Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Madagascar,
Mozambique, and Egypt

http://www.bmcinc.co.jp/

Ghana,Gambi
a,Guinea,Gui
neaBissau,Cote
Other

4

machinery

Hitachi
101 Construction
Machinery

Zambia,Sout
A

Angola,ZimbhMoroccoAfrica,Mozam
bique

C

Uganda,Ethio d'Ivoire,Sene

・Sales and service of mining and construction machinery

Cameroon,Co
ngo,DRCong Algeria,Egypt,

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique

pia,Kenya,Su gal,Sierra
・Established Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa Pty. Ltd. In South Africa in 2010 as
abwe,Botswa
o,Equatorial Morocco,Tuni
dan,Tanzania, Leone,Togo,
the regional headuartersna
Guinea,CAR,C sia
South Sudan Nigeria,Niger,
・Began operating a mining machinery parts recycling factory in Zambia in 2012
had
Benin,Burkina
・Sales agents in 34 African countries
Faso,Mali,Ma

https://www.hitachicm.com/uritania,Liberia

102 FUJI Tecom

103

FURUKAWA Rock
Drill

C

A

South
Africa,Botswa Kenyana

・Sale of water leakage detection equipment

South Africa・Sales agents in 3 African countries

https://www.hitachicm.com/・Sale of rock drills
・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2012https://www.furukawarockdrill.com/

・Sale of electrical equipment for construction and gardening

104 MAKITA

105

MurataMachinery

106 YANAGIYAA

A

Tanzania

C

South Africa・Sales agents in South Africa
・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania established in 2017

Egypt

C

South Africa

Seychelles,Somalia,Madag
ascar

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Moroccohttp://www.makita.biz/

・Sale of textile machines and machine tools
・Representative office in Egypt

https://www.muratec.net/

・Sale of food processing machines including manufacturing machines for boiled crab
paste

http://ube-yanagiya.com/

14

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Angola,eSwat

107 YANMAR

A

MoroccoC

ini,South
Ethiopia,Keny
Africa,Namibi a,Seychelles,T Ghana

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of agricultural machinery, boat engines, industrial engines, and pleasure crafts
Morocco,Tuni ・Sales location of Spanish movable generater manufacturer HIMOINSA in Moroccoa,Botswana,M anzania

sia・Sales agents in 15 African countries

https://www.yanmar.com/
global/ozambique

108 Riken Keiki

C

South Africa・Sale of gas detector and security alarm

eSwatini,Zam
bia,Namibia,S

109 Ryobi

ASouth Africa

C

outh

・Sale of printing machines and tools
Kenya

Egypt

Africa,Botswa

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa・Sales agents in 7 African countries

http://www.rikenkeiki.co.j
p/english

https://www.ryobitools.co
m/

na

110

Rinnai
Corporation

C

South Africa

DSouth Africa

Mauritius

MoroccoOther

4machinery

111 RHEONDMG MORI
CompanyA

113 JUKI CorporationA

114 NTN

A

112

ria

South Africa

Ethiopia

C

MoroccoSouth Africa

Morocco・Sales agents in 3 African countries

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of manufacturing machines of cookies, bread, and hotdogs, and other foodGabon,DRC

Tunisia,Moro molding equipment
cco,Libya

・Shipping record to 12 African countries

・Sale of machine toolSouth Africa

South Africa

C

A

ia

Algeria,Egypt,
Tunisia,Morroco

115 OSG116 SMC

Kenya,Tanzan Senegal,Nige

・Sale of gas water heaters

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Sale of industrial sewing machines
Algeria,Egypt,
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and a branch office in Ethiopia
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 7 African countries, including one in South Africa for sales of pickcco
and-place machines

Kenya,Madag
ascar

Kenya,Mauriti
us

Nigeria

Cameroon

South Africa

Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of bearings for construction/mining machineries and automobiles
Tunisia

・Sales agents in 8 African countries

・Sale of tool such as taps, end mills, drills

Kenya

Cote
d'Ivoire,Sene Cameroon
gal,Nigeria

・Sale of automatic controlling system
Algeria,Egypt,
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and a branch office in Morocco
Tunisia
・Sales agents in 8 African countries

https://www.rinnai.co.jp/en/https://www.rheon.com/en/index.php

https://www.dmgmori.co.j
p/en/top2/

https://www.juki.co.jp/en/

https://www.ntnglobal.com/en/index.html

https://www.osg.co.jp/en/i
ndex.html

https://www.smcworld.com/en-jp/15

5. Motor vehicles

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Manufacture, sale, and export of commercial trucks, buses, pickup trucks, andpersonal vehicles

117 ISUZU Motors

ASouth Africa

Kenya

Egypt,Tunisia

C・Began export to Egypt in 1956
Uganda,Ethio
Ghana,Cabo・Established a joint venture company with the United States' General Motors
Angola,Zamb pia,Kenya,Dji
Verde,Cote
Company to assemble and sell commercial trucks and buses in South Africa, Egypt, andia,Zimbabwe, bouti,Sudan,SGabon,Camer
d'Ivoire,Sene
Egypt,Tunisia, Tunisia. In 2017, acquired the South African JV a as GM was pulling out of the market,
http://www.isuzu.co.jp/woSoutheychelles,Tanoon,DRCong
rld/index.html
gal,Togo,Nig
Moroccoand established a Kenyan subsidiary
Africa,Mozam zania,Madagaoeria,Burkina
・Acquired two South African companies in 2015 and established a locally incorporatedbiquescar,Mauritiu
Faso,Benincompany for Isuzu in 2016s・Announced assembly and production of trucks in Nigeria in 2015
・Began assembly and production of trucks with local company in Ethiopia in 2019
・Sales agents in 28 African countries

Ghana,Gambi
Uganda,Ethio a,Guinea,Gui Gabon,Camer
pia,Kenya,Dji neabouti,Sudan,S Bissau,Cote

118 SUZUKI Motor

5

ASouth Africa

Ghana

Algeria,Egypt

C

Motor
vehiclesAngola,Zambeychelles,Tan d'Ivoire,Sene Tome,Equato Tunisia,Moro ・In South Africa, the company established a locally incorporated company for fouria,Malawi
zania,Madaga gal,Nigeria,Ni rial
cco
wheel vehicles in 2008, in addition to a sales company for motorbikes and outboard
scar,Mauritiu ger,Mali,Mau Guinea,CAR,C
engines. The company was integrated in 2014.
s,Rwanda

119 DAIHATSU

C・Sale of four-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles, and outboard engines

oon,Congo,D・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 1989 and commenced theRCongo,Sao Algeria,Egypt, manufacture of small commercial vehicles in 1993.

ritania,Burkin had
a Fasohttps://www.globalsuzuki.
com/・Sales agents in 37 African countries

Ethiopia,KenyAngola,South a,Sudan,Seyc Cabo
Gabon,Cong Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of automobiles (hatchbacks, SUVs, buggies)
Africahelles,Rwand Verde,Liberia o,DRCongo Morocco・Sales agents in 15 African countries

https://www.daihatsu.com/

a120 TOYOTA Motor

A

South Africa

C

Ghana,Cabo
Verde,Gambi
・Manufacture, sale, and export of automobiles
Uganda,Ethioa,Guinea,Gui・Began exporting to Africa in 1957, starting with the Crown model to Ethiopia
pia,Eritrea,KeneaGabon,Camer
・Commenced automobile assembly in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt in 1962, 1977,
Angola,Zamb nya,Comoros,
Bissau,Cote oon,Congo,Dand 2012, respectively
ia,Zimbabwe, Djibouti,Suda
Algeria,Egypt,d'Ivoire,Sene RCongo,Equa
・Consignment production in Kenya and Egypt
http://www.toyotaSouthn,Seychelles,S
Tunisia,Moro
gal,Togo,Nig torial
・Manufacture and retail business in Egypt, as well as retail business in Angola, Zambia, global.com/
Africa,Malawi, omalia,Tanza
cco,Libya
eria,Niger,Ma Guinea,CAR,C
Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, and Mauritius through Toyota Tsusho
Mozambique nia,Madagascli,Mauritania, had,Burundi
・Retail business in Ghana through Marubeni
ar,Mauritius,R
Burkina
・Retail business in Nigeria and Libya through Sumitomo Corporation
wanda
Faso,Benin,Li・Sales agents in 46 African countries
beria

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

16

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Ghana,Gabon,Guinea,Guin
Uganda,Ethio ea-

121 NISSAN Motor

A

Algeria,Egypt,

South Africa

TunisiaC・Manufacture, sale, and export of automobiles
・Locally incorporated production and sales companies in South Africa and Egypt

Angola,Zambpia,Kenya,Dji Bissau,Cote・Began consignment production with Stallion Group in Nigeria in 2014
ia,Zimbabwe,
Gambia,Cong Algeria,Egypt,
bouti,Seychel d'Ivoire,Sene
・Consignment production in Kenya
Southo,DRCongo,C Tunisia,Moroles,Tanzania, gal,Togo,Nig・Commenced the sale of Nissan Leaf, the first electric vehicle in South Africa, in 2013
Africa,Malawi,
AR,Burundi
cco
Madagascar, eria,Niger,Bur
・Agreement to begin production in Ghana in 2018
Mozambique
Mauritius
kina
・Announced production through joint ventures in Algeria and Tunisa in 2019
Faso,Benin,Mali,Liberia

Angola,eSwat
ini,Zimbabwe

5

A

South Africa

C

Motor

Bissau,Cote・Sales agents in 35 African countries

Gabon,Camer

・Manufacture and sale of trucks
oon,Congo,D・Locally incorporated subsidiary company of Toyota in South Africa. Manufacture ofwana,Namibi pia,Kenya,Sey
RCongo,Sao
Leone,Seneg
Algeria,Egypt trucks at a Toyota factory.
a,Southchelles,Tanza
Tome,Equato
al,Togo,Niger
・Commissioned assembly and sale of trucks in Kenya
Africa,Malawi, nia
rial,Burkina・Toyota sales agents in 39 African countries
Mozambique,
Guinea,CAR,C
Faso,Benin,MLesothohadali,Mauritania,Zambia,Bots Uganda,Ethio

122 HINO Motors

Ghana,Gambi
a,Guinea,Gui
nea-

https://www.nissanglobal.com/EN/

d'Ivoire,Sierra

https://www.hinoglobal.com/,Liberia

vehicles・The company has locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya
・Sale of motorbikes and four-wheel vehicles in South Africa, manufacture and sale ofmotorbikes and four-wheel vehicles in Nigeria, and manufacture and sale of motorbikes
and sale of four-wheel vehicles in Kenya

123 HONDA Motor

A

South Africa

Kenya

Ghana,NigeriaC・Commenced the assembly and sale of motorbikes in Nigeria in 1981
・In South Africa, the company had outsourced manufacture of four-wheel vehicles
Uganda,Ethio
since 1979, but after dissolving a partnership with DaimlerChrysler in 2000, it
Angola,ZambGhana,Cote
pia,Kenya,Sey
ia,Zimbabwe,
d'Ivoire,Sierra Gabon,DRCo Egypt,Tunisia, established a locally incorporated company to commence the sale of motorbikes andhttps://global.honda/?frochelles,Tanza
m=navi_header
four-wheel vehicles.
Malawi,Moza
Leone,Burkin ngo,Burundi Morocco
nia,Madagasc
・In Kenya, the company established a sales office for four-wheel vehicles in 2011 and ambiquea Faso,Beninar,Mauritius
locally incorporated company to commence the assembly and sale of motorbikes in
2013.
・In Nigeria, the company established a sales company for four-wheel vehicles in 2013and commenced manufacture in 2015.
・In Ghana the company established a sales company in 2019.
・Sales agents in 23 African countries

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

17

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Manufacture and sales of vehicles

Angola,Zamb Uganda,Ethio

124 MAZDA

Aia,Zimbabwe, pia,Kenya,Sey

Zimbabwe,South Africa

C

South

chelles,Tanza

Africa,Mozam nia,Madagasc
biquear,Mauritius

Corporate Web site

Northern

Ghana,Coted'Ivoire

Algeria,Egypt,

・In South Africa, the company commenced the sale in 1963. In 2013, the company

Gabon,DRCo
established a sales company, which was incorporated into a joint venture with Itochu in
https://www.mazda.com/
Tunisia,Morongo,Burundi
2015.
cco
・Assembly and sale of automobiles in Zimbabwe
・The company has a total of 20 sales agents in Africa

Ghana,Gambi
Uganda,Ethio
Angola,Zamb pia,Kenya,Dji

MITSUBISHI
125
Motors5ia,Zimbabwe, bouti,Sudan,S
A

Kenya

C

Motor
vehiclesia,Zimbabwe,

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Manufacture and sale of automobiles
Algeria,Egypt, ・Consignment production of trucks in South Africa and Tunisia

https://www.mitsubishimotors.com/en/

Ghana,Guinea,GuineaUganda,Ethio Bissau,Cote

pia,Kenya,Su d'Ivoire,Sierra
Gabon,Camer
・Manufacture and sale of trucks
dan,Tanzania, Leone,Seneg
Algeria,Egypt,ibia,Botswanaoon,Congo,D・Consignment production in Kenya
Madagascar,S al,Togo,Niger
Tunisia,Moro,Malawi,Sout
RCongo,CAR,・Began consignment production in Nigeria in 2017 through CFAO
outhia,Niger,Mali,
cco
h
Chad
・Sales agents in 41 African countries
Sudan,Maurit Mauritania,Bu
Africa,Mozam
ius,Rwanda
rkina
bique
Faso,Benin,Li
beria
eSwatini,NamC

d'Ivoire,Sene Gabon,Camer

gal,Togo,Nig oon,Congo,DSouth
eychelles,Tan
Tunisia,Moro ・Established a representative office in Kenya in 2014
eria,Niger,Bur RCongo,Chad
Africa,Malawi, zania,Madaga
cco,Libya
・Annouced construction of an assembly plant in Nigeria in 2015
kina
,CAR
Mozambique scar,Mauritiu
・Sales agents in 40 African countries
Faso,Benin,Ms,Rwandaali,Mauritania,Liberia

Angola,Zamb

Mitsubishi Fuso
126 Truck and Bus(Daimler)a,Guinea,Cot
ehttps://www.mitsubishifuso.com/content/fuso/en/index.html

18Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Sale of outboard engines, boats, and motorcycles

Cabo・Established a joint manufacture and sales company for motorcycles in Nigeria in 2015

Verde,Ghana,

127 YAMAHA Motor

5

A

Nigeria

B,C,D

Corporate Web site

Northern

Angola,Zambwith CFAO, a subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho
Gambia,Guinia,Zimbabwe, Uganda,Ethio
・Consignment production in Kenya with Toyota Tsusho
ea,GuineaGabon,Camer
eSwatini,Nam pia,Kenya,Co・Sales agents in 48 African countries covering 52 countries total
Bissau,Cote oon,Congo,Dibia,Botswana moros,Djibou
Algeria,Egypt, ・Invested in United States' Max, a motorcyle ride hailing app company in the Nigerian
d'Ivoire,Sierra RCongo,Equa
https://global.yamaha,Malawi,Sout ti,Seychelles,TTunisia,Moro market, in 2019
motor.com/
Leone,Seneg torialhanzania,Mada
cco,Libya
・Outsources to CourieMate, a Japanese company that provides motorcycle ride hailingal,Togo,Niger Guinea,CAR,C
Africa,Mozam gascar,Maurit
services in Uganda,Mali,Maurita had,Burundibique,Lesoth ius,Rwanda
・Plans to begin a joint agricultural and disaster mitigation busines with a local cargo
nia,Burkinaoairline company in Kenya by 2020
Faso,Benin,Li
・In 2019, the company invested in Wassha, a seller of solar power distribution
beria
systems to non-electrified areas in Tanzania, through its CVC

Motorvehicles128 SUBARUCSouth Africa

Kenya

Egypt

・Sales agents in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt

http://www.subaruglobal.com/

Angola,eSwat

129 UD Trucks

A

South Africa

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

ini,Zambia,Zi
Ethiopia,Uga
mbabwe,Na
nda,Kenya,Tamibia,Southnzania,Mada
Africa,Botswa
gascar,Mauritna,Malawi,Mius
ozambique,Lesotho・Manufacture and sale of trucks and buses through a locally incorporated company inhttps://www.udtrucks.com
South Africa・Sales agents in 16 African countries/196. Motor vehicle parts and other transportation related equipment

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Manufacture and sale of press machines and automatic processing lines for

130 Aida EngineeringA

131 Advics

A

Moroccoautomobiles
・Established a sales company in Morocco

・Group company of AISIN Seiki Co.

ASouth Africa

133 EXEDYASouth Africa

http://www.aida.co.jp/en/i
ndex.html

・Established a manufacturing and sales company for automobile brake in South Africa
http://www.advics.co.jp/en
in 2014South Africa

132 ANEST IWATA

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Established a sales company for coating equipment for automobiles in South Africa

・Established a manufacturing and sales company for manual transmission and torqueKenya

converter in South Africa in 2014
・Branch office in Kenya

g/index.html

https://www.anestiwata.co.jp/english/

http://www.exedy.com/en/index/Motorvehicle
parts

6

and
other
transportationrelatedequipment

134 Kasai Kogyo

A

135 CATALER

A・Sale of automotive interior and exterior parts

Morocco・Established a sales company in Morocco in 2019

South Africa

・Manufacture and sale of catalytic converters for automobiles in South Africa

https://www.kasai.co.jp/en/https://www.cataler.co.jp/
en/・Manufacturing of train cars

136 KINKI SHARYOA・Jointly awarded a contract for subway cars in Cairo in 2010 with Mitsubishi
Corporation and Toshiba

Egypt

http://www.kinkisharyo.co.
jp/e_index.htm

・Locally incorporated company in Egypt

137 SHIMANOCSouth Africa

138 Koito

C

South Africa

139 JTEKTA

Morocco

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Sale of sports bicyle parts

・Technical provision for automobile lighting apparatus
・Receives royalty payment from South Africa's Lumotech

・Established an office in Morocco in 2017 for the manufacture and sale of electric
power steeringhttps://www.shimano.com/en/

http://www.koito.co.jp/en
glish/

https://www.jtekt.co.jp/e/20

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Cabo
Eritrea,Ugand
a,Ethiopia,Ke

140

SumitomoRubber
Industries

A

South Africa

C

Verde,Ghana,Gambia,Guinea,Guineanya,Comoros,
Gabon,Camer
Angola,ZambBissau,Cote
・Manufacture and sale of Dunlop tires in South Africa
Djibouti,Suda
oon,Congo,Dia,Zimbabwe,
d'Ivoire,Sierra
Algeria,Egypt, ・Sales agents in 49 African countries
n,Seychelles,S
RCongo,Equa
South
Leone,Seneg
Tunisia,Moro ・In 2013, the company bought India-based Apollo Tyres South Africa and got sales
omalia,Tanza
torialAfrica,Malawi,al,Togo,Niger
cco,Libya
and reduction rights of Dunlop brand in over 30 African countries, Apollo's sales rights
nia,Madagasc
Guinea,CAR,C
Mozambiqueia,Niger,Mali,
in South Africa and tyre manufacturing plantar,South
had,Burundi
Mauritania,Bu
Sudan,Maurit
rkina
ius,Rwanda
Faso,Benin,Li

http://www.srigroup.co.jp/
english/index.html

beria

Motor
vehicle6

141

Sumitomo ElectricIndustries

A

South Africa

142

Sumitomo RikoCompanyA

South Africa

Egypt,Tunisia,
Morocco143 Chuo Spring

C

South Africa

parts
and
other

https://global-sei.com/

・Manufacturing company in South Africa for automotive and industrial anti-vibration
rubber

https://www.sumitomoriko.co.jp/english/

・Provides technology license for automotive springs to South Africa's Supreme Spring

http://www.chkk.co.jp/eng
lish.html

・Manufacture and sale of automotive air conditioners

transportationrelated・Manufacturing and sales of electrical wiring for automobile and wiring harness
・8 factories in Morocco

・Purchased Smiths Manufacturing (a local South African company) in 2005

144 DENSO

A

South Africa

Morocco・Established a locally incorporated company in Morocco in 2010 and began
production

equipment

https://www.denso.com/gl
obal/en/・Etablished a joint company with Smiths in 2019 to provide post-sales services

145 TOYOTA GOSEI

A・Locally incorporated company for manufacture and sale of airbags and weather

South Africa

TOYOTA
146 Industries
Corporation

stripper in South Africa

CSouth Africa

Kenya

Cote
Cameroon,Co
Algeria,Egypt, ・Sale of industrial vehicles such as fork lifts
d'Ivoire,Niger ngo,DRCong
Morocco・Sales agents in 10 African countriesiaohttps://www.toyodagosei.com/

https://www.toyotaindustries.com/

TOYOTABOSHOKU

A

South Africa

・Locally incorporated company for manufacturing of car seats, door trim, etc. in South https://www.toyotaboshoku.com/global/
Africa148 Nishikawa Rubber

ASouth Africa

・Manufacture and sale of rubber seal parts
・Capital contribution to ALP Africa via ALP Nishikawa (a joint company with India's
ALP) in 2019https://www.nishikawarbr.co.jp/english/

149 NGK Insulators

A

South Africa

・Manufacture of catalytic converters to purify automobile emissions

https://www.ngkglobal.com/

147

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

21

Industry

Company Name

150 NSK151

NGK SPARK
PLUGS

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

DetailCentralCorporate Web site

Northern

A

South Africa・Sale of bearings and precision machinery products in South Africa

ASouth Africa

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa as a manufacturing base of automobile https://www.ngkntk.co.jp/
english/spark plugs

152 Fujikura

A

Morocco153 Fuji Kiko

A

Moroccohttp://www.nsk.com/

・Manufacture and export of wire harnesses for automobiles
http://www.fujikura.com/
・In 2016, the company succeeded Viscas's electricity distribution line business in Africa

・Established an automobile steering column manufacturing company in Morocco in2018

https://www.fujikikogroup.com/index_e.php

Ghana,Guine

154 BRIDGESTONEA

South Africa

LiberiaEgypt,MoroccoUganda,Ethio a,Cote
Gabon,Camer
pia,Kenya,Dji d'Ivoire,Sierra
oon,Congo,D・Manufactureand sale of automobile tires in South Africa
bouti,Sudan,S Leone,Seneg
RCongo,Sao Algeria,Egypt, ・The company’s subsidiary, Firestone Natural Rubber Company, produces natural
eychelles,So al,Togo,Niger
Tome,Equato Tunisia,Moro rubber and latex, the raw materials for tires, in Liberia
malia,Tanzani ia,Niger,Mali,
rial
cco,Libya
・Representative office in Egypt and a sales company in Moroccoa,Madagascar Mauritania,Bu
Guinea,CAR,C・Sales agents in 38 African countries,Mauritius,Rw rkina
had,Burundi
anda
Faso,Benin,Li

C

Motor
vehicle
parts

6

beria

and
other
transportationrelatedequipmhttps://www.bridgestone.c
om/regional/asia_pacific/

・Manufacture and sale of automobile door rack products

Mitsui Kinzoku
ActA

Mitsuba
CorporationA

Yazaki157
Corporation

A

155

ent

156

158

Moroccoproduction in 2020

Morocco160 KYB・Manufacturing company in Morocco for front wiper systems

http://www.act.mitsuikinzoku.co.jp/en/index.ht
mlhttps://www.mitsuba.co.jp/english/・Manufacture and sale of wire harnesses for automobiles
South Africa

Morocco,Tuni
sia

Yokohama
Rubber

159 AGC・Established a locally incorporated company in 2018 and scheduled to begin

・Commenced manufacturing in Morocco in 2003 and in Tunisia in 2009
・In South Africa, the company provided capital contribution to Hesto (a local wire
harness company) in 2005.

C

A

Angola,South
AfricaSenegal,Ghan
Uganda,Ethioa,Cotepia,Kenya,Tand'Ivoire,Niger
zania
ia

Algeria,Egypt,
Morocco,Liby ・Sales agents in 14 African countriesa・Manufacture and sale of automobile glass

MoroccoC

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

South Africa

https://www.yazakigroup.com/global/

https://www.yyokohama.com/global/

・Established a manufacturing base to produce automobile glass in Morocco in 2016

https://www.agc.com/en/i
ndex.html

・Sale of oil buffer
・Sales agent in South Africa

http://www.kyb.co.jp/english/22

7. Iron and Steel, Non-Ferrous Metals and Fabricated Metals

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Capital participation in galvanized steel sheet and colored metal sheet, export of steel
stock, and import of iron ore and manganese・The company has a representative office in South Africa.
・In 2008, the company, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, made capital
contribution to SAFAL Steel (a South African manufacturer of galvanized steel sheets),

161

Marubeni-Itochu
Steelwhich is an affiliated company of the SAFAL Group, a steel sheet and building material
manufacturer in Mauritius.
A

South Africa

B,DAngola,MozambiqueNigeria

Algeria,Egypt

・In 2010, the company, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, made capital
contribution to Midland Rolling Mills (MRM), a Nigerian cold rolled steel sheet
manufacturer of the SAFAL Group.

http://www.benichu.com/
english/・In Mozambique in 2013, the company, together with JFE Steel, signed a contract forhigh strength electric resistance welded steel pipes for pipelines in a gas transmission
project conducted by SASOL
・The company, together with JFE steel, take a stake in Egypt's Kandil steel in 2017

Iron
and
Steel,

7

・In 2018, JFE Steel Corporation was jointly awarded a contract from Algeria's
Sonatrach for steel gas transport pipes

NonFerrous
MetalsandFabricated
Metals

162 Kobe SteelD

Algeria,Egypt

・US subsidiary Midrex Technologies received orders for direct-reduced iron from
Egyptian Beshay Steel in 2007 and from Algerian Quatari Steel in 2016

http://www.kobelco.co.jp/
english/・In 2008, the company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, made capital
contribution to SAFAL Steel (a South African manufacturer of galvanized steel sheets),
which is an affiliate of the steel sheet and building material manufacturer SAFAL Group・In 2010, the company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, made capital

163 NIPPON STEEL

B,D

South
Africa,Mozam
bique

Nigeria

contribution to Midland Rolling Mills (MRM), a Nigerian cold rolled steel sheet
manufacturer of the SAFAL Group.

http://global.nssmc.com/

・In 2010, the company, together with Nittetsu Shoji (Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan
Corporation) took a stake in cooking coal development project in Mozambique, andreceived exploration rights in 2013
・Concluded MoU for a long-term provision of tin for food cans with South Africa's
NAMPAK in 2015

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

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Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Southern

B,DSouth Africa

B

South Africa

Other operating countries
Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Acquired a stake in Manganese mine together with Asia Minerals in 2013

164 NIPPON DENKO

Iron

165

NIPPON STEELNISSHIN

166

FujidenInternational

167

and

MIZUSHIMAFERROALLOY

A

South Africa

B・Established a joint venture SAJ Vanadium for the production of ferro-vanadium with
Highveld in 2002

・Capital participation in Spanish stainless steel manufacturer Acerinox which acquired
South Africa's Columbus Stainless, in 2010

・Iron and steel trading company
・Capital participation in Uganda's Roofings Rolling Mills, manufacturer of plated steel

Ugandasheet and colored steel sheet

A

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Commenced the refining and export of ferro-manganese in 1997
・Established a JV, Cato Ridge, with Assmang (South Africa) and Sumitomo

South Africa

Corporation.

http://www.nippondenko.
co.jp/en/

http://www.nisshinsteel.co.jp/en/

http://www.fujiden.co.jp/english/http://www.mizukin.co.jp/
english/Steel,

7

NonFerrous
Metals

South

168 Metal OneC

andFabricat

Cote
Kenya,Tanzan
Africa,Mozam
d'Ivoire,Seneia
biquegal,Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,・Iron and steel trading company funded by Mitsubishi Corporation and Sojitz
Tunisia,Moro・Sales agents in 12 African countries
cco,Libya

ed
Metals169

YODOGAWA
Steel Works

http://www.mtlo.co.jp/us/index.html

・Sale of steel plates for construction
・In 2010, the company sold a plant and provided licensing to Roofings Rolling Mills inCUgandaGhana,Guinea

Uganda, a manufacturer of plated steel sheet and colored steel sheet which had been a http://www.yodoko.co.jp/
english/index.html
trading partner
・Delivered manufacturing machinery for horizontal wave metal sheets to Ghana andGuinea・The company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, received orders for steel pipes for

170 JFE Steel

B,D

Angola,MozambiqueAlgeria,Egypt

high strength electric resistance welded steel pipes for pipelines in a gas transmission
project conducted by SASOL (in 2013 in Mozambique, in 2011 in Algeria, and in 2009
in Angola).
・The company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, take a stake in Egypt's Kandil

http://www.jfesteel.co.jp/en/

steel in 2017

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

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8. Chemical products

Industry

Company Name

171 Asahi Yukizai

OperationA

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

D

A

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailSouth Africa

South Africa

C

Egypt

・Sale of plastic valvues
・Representative office in South Africa

https://www.asahiyukizai.co.jp/en/index.htm
l・Sale of valves with prior deliveries to South Africa and Egypt

http://www.okanovalve.co.jp/english/

・A cosmetics sales company in South Africa・Sales of high-end cosmetics through Kanebo Cosmetics

Kenya

Corporate Web site

Northern

South Africa

172 Okano Valve Mfg.

173 Kao Corporation

Other
operation
type・Import of tea catechin ingredients from Kenya

https://www.kao.com/glo
bal/en/・Selling synthetic fiber as materials for women's wigs and hair extensions to local

174 Kaneka

A

Ghana

C

South Africa

Kenyamanufacturers in various African countries
・Established a representative office in Ghana in 2016

Ghana,Seneg
al,Nigeria

・Constructed a production facility exclusively for Africa with the annual production
volume of 12,000 tons in Malaysia

http://www.kaneka.co.jp/en/・Acquired 100% ownership of Freeworld Coatings (a major South African paintcompany) in 2011, and established Kansai Plascon Africa, a locally incorporated
company.

eSwatini,Zam
bia,Zimbabw

175 KANSAI PAINT

Ae,SouthUganda,KenyNigeria
Africa,Namibi a,Tanzania

BurundiMoroccoCa,Botswana,MAngola,Moza
Seychelles,Mmbique,LesotGhana
auritiushoalproducts

176 SARAYA

177 SUN ACE

A

Uganda,KenyaSouth Africa

https://www.kansai.com/

・Factories in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Botswana, Uganda,
Kenya, Tanzania, and Morocco

ChemicA・Acquired Zimbabwe's Astra Industry in 2013, established a joint venture in Nigeria in
2017, acquired Sadolin Group in East Africa in 2017, and established a locallyincorporated company in Morocco in 2016.
・Began sales of anti-mosquito paint in Zambia and Uganda in 2018

alawi

8

DRCongo・Local production and sale of alcohol hand disinfectants
・Locally incorporated companies in Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, and Tunisia

Egypt,Tunisia

・Manufacturing outsourced to a local company in Uganda
・Invested in an Ugandan company COTS COTS in 2017

・Manufacture and sale of polyvinyl chloride stabilizers, etc.
・Established a local sales company in South Africa in 1996, and established a plant in
2003

Kenya

https://worldwide.saraya.com/

https://www.sunace.com.sg/・Sale of high-end cosmetics

178 SHISEIDO

B,CSouth Africa

Nigeria

・Sales agents in Morocco (since 2009), South Africa (since 2010), and Tunisia (since
Tunisia,Moro
https://www.shiseidogrou
2012)p.com/
cco
・Obtained DOLCE&GABBANA's cosmetic products license in 2016, and began retail of
DG fragrances in Nigeria and other countries

179

Sumitomo
ChemicalA

South Africa

Tanzania

C

Zimbabwe,Namibia,South Kenya
Africa・Sale of agricultural chemicals and mosquito nets
・Sales company for raw material for agricultural chemicals, forage, mosquito net byPhilargo, a consolidated subsidiary in South Africa・Sales agents in Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa
・Manufacturing plant and R&D facility for mosquito nets in Tanzania

https://www.sumitomochem.co.jp/english/

・Sales agent for mosquito nets in Kenya

180 Daiki Axis

A

Kenya

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Kenya

・Sale of water purification tanks and water treatment equipment

http://www.daikiaxis.com/english/

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Industry

Company Name

181

182

Takasago
International

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
SouthernalproductsWestern

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・The company has a local sales company in South Africa・Acquired Kananga (a natural material extraction and processing plant) in Morocco in

A

South Africa

Madagascar

2012
・In Madagascar in 2013, the company established a joint venture with Ramanan Drive

Moroccohttps://www.takasago.com/en/index.html(a vanilla farm). The company extracts vanilla essence in Madagascar and processes it in
Morocco.

Chugoku Marine
Paint

C

South Africa

183 DENKA

C

South Africa

184 Tosoh

C

South Africa

185 Toyo Ink

A

186 Hitachi Chemical

A

Egypt

Kenya

Nigeria

MoroccoSouth Africa

Chemic8

Eastern

187 Fumakilla

C

ZambiaKenya,Madag
Ghana,Coteascar,Mauriti
d'Ivoireus

Tunisia

・Granted licenses to local paint manufacturers in South Africa and Egypt

https://www.cmpchugoku.com/global.html

・Selling synthetic fiber as materials for women's wigs and hair extensions to local
plants in African countries

http://www.denka.co.jp/eng/・Sale of clinical test reagents・Sales agents in South Africa

http://www.tosoh.com/

・Sales of ink products
・Established a sales company in Morocco in 2019https://www.toyoinkgroup.com/en/index.html

・Resident personnel in South Africa

http://www.hitachichem.co.jp/english/

・Sale of insecticides in 7 African countries
・Technical partnership with a local Mauritian company

https://www.fumakilla.co.jp/global/

Uganda,Ethio
pia,Kenya,Dji

188 Hoyu

CSouth Africa

Mitsubishi
189 Chemical
Holdings

C

South Africa

190 unicharmA

191 DIC Corporation

A

192 OAT Agrio

A

Ghana,Cotebouti,Sudan,
d'Ivoire
Madagascar,
Mauritius・Sale of hair dyeing products in various African countries
Cameroon

Egypt・Sales agents in South Africa for water purification equipment

Egypt

Zambia,South Africa

・Licensed production of Bigen (hair dyeing product) at Luna, a local cosmetics
company in Egypt

・Technology licensing to Sasol Chemical Industries

https://www.mitsubishichem-hd.co.jp/english/

・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 2010
・Manufacture and sale of disposable baby diapers and women’s sanitary products

http://www.unicharm.co.jp/global/index.html

・Sale of paints
Kenya

Kenya

Nigeria

Morocco・The company’s subsidiary, USA's Sun Chemical has local companies in South Africa,
Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco

C

South Africa

Ethiopia

Morocco・Manufacturer and sale of flower protection products
・The company’s subsidiary, Holland's Chrysal has production facility in Kenya
・Sales agents in 3 African contries

193 Cal-Mo

A

South Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

https://www.hoyu.co.jp/corporate/en/

・Sale of "Calgel" manicure product・Manufacturing base in South Africa

http://www.dicglobal.com/en/

https://www.oatagrio.co.jp/en/index.html

https://mogabrook.com/english26

9. Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Company Name

194 Astellas

OperationA

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailSouth Africa

195 EisaiC

Corporate Web site

Northern

South Africa・Sale of pharmaceutical products
・The company has a locally incorporated company in South Africa.

https://www.astellas.com/jp/en/

・Sale of Halaven, anticancer agent, via agent in South Africa

https://www.eisai.com/ind
ex.html・Manufacturing and sale of infusion solution and curative medicine, and sale of Pocari

196 OTSUKA Holdings

A

Sweat
・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 1977

Egypt

・Acquired Ateco Pharma, intravenous infusing manufacturing and distribution
company, in Egypt in 2014

Pharma9ceutical
s

197

OHARA
Pharmaceutical

Takeda
198 Pharmaceutical
Company

B・Partnered and invested in Fidson Healthcare, a major Nigerian pharmaceutical

Nigeria

manufacturer, in 2019https://www.otsuka.com/en/

http://www.oharach.co.jp/english/

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Egypt to sell pharmaceutical
A

South Africa

Kenya

Egypt

products
・Branch office in Kenya to promote Medicines Access Strategy

https://www.takeda.com/

・Sale of anti-inflammatory analgesics, eye drops, skin care products, and hair care

199

ROHTO
Pharmaceuticalproducts
・Acquired the South African entity of United States-based Mentholatum in 1988 andUganda,Ethio
A

South Africa

Kenya

C

Angolapia,Kenya,Su Ghana,Nigeri Equatorial
dan,Tanzania, a
RwandaGuineaEgyptbegan selling anti-inflammatory analgesics
・Established a locally incorporated company in Kenya in 2013 and began selling skincare, hair care, and other products
・Acquired AJ North, a Soth African manufacturer and retailer of stretch markprevention creams and other consumables, in 2016

https://www.rohto.co.jp/gl
obal/

・Sales agents in 11 African countries

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other27

10. Paper, Construction material, Glass and Cement

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

200 Oji Paper

Paper,
Constru

10

ction
material, GlassandCement201

Hokuetsu
Corporation

202 Nippon Paper

203 Taiheiyo Ceent

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

C

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

Tanzania

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern・Owns a plantation in Tanzania to export wood chips

https://www.ojiholdings.co.jp/english/

A

South Africa

・Owns a plantation in South Africa and exports wood chips to Japan

http://www.hokuetsucorp.
com/en/index.html

ASouth Africa

・Owns a plantation in South Africa and exports wood chips to Japan

https://www.nipponpaper
group.com/english/

C

Kenya

Cote
d'Ivoire,Niger
ia,Benin

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Sale in Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin etc.
・Provided licensing to Mombasa Cement, a Kenyan company

http://www.taiheiyocement.co.jp/english/inde
x.html28

11. Textile, Garment and Leather

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Manufacture and sale of luxury jeans

204 Japan BlueD

Cote d'Ivoire

StripeInternationalD

Ethiopia

206 Smiley earthC

Uganda207 ICHIBOC

208 TAISHOBOSEKI

C

205

Zimbabwe

・Resumed consignment production in 2019

・Production and sale of towels and bedding using organic cotton yarn made in
UgandaUganda,Sudan,Madagasca

11

Textile,GarmenA・Import of cotton from Senegal and Egypt for spinning, weaving, sewing and sales inJapan・Import of cotton wool countries including Egypt, Uganda, Sudan, Madagascar, andZimbabwe for yarn-making and sales in Japan・Acquired Swedish airbag manufacturer Alva Sweden in 2019, which has a subsidiary in

Tunisia

210 NACKS

Egypt

Egypt

r

209 Toray

・The company put on sale jeans made of fabric that was woven from cotton made in
Cote d'Ivoire in 2014.

・Consignment production of T-shirts in Ethiopia for sale in Japan in 2016 and 2017

SenegalTunisia.

D

Madagascar

D

Ethiopia

Corporate Web site

Northern
https://www.japanblue.co.jp/en/

http://www.stripeintl.com/en/

http://smileyearth.co.jp/

http://www.ichibo.co.jp/

https://www.taishoboseki.
co.jp/

https://www.toray.com

・Entrusted a local plant in Madagascar with production of cashmere sweaters

http://www.nacks.jp/

・Consignment production of baby clothing at a sewing factory in Ethiopia for sale inhttps://www.24028.jp/company/outline

t andLeather

211

NISHIMATSUYA
Chain

212

HIROKI Fur andLeather Fashion

Japan・Manufacture and sale of leather clothes, bags, etc. using Ethiopian sheepskinA

Ethiopia

213 United Arrows

D

214 Afurikadogs

A

215 andu amet

A

Kenya

Togo

Burkina Faso

・The company has a workshop in Ethiopia and imports products to Japan.
・Established a locally incorporated company in 2013

http://www.hiroki-co.jp/

・Announced a fashion brand "TÉGÊ" made by African artisans
・Sale of general merchandise made in Kenya and jackets made from fabric fromBurkina Faso in all stores

https://www.unitedarrows.co.jp/en/corporate/index.html

・Import of products made from Togoan textiles

https://www.afurikadogs.com/・Manufacture and sale of bags using Ethiopian sheepskin216

IKEUCHIORGANIC

Ethiopia・The company has a workshop in Ethiopia and imports products to Japan.
・Established a locally incorporated company in 2015

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Tanzania

・Sale of a towel brand using organic cotton made in Tanzania

https://www.anduamet.com/en/

http://www.ikeuchi.org/en/

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Industry

Company Name

217 RICCI EVERYDAY

11

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
SouthernA

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Production of bags in Uganda from African textiles for sale in Japan

Uganda・Established a locally incorporated company in Uganda in 2016

Textile,Garment andLeather

Other operating countries

https://www.riccieveryday.
com/en/・Manufacture and sale of fasteners

218 YKK

AeSwatini,Sout Kenya,Ethiopi

Egypt,Tunisia,

h Africa

Moroccoa,Mauritius

・Established locally incorporated companies in Eswatini (in 1976), Egypt (in 1996),
Tunisia (in 1997), Kenya (in 2003), and Morocco (in 2005)
・Branch offices of the Eswatini entity in South Africa and Mauritius

https://www.ykk.com/engl
ish/・Established a representative office in Ethiopia in 2017

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other30

12. Foods and Beverages

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Sale of umami seasonings and processed food・In 2016, the company acquired a stake in Promasidor, a processed foods
manufacturer, and expanded its manufacture and sales base to South Africa, Angola,
Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, DRC, Algeria, Libya.
Cote

219 AJINOMOTO

A

Kenya

d'Ivoire,Niger Cameroon
ia

Egypt

B,D

South
Africa,Angola Kenya,Tanzan Ghana,Nigeri,Zambia,Mala ia
wia・Established a locally incorporated company in Nigeria in 1991, and conducts
repacking at a plant and sales to sales agents by employing local staff
DRCongoAlgeria,Libya ・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 2011
・Established a locally incorporated company in Cote d'Ivoire in 2012 and commenced
repacking production

https://www.ajinomoto.com/en/

・Established representative offices in Kenya and Cameroon in 2013
・Conducts business of engineered food for weaning children in Ghana
・Developed Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) in Malawi with Irish company in
2016

Foods
and

220 KagomeA

221 Kikkoman

A・Production of tomatoes for processing

Senegal・Established a locally incorporated company in Senegal in 2017

Kenya

・Sale of soy sauce

https://www.kagome.co.jp/english/https://www.kikkoman.com/en/?version=&

12 Beverag
es222

Suntory Beverage& Food・Manufacture and Sale of beverage
・In 2009, the company acquired French Orangina Schweppes group and expanded
A

South Africa

Kenya

Ghana,Nigeri

Algeria,Moromarkets in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Gabonacco

・In 2013, the company acquired UK GlaxiSmithKline's drinks brands and expanded

https://www.suntory.com/
softdrink/index.html

markets in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
・Sales in 10 other countries via bottling companies
・In 2013, made capital contribution to a local company held by Olam International

223 SANYO Foods

A

Ghana,NigeriaC

224 Juar Japan

225 NISSHIN Foods

C

A

MoroccoSouth Africa

Kenya

Ghana,Togo,
Nigeria,Burki(general trading company of agricultural products in Singapore) in Nigeria, and entered
the instant noodles marketnaFaso,Benin,M・In 2014, the company invested $187.5M, 25% of stake, in Olam Packaged Foods
which manufactures and sells tomato paste, seasoning, biscuit, candy in Nigeria and

ali

Ghana
・Sales in various African countries

・Manufacture and sale of health drinks and supplements made with tea leaves fromKenya

・Sale of instant noodles
・Established a sales business entity in Morocco in 2014
・Withdrew from Kenya

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

https://www.sanyofoods.co.jp/eng/

https://www.nissin.com/jp/

https://www.nissin.com/e
n_jp/

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Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Manufacture of tobacco and procurement of raw tobacco materials
・Purchased Haggar Cigarette & Tobacco Factory (HCTF), a Sudanese tobaccocompany, in 2011
・Purchased Al Nakhla Tobacco, an Egyptian water pipe company, in 2013

226 JT

A

South
Ethiopia,Suda
Africa,Zambia
Nigerian,Tanzania,Malawi・Made capital contribution of 75% to Tanzania Cigarette, a cigarette manufacturer in
Tanzania

Egypt,Tunisia,
Moroccohttps://www.jt.com/

・Purchased National Tobacco Enterprise Ethiopia, a public corporation in Ethiopia, in2016
・Factories in 5 countries including Malawi
・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tunisia, andMorocco, mainly for procurement of leaf tobacco

Foods
and

12 Beverag
es

227 NH Foods

C

228 Homme

CSouth Africa

Mauritania

Nigeria

Morocco・Distribution of meat
・A subsidiary, Marine Foods, imports octopus from Mauritania and Morocco

・Export of Japanese tea

https://www.nipponham.co.jp/eng/

http://hommetea.com/ind
ex.html・Established a joint venture company with Morocco-based SITI and Japan-based Nasa

229 Maruzen Tea

A

MoroccoCorporation in 2018
・Imports unprocessed tea from Japan, then processes and packages green tea androated green tea in Morocco as an OEM supplier for European and American tea
companies

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

http://www.maruzentea.jp

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13. Other manufacturing industry

Industry

Company Name

230 ASIX

OperationA

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

South Africa

231 Asaka Industrial

232 DUNLOP SPORTS

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
SouthernC

Eastern

MauritiusWestern

DetailCAR

South Africa

233 Tombow Pencil

C

Corporate Web site

Northern

Cote
Algeria,Tunisi ・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2014
Gabon,Camer
d'Ivoire,Sene
a,Morocco,Li ・Official supplier contract with South African Rugby Association
oon,Congo
galbya・Sales agents in 10 African countries

C

A

CentralSouth Africa

https://www.asics.com/jp/ja-jp/country-selector/

・Sale of shovels

http://www.asakaind.co.jp/english/index.ht
ml・Sale of golf clubs

http://www.dunlopsports.
co.jp/en/・Sale of writing materials

https://www.tombow.com
/en/

Other

13

manufacturing
industry

Algeria,Egypt,

234 PILOTASouth Africa

235 Pentel

A

South Africa

C

Kenya

Nigeria

・Sale of writing instruments in South Africa

・Established a locally incorporated company in 1998
Tunisia,Moro・Sells products at township spaza shops
cco,Libya
・Sales agents in Kenya, Nigeria and Northern Africa・Sale of writing instruments, etc. in South Africa
・The company has a sales company.
・In 2010, the company began a tie-up with Kokuyo for overseas sales activities
including those in African countries.

http://www.pilot.co.jp/company/english/index.html

http://www.pentelworld.com/

Uganda,Ethio

236 YAMAHAASouth Africa

C

Angola,Zamb pia,Kenya,SuGhana,Coteia,Southdan,Seychelle
d'Ivoire,Niger Gabon
Africa,Mozam s,Tanzania,Mia,Senegalbiqueadagascar,MaAlgeria,Egypt, ・Sale of musical instruments and audio equipment
Tunisia,Moro ・Representative office in South Africa
cco・Sales agents in 21 African countries

https://www.yamaha.com/
en/uritius

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

33

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Manufacture and sale of ceramic sanitary ware

237 LIXILASouth Africa

Kenya

Nigeria

Egypt

C

Other

13

manufacturing
industry

238 OCC Corporation

D

Angola,eSwat

・Acquired Luxembourg's GROHE in 2014, then jointly established LIXIL Africa in South

ini,Zambia,Zi Uganda,Ethio
mbabwe,Na pia,Kenya,Sey

Africa after acquiring DAWN in South Africa.
・Manufacturing and sales company in South Africa

Ghana,Nigeri
mibia,South chelles,TanzaaAfrica,Botswa nia,Madagasc

・GROHE's locally incorporated companies in Kenya, Nigeria, and Egypt
・Sales agents in 18 African countries

na,Malawi,Les ar,Mauritius・Commissioned manufacture and sales of the "SATO" portable toilets to local

otho

companies in 6 African countries
・Withdrew the branch office in Kenya

Angola・Received a contract to manufacture submarine cables for the South Atlantic Cable
System project linking Angola and Brazil, for which NEC was awarded the contract in2014

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

https://www.lixil.com/

https://www.occjp.com/en/

34

14. Flower Industry

Industry

Company NameySouthern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Import of roses

http://www.impackcorporation.jp/

・Import of cut flowers. Major trading company for flowers in Japan

https://www.otanishokai.com/english.html

・Import of roses. Major trading company for flowers in Japan

http://www.kawasakikaki.co.jp/lets.html

・Import of roses

http://www.classicjapan.co.jp/english/

Kenya・Import of cut flowers. Major trading company for flowers in Japan

http://greenwings.jp/en/

C

Kenya

・Import of cut flowers. Major trading company for flowers in Japan

http://www.createflower.com/

C

Kenya

・Import of roses. Major trading company for flowers in Japan

https://www.faj.co.jp/

246 HIBIYA-TRADING

C

Kenya

・Import of roses. Middle trader for horticulture, and buyer for Hibiya Kadan

https://www.frenethibiya.co.jp/trd/index.html

247 YMSC

Ethiopia,Kenya,Mauritius

・Import of cut flowers. Trading company for flowers

http://www.ymsco.jp/en/about.html

C

Kenya

・Import and sale of preserved flowers made by Kenya Vermont

http://www.vermontdesign.com/

C

Kenya

・Import and sale of preserved flowers made by Kenya Vermont

http://www.mono.co.jp/en/

250 Asante

C

Kenya

・Direct import of roses from Kenyan farms

http://afrikarose.com/

251 GSHC

Kenya

・Import of roses.

http://www.nextgarden.jp/

C

240 OtaniC

241 KawasakikakiC

242 CLASSIC JAPANC

Greenwings
Japan

C

244 Create

FlowerIndustr

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist

239 IMPACK

243

14

OperationA

245

Flower Auction
Japan

Ethiopia

South Africa

South Africa

Africa,Zimba
bwe

249

MONO
International

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

a

Kenya

South

248 Vermont

Ethiopia,Keny

Ethiopia,Kenya,Tanzania

3515. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

252 Ajirushi

253

Organic Solutions
Japan

254 KANEDAI

Other
operation
type

Forestry
andFisheriesSouthern

Eastern

DetailCentralMorocco・Import and sale of octopus

・Manufacture and sale of microorganisms for odor eliminating, water treatment andagricultural fertilizer
・Established office in Rwanda and Japan following KenyaaNamibiaC

Angola255 Kyokuyo

CMozambique

256 Kobayashi Kei

C

Corporate Web site

Northern

Kenya,Rwand

A

A

Western
Senegal,Maur
itaniaC

Agricult
ure,

15

Other operating countries

・Crab fishing and fishery processing in Namibia and Angola, and import of products
・ The company has a joint venture in Namibia.

Uganda,Mad・Import of Nile perch (from Uganda) and shrimp (from Mozambique and Madagascar)

agascarEgypt,Tunisia,
Morocco・Import of spices
・Import of capsicum and other spices from Morocco and herbs, etc. from Morocco
and Egypt and sale of products

http://www.ajirushi.com/en/

http://organic-solutionsjapan-ltd.webnode.jp/

http://www.kanedaikesennuma.co.jp/english/

https://www.kyokuyo.co.jp/en/https://www.kkobayashi.com/en/index.html

Zambia,Zimb
abwe,eSwatin

257 Sakata Seed

A

South Africa

Kenya

MoroccoCi,Namibia,Sou Uganda,Keny Burkina
tha,Sudan,Tanz Faso,Cote・Established a representative office in Kenya in 2011
Egypt,Morocc ・In South Africa in 1999, the company acquired 100% ownership of May Ford (aAfrica,Botswa ania,Madagas d'Ivoire,Ghanna,Malawi,M car,Mauritius a,Senegalovegetable seed company).
・Sale of seeds in southern and eastern Africa using sales agents

https://www.sakataseed.co.jp/corporate/english/index.html

ozambique,Lesotho258 Sanei-Yakuhin

C

259 Santo Shokuhin

C

260 Selectea

C

Uganda,KenySoutha,Tanzania,R
Africa,Malawi
wanda

261 TAKIICSouth Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Import of arabic gum

http://www.saneiyakuhin.co.jp/

Egypt・Import of dried vegetables, frozen vegetables, and frozen strawberries from Egypt

https://santo-syokuhin.jp/

Egypt・Import of tea from various African countries for sales in Japan

http://www.selectea.co.jp/

Egypt・Export of seeds

http://www.takii.co.jp/

Sudan

Kenya

BurundiGhana

36

Industry

Company Name

262 Tachibana

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

EasternA

Western

CentralNorthernC

264 DOHSUIC

265 Toyo Reizo

C

Tottori Resource
Recycling

A

15

268

Forestry
andFisheries

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail

Mauritania

Morocco

Mauritania

A・Import of cacao beans
・Establised a locally incorporated company in Ghana in 2018

http://www.tachibanagrp.co.jp/english/index.ht
ml・Import and sale of octopus

http://www.tsukukatsu.co.jp/

・The company acquired the set net fishing rights for tuna in Morocco and importstuna.

・Import of octopus

・Locally incorporated company in Morocco

South
Kenya,Tanzan
Africa,Malawi ia

C

Sudan

Djibouti

Egypt

A

Ghana

https://www.nfy.co.jp/glo
bal/・Import and sale of foodstuffs, such as salt from Egypt and dried fruits from Uganda

Marugen Inryo
Industry

274

MARUHANICHIRO

275 Mikoya Kosho

A

South
Africa,Namibiahttp://www.hikawatea.co.jp/

https://fareastinc.co.jp/english

https://www.fujioilholding

・The company's subsidiary Fuji Oil Europe acquired Ghana's International Oil & Fats ins.com/en/2013.

272 Masuda273

https://www.t-rrl.jp/en/

・Import of gum arabic, etc.

・Manufacture of vegitable oils and fats

271 Fuji Oil Holdings

http://www.toyoreizo.com/

http://www.macadamianut
s-japan.com/

・Established a joint venture with a local company in Ethiopia

Chttp://www.dohsui.co.jp/e-activity/

・Import and domestic processing of macadamia nuts and cashew nuts

・Production of Japanese tea

Ethiopia

270 Far East

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Manufacture and sale of agricultural equipment by using waste glassC

Nippon Funmatsu
Yakuhin

269 Hikawa

Southern

Morocco267 Nidaf Japan

ure,

Other operating countries

Ghana

263 TSUKUKATSU

266

Agricult

Other
operation
type

C

South Africa

・Trading company specializing in import of South African wine

http://masuda-jp.com

C

South Africa

・Import of fruits and juice

https://www.marugen.com/・The company has a representative office in Morocco.

Morocco・Import of octopus from western Africa

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Madagascar

・Import of vanilla from Madagascar

https://www.maruhanichiro.com/

http://www.mikoya.co.jp/corporate-e/37

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

276 Yokorei

C

277 Langstar

C

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

Nigeria

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Egypt・Export of mackerel

http://www.yokorei.co.jp/

・Import of spiny lobster

http://www.langstar.co.jp/

・Processing factory for shellfish including clam in Mozambique

http://aoneco.jp/english/index.html

・Trading grain commodities and digitalised the supply chain

https://www.degasafrica.com/・Trading company specializing in import of South African wine (Cape wine)

https://www.capewinejapa
n.com/South

Agricult

15

ure,
Forestry
andFisheries

278 A-One EnterprisesA

279 Degas

A

280 GSA Japan

Africa,NamibiaMozambique

Ghana

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

South Africa

38

16. Restaurant and RetailIndustry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

281 Kiyomura

282 Kobe Bussan

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

C

A

Eastern

Western

Central

Seychelles

Detail・Support for the local fishery industry and import of tuna

・Operation of wholesale supermarkets for business and import of foodstuffs andvegetables for supermarkets

Egypt

・Established a locally incorporated company in 2006

283 CGC JAPANRestaur

16 ant andRetail284

ZENSHO
Holdings

285 Daiso

LesothoC

Malawi・Direct import of agricultural products from 6 African countries, such as farmed
salmon trout from Lesotho

Uganda,KenyA

Tanzaniaa,Tanzania,R
wanda

A

Mauritius

286 TO.MO.CA.Coffee

287 Hotland

C

C

A

Mauritania

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Ethiopia

Corporate Web site

Northern

DRCongo,Bur

・The company commenced fair trade of tea made in Kenya and coffee made inundi

Tanzania in 2009, and commenced fair trade of coffee made in Rwanda in 2011.

http://honyaku.jserver.com/LUCSUSHIZA/
ns/tl.cgi/http://www.kiyo
mura.co.jp

https://www.kobebussan.co.jp/

http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp/english/index.html

https://www.zensho.co.jp/
en/・Opening a shop of 50 rupee (like 100 yen shop in Japan) in Mauritius

http://www.daisoglobal.com/・Import coffee from Ethiopia

http://www.tomocacoffee.
co.jp/

・Agreed to establish a joint venture with MAURINVEST (a Mauritanian company) in2015
・Procurement and processing of octopus which is a material for fried octopus
dumplings

http://www.hotland.co.jp/

3917. IT, Communication and Contents businessIndustry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

288 Africa IncubatorA

Uganda,KenyNigeriaa

289 Cancer Scan

A

Kenya

Sony MusicEntertainment

Northern

Other operating countries
Southern

South Africa

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Development and sale of retail management applications and systems for local
companies

・AfricaScan, a subsidiary in Kenya, has retail business and develops diet coaching

C

A

Easternapplication

290 Studio Canbe

291

CentralOther
operation
type

Tanzania

・Awarded a contract to develop a bus operations and service status app in Tanzania

・Sale of licensed music for phones and sourcing local taent

Nigeria

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Nigeria

https://afri-inc.com/en/

http://www.africascan.com/

https://www.studiocanbe.com/

https://www.sme.co.jp/s/S
MEen

Uganda,KenyZambia,Sout a,Seychelles,T

292 Softbank

B

Gabon,Cong
Nigeria,Ghanhanzania,Mada
o,DRCongo,C Egypt
a,Niger
Africa,Malawi gascar,Rwand
had・Capital contributions to Airtel Africa (operates a telecommunications business inAfrica), United States-based Loon (operates high-altitude balloons to provide wirelessnetworks), and United States-based Uber (operates a ride hailing app service in Africa)

https://group.softbank/en
/

a

IT,

293

Commu

17

NIPPONBIODIESELA

Mozambique・Jatropha production through contracted farmers in Mozambique
・Digital agricultural cooperative platform business

http://www.nbfweb.com/index.html

・Entrusted with server configuration by the government of Zimbabwe

http://www.bizright.co.jp/

・Partnership with software company in Rwanda

https://monstarlab.com/global/

nicationandContentsbusines

294 BiZrightC

295 Monstar Lab

C

296 RAKUTEN

B

Zimbabwes
Rwanda・Invested in Kobo (a Canadian company operating an e-book business in South297

REXVIRT
Communications

AC

299 AMP MUSIC

C

A

Kenya

Egypt

UgandaA:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Kenya

Africa), Careem (an Emirati company operating a ride hailing app service in Egypt), andGlovo (a Spanish company operating a delivery service in Kenya)https://global.rakuten.com/corp/・Invested in a Rwandan software development company
・Offshore development

https://www.rexvirt.com/en/company-en/

Sierra Leone

・Provides support for system development incorporating blockchain technology
・Signed an MoU with the Sierra Leone government in 2019https://levias.co.jp/

Senegal・Music label to sell African indie music to the world via the Internet

https://levias.co.jp

・Software developer. Development of book keeping applications for retailers.

http://croppre.com/

Rwanda298 LEVIAS

300 croppre

South Africa

40

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

301 Dive into Code302 DMM.com

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
SouthernC

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Provides programming education and training through partnerships with local
Rwandan companies

Rwanda・Acquired a mobile software company in Rwanda in 2017

Kenya,Tanzan Ghana,CoteAia,Rwanda

・Export of wine through a locally incorporated company established in Kenya in 2017
・Sale of used mobile phones

d'Ivoire

303 GAXC

304 LINE

C

Corporate Web site

Northern

Ethoipia

https://diveintocode.jp/corporatehttps://dmmcorp.com/en/

・Offshore development through Ethiopia's iCog Labs

https://en.gax-tech.com/

・Began offering Line Live, a live video streaming platform, in 2018https://linecorp.com/ja/company/info

IT,
Commu

17

nicationandContent

Egyptsbusiness・Acquired Dimension Data, a major South African systems integrator company, in2010. This established the base from which to provide services to build and maintain IT

Angola,Zambia,Namibia,So

305 NTT

A

South

Uganda,Kenyutha,Tanzania
Africa,Botswa

B,D

na

306 StandageA

Africa,Mozam Kenya
bique

Ghana,Nigeriasystem infrastructure for enterprise customers in Africa.
・Dimension Data has business entities in 8 countries and sales agents in 3 countries
・NTT Communications partnered with Workonline, a South African network service

http://www.ntt.co.jp/index_e.htmlprovider・Docomo Digital partnered ith Safaricom, a Kenyan communications company, in 2018

Nigeria

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other・International trade operations and payment processing using blockchain technology
・Established a locally incorporated company in Nigeria in 2018https://standage.co.jp/

4118. Other service

Industry

Company Name

307 AndAfrica

Other
service

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

Suwa no Mori
HospitalAKenya

310 Shirai Group

A

Kenya

311 Glion Group

A

Kenya

312 Sports X

A

Ghana

A

Nigeria

Taiyo Industry
Africa314 Terra drone

A

Northern

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailSouth Africa

C

Zambia,Sout

・Provider of Kumon educational servicesh
Kenya
Africa,Botswa

・Began offering classes in South Africa in 1991 and established a locally incorporated
company in 1996

na,Namibia

・Franchises operating in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Kenya

・Medical corporation
・Opened examination center with CT scan in Kenya in 2015

・Medical wastes treatment business. Has a locally incorporated company in Kenya.

・Automotive services business・Locally incorporated company in Kenya

https://andafrica.co.jp/

https://www.kumongroup.
com/eng/

http://k-suwanomori.com/

https://www.shiraig.co.jp/en/

http://glion.co.jp/

・Acquired a Ghanan soccer team, Akosombo Krystal Palace, in 2019http://www.sportsx.jp/

・Locally incorporated company in Nigeria

http://www.taiyoindustry.jp/index_english.
html

・Development of soil environmental materials and sale of fish in Nigeria
・Scouting of exchange students for athletic scholarships

・Industrial drones
・Established a locally incorporated company in Angola in 2019

AngolaCorporate Web site

Northern
・Operates a startup matching platform
・Locally incorporated office in South AfricaA

313

CentralOther
operation
type

South Africa

Kumon
308
Educational Japan

309

18

Operation
A・Provides inspection of offshore and other facilities using aerial drones to oil

https://www.terradrone.net/global/

companies

315

Tokyo Africa
Collection

C

Rwanda・Collaborate with Kigali International Fashion Week to host a fashion show in Japan

Guinea,Seneg

316 HAMAYA

C

Angolaal,Nigeria,Mal Congoi

317 Forwawrd

A

318 Fullcommission

A

319 Minami Holdings

A

https://www.tokyoafricaco
llection.com/

・Recycling home appliance. Collect used-home appliance in Japan and repaire and sell http://hamayacorporation.jp/
in Africa・Invested in a Nigerian soccer team, Iganmu FC, in 2016

https://www.forwardinc.co.jp/

Tanzania

・Operates a guest house in Zanzibar
・Established a locally incorporated company in Tanzania in 2017

http://f-commission.com/

Uganda・Operates a driving school in Uganda

https://minami-hd.co.jp/

Nigeria

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

42

Industry

Company Name

Universal
EntertainmentA

321 Connect AfyaA

322 HONDA ESTILO

A

320

18

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Business of game machines and operation of a casino in South Africa

https://www.universal777.com/en/

Kenya

・Operates a medical laboratory CA MEDLYNKS KENYA

https://camedlynks.com/

Uganda・Locally incorporated company in Uganda
・Acquired Bright Stars FC, an Ugandan soccer team, in 2017

South Africa

Other
service・Established by the professional soccer player Keisuke Honda

・Locally incorporated company in Kenya

323 Office Yagi

A

Kenya

・Started a runner training facility business in 2018
・Founded by professional marathon runner Yuki Yagi

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

https://hondaestilo.com/index.html

https://www.yagiproject.com/

4319. Natural resource and EnergyIndustry

Company Name

324 Iwatani

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

EasternA

Western

CentralNorthern

Liberia

Other
operation
type

Southern

C

South Africa

Other operating countries
Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Import of LP gas
・Locally incorporated company in Liberia
・Owns a LPG carrier

http://www.iwatani.co.jp/eng/index.html

・Sales agent for South African mineral resources

Overseas
Uranium
325
Resources
Development

D

Kansai Electric
Power

B,D

326

Niger

Angola,South
Africa・Holds 25% of interests for the Akouta Uranium Mine in Niger

Gabon,Equat
Tanzania

Nigeria・Import of natural resources. (e.g. coal from South Africa; crude oil from Angola,

orial
Algeria,Egypt Gabon, and Chad; LNG from Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, and Egypt)
Guinea,Chad・In partnership with WASSHA since 2019

・Production and import of crude oil

327 INPEX

A

Angolahttp://www.ourd.co.jp/en
glish/index.html

DRCongo・Owns three companies in Angola including Angola Oil, and the production company
for Teikoku Congo Oil in DR Congo

https://www.kepco.co.jp/

https://www.inpex.co.jp/english/index.html

・Offshore drilling for development of oil and natural gas

328 JDC
19

D

Naturalresource andAngola,Nami

Ghana,Nigeri Cameroon,Co

bia

a

ngo

・The company has a locally incorporated company in Nigeria and a representative
Egypt,Tunisia office in Angola.
・The company has received orders in Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, Namibia, Congo,

http://www.jdc.co.jp/en/

Nigeria, and Tunisia.

Energy・Construction, leasing, and operation of floating production, storage and offloading

329 MODEC

A

Ghana,Cote

Ghana,Coted'Ivoire

AngolaD

330 Eurus energyDAngola(FPSO) of oil and gas

Cameroon,Ga

・The company has locally incorporated companies in Angola, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire. https://www.modec.com/index.html
・Conducted projects in Angola, Ghana, Gabon, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial

d'Ivoire,Sene bon,Equatori
gal,Nigeria
al Guinea

Kenya

Guinea, and Nigeria
・In 2019, received a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) project in Senegal

Egypt

・A joint venture between Toyota Tsusho and Tokyo Electric Power Company
・Participated in a wind power IPP project in Egypt with Toyota Tsusho in 2017
・Invested $10 million in a wind power project in western Africa with Windlab, an

http://www.eurusenergy.com/en/

Australian wind power development company, in 2019331 JXTG EnergyA

332 WASSHAASouth Africa

Libya

C

Tanzania

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Nigeria

・Sale of lubricant oil
・Representative office in South Africa and Libya
・Consignment production in Nigeria

http://www.noe.jxgroup.co.jp/english/

・Sale of solar power distribution systems to non-electrified areas
・Fundraiging from Marubeni in 2018, Daikin Industries and Yamaha Motor in 2019
・In Partnership with Kansai Electric Power in 2019http://wassha.com/index_
en.php44

20. Construction, Equipment, Plant and Engineering

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Locally incorporated company in Ghana

333

Ooki Musen
Denki

A

334

ShinryoCorporation

A

Ghana

・Pig farming business・Agency for Honda

・Equipment work of air conditioning, sanitation, and electricity

Mauritius

・Representative office in Mauritius in 2016 and received order for data center

・Provided the urea technology license and designs for a fertilizer plant in Nigeria in

335 Toyo Engineering

D

Nigeria

Corporate Web site

Northern

Egypt2012. Awarded the fertilizer plant's 2nd train license in 2018.
・Received polyethylene orders in Egypt in 2013

http://ooki-musendenki.com

https://www.shinryo.com/
en/index.html

https://www.toyoeng.com/jp/en/

・Plant design and construction for oil and gas plants
・Locally incorporated company in Mozambique

CHIYODA
336
Corporation

A

Mozambique

D

South
Africa,Mozam

Nigeria

bique

Gabon

・Awarded contracts in South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt
Algeria,Egypt ・Constructed a LNG plant in Algeria in 2015
・ Awarded a contract for an LNG project as an EPC in Mozambique in 2019
・Acquired a 25% equity stake in an oil development project of MPDC Gabon, a

https://www.chiyodacorp.
com/en/subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, in 2013

・Plant design and construction for oil and gas plants

Constru・Locally incorporated companies in Algeria and Nigeria
・Algeria: Established a thermal power plant maintenance and operation service

ction,
Equipm20

company in 2008 jointly with SONELGAZ (an Algerian company) and SOGEX (an Omani

ent,company); signed a contract to construct a large gas processing facility in 2009; signed
a contract to construct a crude oil processing plant in 2011; signed a contract toconstruct a crude oil and gas processing facility

Plant
and
Engineering

337 JGC Holdings

A

Nigeria

AlgeriaD

Angola,MozambiqueGhana,Nigeria・Mozambique: Awarded a contract for a floating LNG plant of Itarian Eni plot in 2017.
Awarded a contract for a LNG plant of Exxon Mobile plot in 2019
Algeria,Egypt,・Angola: Delivered an offshore LPG processing plant in 2004; signed a contract to
Libya
conduct the basic design of an LNG plant in 2005 jointly with KBR (a US company) andhttp://www.jgc.com/en/

Techinip USA
・Libya: Awarded a contract for a gas and crude oil processing plant in 2004
・Egypt: Made investments in ammonia production and sales business in 2006 jointlywith Mitsubishi Corporation, etc.
・Nigeria: Concluded a contract to expand a large LNG plant in 2004 jointly with KBR (aUS company), Technip (a French company), and SNAMPROGETTI (an Italian company)
・Ghana: In 2017, joined Sumitomo Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ininvesting in FPSO owning and ship chartering business for offshore oil and gas fields

Japan Jorong
EngeneeringA

339 Meisei Industrial

A

338

340 Univergy

・Plant engineering
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

South Africa

・Equipment work for heat insulation

NigeriaD

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Zambiahttp://jjel.co.jp/

・Established a locally incorporated company in Nigeria in 2000

http://www.meiseikogyo.co.jp/en/index.html

・ Awarded solar power plant projects in Zambia

http://www.univergy.com/

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21. Integrated Trading Company (Sogo Shosha)

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Bases in 9 countries: South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria,
Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco
・In 2016, invested in US-based Transmar Group, which operates cocoa-related
businesses in West Africa
・Began assembly and production of Isuzu vehicles in Ethiopia in 2019
・Established a company for production and processing pineapple in Sierra Leone in
2019
・South Africa: Sale of products of Komatsu, and import and export of automobiles;

Ghana,Sierra

341 ITOCHU

A

Ethiopia,Keny Leone,Cote
South Africaad'Ivoire,Niger

Algeria,Tunisi
a,Morocco

D

ia

South
Africa,Namibi

Made capital contribution to a steel sheet manufacturer of the SAFAL Group in 2008;
Participated in a platinum and nickel exploration project by a Canadian company ina2011; Concluded a power purchase agreement in a photovoltaic power generation
project in 2012; Established a JV with Mazda Motor in 2015
・Ethiopia: Import of coffee and sesame to Japan, import and sale of Isuzu vehicles,

https://www.itochu.co.jp/en/index.html

support assembly and manufacture, support sewing consignment production
・Kenya: Capital participation in locally incorporated company of Isuzu Motors
・Ghana: Export of cacao beans, etc.
・Nigeria: Invested in a metal plate processing company under SAFAL Group in 2010
・Namibia: Secured interests for a gas field in 2007; Made additional investments in a
new uranium mine development project in 2010

Integrated
Trading

21

Compa
ny

・Business bases in 9 countries: South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania,
Madagascar, Ghana, Algeria, and Morocco.

(Sogo

・In 2017, signed an MoU with Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank

Shosha)・In 2018, invested in a Kenyan startup M-kopa, which sells SHS
・In 2019, formed a partnership with Morocco for sales of special economic zone
・In 2019, invested in solar minigrid provider Powergen with US-based Shell
・South Africa: Concluded a power purchase agreement in a wind power generation
project in 2012; Export of wood chips; Provided capital contribution to Philagro which
was transformed into a locally incorporated company in 2014; Refine and export offerromanganese with Mizushima Ferroalloy, forestation business to export wood chips

342

Sumitomo
Corporation

A

Angola,South Kenya,Tanzan
Africa,Mozam ia,Madagasca
bique

r

with Nippon Paper Industries
・Madagascar: Participated in a nickel mine project together with a Canadian company

South
Ghana

Algeria,Moro
cco

B,C,D

Africa,Madag Uganda,Kenyascar,Mozam a,Tanzania
bique

Ghana

Tunisia,Moro and a Korean company in 2005; Commenced commercial production in 2014
cco
・Kenya: Sale of animal health medics to Chinese Sinder
・Tanzania: In 2012 signed a contract to construct a natural gas-fired combined cycle

http://www.sumitomocorp.co.jp/english/

power plant together with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Toshiba Plant Systems& Services Corporation, and started construction in 2016.
・Mozambique: In 2017 signed contracts with IHI corporation for constructions of gasfired combined cycle power plants in Mapto and Temane・Ghana: Participated in a combined thermal power generation project in 2014. In
2017, reached an agreement with JGC Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ininvesting in FPSO owning and ship chartering business for offshore oil and gas fields
led by Malaysia-based Yinson Holdings Berhad・Tunisia: in 2017, the company signed a contract with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power
Systems for construction of gas-fired combined cycle power plant・Uganda: Export of construction machinery

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other46

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Business bases in 6 African countries: South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco,
and Libya, JV in Ghana for seawater desalination, wood chip processing and export
company in Mozambique, oil development company in Egypt and Gabon, Metal One
companies in South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Gabon.
・South Africa: Export of ferroalloy steel products (Metal One, affiliated company,
business); dealer of Suzuki four-wheel vehicles; Sale of reactor with IHI to SASOL
・Egypt: Acquired interests for an oil producing field in 2006; Succeeded in exploration

Integrated
Trading
21 Compa
ny

of crude oil and gas in 2008; Metal One business

343 Sojitz

A

Angola,South
Africa,Mozam
bique

Ghana,Nigeri
a

Gabon

Egypt,Morocco,Libya

B,D(Sogo
Shosha)Angola,Nami
bia,South
Africa,Malawi,
Mozambique

Ghana,Nigeri
a

Egypt

・Morocco: Export of mineral phosphate・Ghana: Conducted a seawater desalination project together with a Spanish company
in 2012; Commenced commercial operation in 2015
・Nigeria: Metal One business, awarded contract for crude oil production facility

http://www.sojitz.com/en/

・Malawi: Provided loans to the Australian company Lynas
・Namibia: Participated in a wind power generation project together with a Korean
company in 2011
・Angola: Financing for oil development; FPSO operation; signed a contract toconstruct a cement plant in 2008 which commenced operation in 2011
・Tanzania: Import of raw material for pyrethrum coil・Senegal: A subsidiary, Daiichibo, acquired fair trade certification for cotton andcommenced import in 2013.

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

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Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Business based as Toyota Tsusho in Egypt, direct asset bases in 37 countries underFrance-based CFAO, established as the regional headquarters for Africa.
・After Toyota Motor Corporation transferred all sales operations in Africa to Toyota
Tsusho in 2019. There are Toyota sales bases in 49 African countries (excluding Eswatini,
Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, and Libya) and coverage reaches 54 countries. There aresales agents for Suzuki in 20 countries due to the partnership between Toyota Motor
Corporation and Suzuki. Auto loan company in Mauritius and metal plate blanking
company in South Africa
・Awarded a contract to build a geothermal power plant with Toshiba and Hyundai
Engineering in 2011
・Awarded a contract for container transport cranes at Port Mombasa in Kenya alongwith Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in 2013
・In 2017, established a vehicles distribution company in Kenya with Nippon Yusen andFrance-based Bolloré
・Awarded a contract to supply harbor cargo handling cranes for the development ofPort Mombasa in Kenya along with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in 2017
・Participated in a wind power generation IPP project in Egypt with Eurus Energy in2017 and invested in wind power generation in east Africa in 2019

Ghana,Gambi
a,Guinea,Gui
neaBissau,Cote

Integrat21

ed
Trading
Compa
ny
(Sogo
Shosha)344 TOYOTA TSUSHOA・in 2019, awarded two solar power plants with charge system in Zambia
・Development of ports in Angola
Ethiopia,Eritr
ea,Kenya,Co

Gabon,Camer

Uganda,Kenyoon,Congo,D
Angola,Zambd'Ivoire,Sierraa,Tanzania,MRCongo,Sao
ia,Zimbabwe,
Leone,Seneg
Algeria,Egypt,adagascar,Ma
Tome,EquatoSouth
al,Togo,Niger
Moroccouritius,Rwand
rial
Africa,Malawi
ia,Niger,Mali,a
Guinea,CAR,C
Mauritania,Bu
had,Burundi
rkina
Faso,Benin,Li

B,C,D

beria

moros,Djibou
Zambia,Moza ti,Sudan,Seycmbique・In 2018, CFAO partnered with France’s Total to provide auto repair services at gas
stations and selling car care products in 5 countries including Kenya
・In 2019, CFAO announced plans to acquire the South African car dealership UnitransCabohelles,Somali Verde,Ghanaa,SouthSudan,Rwanda

Egypt,Tunisia

Motor Holdings
・In 2016: Invested in Seven Seas Technologies, a Kenyan ICT company

http://www.toyotatsusho.com/english/

・In 2017: Invested in Sendy, a Kenyan logistics startup
・In 2018: Invested in Zipline, a drone delivery startup operating in Rwanda and Ghana
・In 2019: Invested in solar minigrid provider Powerhive operating in Kenya
・In 2019: established a investment company Mobility 54 in France
・South Africa: Automobile manufacturing, sales support, agency management for
Toyota vehicles. Sales entity for Subaru.
・Egypt: Assembly and sale of Toyota vehicles
・Kenya: Assembly and sale of Toyota vehicles, Hino trucks, and Yamaha motorcycles
via Toyota Kenya. Sale of used cars via Toyotsu Auto Mart Kenya. Auto loans via
Toyotsu Capital Kenya. Production and sales of fertilizers via Toyota Tsusho Fertilizer
Africa. Sale of Michelin tires in Kenya and Uganda.
・Nigeria: Established a JV with Yamaha Motor Company in 2015 for motorcycle
manufacture and retail. Established an assembly plant for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus
Corporation in 2017.
・Ghana: Established a JV between Suzuki and CFAO for automobile manufacture andretail・Rwanda: Collaborate with Volkswagen’s taxi app business
・CFAO: Direct management of the consumer business. Operates France-based
Carrefour in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Senegal. A subsidiary, Eurapharma, sells
pharmaceuticals in 23 countries. Provides IT and ATM services in 21 countries. In Côte
d'Ivoire: constructs and operates shopping malls; operates a multipurpose factory to
manufacture BIC, L'Oréal, and other products; established a beer factory in 2015 with
Heineken. Beverage business in Congo. Manufactures packages for Nestlé’ and others

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other48

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Business bases in 11 African countries: South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Kenya,
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco.
・Subsidiary for mining machinery sales in Botswana
・Subsidiary for development and sales of ID system with fingerprint authenticationand digital registration technology in South Africa
・Subsidiary for power generation in Tunisia
・In 2012, the company agreed to set up a joint venture for fertilizer production with
China's New Hop Liuhe

345 Marubeni

A

Angola,Botsw
Ghana,Coteana,South
Ethiopia,Kenyd'Ivoire,Niger
Africa,Mozam a
ia
bique

・In 2018, awarded a contract for a geothermal power plant in Kenya
Algeria,Egypt,
Tunisia,Moro

・In 2018, invested in Japan-based Wassha, which operates a solar power generation kit
https://www.marubeni.co
rental business in Tanzania

Kenya,Tanzan

B,D

ia

cco

・In 2019, invested in UK-based Azuri Technologies, which sell home solar power
generation kits in Kenya and Tanzania(Steel→Marubeni‐Itochu Steel Inc.)

m/en/

・South Africa: Export of metal resources and chips
・Mozambique: Sale of spherical graphite
・Kenya: Export of conveyors, cement materials, and chemicals
・Ethiopia: Export of construction machinery, and import of coffee and sesame
・Nigeria: Export of chemicals
・Ghana: Export of food and chemicals
・Morocco: Signed an MoU with BMCE Bank of Africa

Integrated
Trading

21

Compa
ny

・Business bases in 6 African countries: South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Ghana,(Sogo
Shosha)Algeria, and Morocco
・Invested in Afrimax, an LTE operator in Uganda, Zambia, Ghana and Cameroon, in
2015
・Invested in Csquared, a Google subsidiary working on broadband expansion in Africa,
in 2017
・Obtained a 30% stake in ETG, an agricultural company from Dubai, which operates inZambia,Zimb

346 MITSUI & Co.

A

South
Africa,Mozam
bique

Ghana,Guine

22 African countries, in 2017
・Invested in M-Kopa, a home solar power generation kit business operating in Kenya,abwe,Namibi

Kenya

Ghana

Algeria,Moro
cco

B,D

a-Bissau,Cotein 2018
Uganda,Ethio
Gabon,Camera,Southd'Ivoire,Sene
Algeria,Moro ・Invested in Zalar Holding, a Moroccan feed company, in 2018
pia,Kenya,Tanoon,DRCong
Africa,Malawi,
gal,Togo,Nig
cco
・Final investments in LNG development in Mozambique to be determined in 2019
zania,Rwandao,Burundi
Mozambique,eria,Burkina
・Operates port terminals in Algeria, Gabon, and Rwanda through Portek, aBotswana

Faso,Benin

http://www.mitsui.com/jp/
enSingaporean subsidiary
・South Africa: Participated in a thermal power plant project and a railway business forTransnet.
・Mozambique: In 2014, obtained rights to Moatize coal mine along with Vale, a major
Brazilian natural resource company. Obtained rights for LNG with US-based Anadarko.
Final investments to be determined in 2019.
・Kenya: Export of chemical products, iron and steel
・Angola: LNG vessel contracts
・Morocco: Awarded the Safi coal-fired power project in 2014. Sale of grain and feed.

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

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Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Business bases in 12 African countries: South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Tanzania, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.
・In 2015, obtained 20% of the shares of Olam, a Singaporean agricultural trading
company with operation bases in 20 African countries.
・In 2017, signed a contract to construct a geothermal power plant in Kenya with
Mitsubushi Hitachi Power Systems
・In 2018, Invested in a SHS business with France-based EDF
Integrated
Trading
21 Compa
ny(Sogo
Shosha)Angola,Zamb

Mitsubishi
347
Corporation

A

South
Cote
Ethiopia,Keny
Africa,Mozam
d'Ivoire,Senea,Tanzania
biquegal,Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,
Tunisia,Moro

B,D

cco

Ghana,Cote・in 2019, Invested in UK-based BBOXX, a SHS provider in 12 countries in Africa・Sale of steel products (via Metal One) in 12 African countries.

Uganda,Ethio d'Ivoire,Guin
・Sale of Mitsubishi cars
ia,Zimbabwe,
Cameroon,Ga
pia,Kenya,Su ea,Senegal,To
Algeria,Egypt, ・South Africa: Invests in an elevator sales company. Export and import ofSouth
bon,Congo,Ddan,Tanzania, go,Nigeria,M
Moroccoautomobiles, tires, food, chemicals, etc.
Africa,Mozam
RC
Rwandaali,Burkina
・Mozambique: Operates MOZAL, an aluminum refinerbique
Faso,Liberia
・Angola: Invests in Angola Oil (65.7%)

http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/

・Kenya: Export of heavy electrical machinery, elevators and motor vehicles, and importof coffee beans
・Rwanda: Water works PPP・Cote d'Ivoire: Obtained interests for oil and gas exploration in 2014. Export of cacao.
・Liberia: Obtained interests for oil and gas exploration in 2011.
・Nigeria: Joint venture with Notore Chemical Industries, owner of urea fertilizer plants
・Gabon: Invests in MPDC (75%); oil and gas exploration, development, and production
・Tunisia: Export of phosphoric acid

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other50

22. Specialized and Middle size trading firmIndustry

Company Name

348

Advanced
Material Japan

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
SouthernA

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

351

KAWASHO
FOODS

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

Rwanda349 Ohmi Industries

350

Other
operation
type

Uganda,Keny

C

A

a

Nigeria

CentralDetail・Trading company specialized in rare metal
・Representative office in Rwanda

http://www.amjc.co.jp/

・Export of steel materials

http://www.ohmiinds.co.jp/en・Manufacture and export of canned food・Since the 1950s, the company has sold canned mackerel to Nigeria and Ghana.

Ghana・Established a representative office in Ghana in 2010

SUN MACHINERYAND TRADINGC

Nigeria

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Export of oil refining equipment and industrial materials and equipment

http://www.kawashofoods.co.jp/english/

http://www.sunmachinery.
co.jp/

・Trading company specializing in the Middle East and Africa

TAICHI
352
HOLDINGSASouth Africa

Kenya

Nigeria

・Handles air conditioning equipment, vehicles, construction equipment, etc.
・Locally incorporated company in Nigeria and representative offices in South Africa,
Libya, Egypt, and Morocco

Egypt,Morocco,Libya

http://www.anabas.co.jp/en/・Manages Makino, a Japanese restaurant, in Egypt

Specialized and22

353 Taiyo

C

Sudan

firm

http://www.taiyobussan.jp/

Faso,Mali

Middlesize
trading

Guinea,Coted'Ivoire,Sene
Algeria,Egypt,
Cameroon,Co・Export of diagnostic imaging machines
gal,Nigeria,BTunisia,Libya,
ngo・Sales agents in 14 African countries
urkinaMorocco354 Taiyo Bussan

ASouth Africa

355 ChoriC

Nigeria

・Export of acoustic equipment, etc.

http://www.taiyobussan.jp/english/profile.html

・Supply raw material and providing loan for a blending fertilizer plant in Nigeria

https://www.chori.co.jp/en
glish/

・Export of electronics and electronic parts

356 Toyoichi Tsusho

A

357 Nishizawa

A

Egypt

・Representative office in Egypt
・Established a JV in Hong Kong in 2010 with Egypt's El Araby

http://www.japancompany.jp/toyoichi/inde
x.html・Imports and exports, from textiles to steel, various machinery and plants, andMalawi,Moza
Tanzania
mbiqueGhana,Nigeriaindustrial materials and equipment
・The company has locally incorporated companies in Nigeria and Tanzania, andhttp://www.nishizawaltd.com/english/

representative offices in Mozambique, Ghana and Malawi.

Nippon Steel &358 Sumikin Bussan
Corporation

359

Hayakawa
Company

・In Mozambique, the company, together with NIPPON STEEL ＆ SUMITOMO METAL,DASouth Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Mozambique

took a stake in coaking coal development project in 2010 and received a explorationright in 2013

・Export of rare metals
・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2016

http://www.nssb.nssmc.com/en/

http://www.hayakawa.co.jp/51

IndustrySpeciali22

zed andMiddlesizeCompany Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

360 Hanwa

ASouth Africa

361 Fuji Bussan

ASouth Africa

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

tradingfirm

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Export and import of resource equipment and materials including ferroalloy
・Branch office in South Africa
・Capital participation in Samancor, a South Africa company, for exclusive sales rights inJapan in 2005. Increased a stake via a subsidiary, Japan South Africa Chrome, in 2017

・The company has a representative office in South Africa. It supplies bait for tuna toJapanese fishing boats stopping by Cape Town.

http://www.hanwa.co.jp/

http://www.fujibussan.com/

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23. Used car dealerIndustry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

362 Agasta

363 EXCIA

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

C

A

Kenya

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralSouth
Senegal,Guin
Africa,Zambia Uganda,Kenyea,Nigeria,Ma DRCongo,Malawi,Moza a,TanzanialimbiqueDetail・Export of used cars
・Subsidiary of Carchs, sales agents in various African countries
・Started providing automobile loans using IoT device

・Export of used cars and arrangement of car service in Africa
・Branch offices in Kenya and Senegal

SenegalCorporate Web site

Northern

http://www.agasta.co.jp/en/https://excia.jp/english

Zambia,Zimb
abwe,eSwatin Uganda,Keny364 SBTKenya,Tanzan

A

C

ia

i,Botswana,N a,Tanzania,So・Largest exporter of used cars to Africa

amibia,South uth
Nigeria,Benin DRCongo
Africa,Mozam Sudan,Maurit

・Locally incorported companies in Kenya and Tanzania
・Affiliated agents in various African countries

http://www.sbtjapan.co.jp/
en/bique,Lesoth iuso365 Enhance-autoA

Uganda,Tanz・Export of used carsania

・Locally incorporated companies in Tanzania and Uganda

https://www.enhanceauto.jp/

eSwatini,Zam
bia,Zimbabw
e,Namibia,So
Used

23

car

366 Cardealpage

C

uth

Uganda,Keny

Africa,Botswa a,Tanzania

DRCongo,Bur
undina,Malawi,Mdealer・Operation of a used car sales website
・Partnership with Zambian Postal Services Corporation and with agents in various
African countries

https://www.cardealpage.comozambique,LesothoZambia,Zimb

367 ZIGExN

A

Kenya

C

abwe,Namibi
Uganda,Kenya,Southa,Tanzania,M
Africa,Botswa
auritius,Rwanna,Malawi,Mdaozambique,L

DRCongo,Bur

・Acquired a used car sales website and export support business from Carview
・Established a locally incorporated company in Kenya

undi

・Partnership with Zambia Postal Services Corporation

https://www.tradecarview.
com

・Partner agents in various African countries

esothoAngola,Zimb

368 Kaiho Sangyo

Cabwe,Zambia,
Ghana,Guine
Namibia,Sout Kenya,Tanzan
Cameroon,Co Egypt,Morocca,Nigeria,Beni・Export of used car partshia,MauritiusngoonAfrica,Botswa

https://kaiho.co.jpna369 Sunpower

A

370 ShimaA

SenegalMozambique

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Export of used tires
・Established a locally incorporated company in Senegal in 2017https://www.sunpower.co.jp/

・Export of used cars
・Established a locally incorporated company in Mozambique in 201353

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Export of used car parts

371 Saint PartsA

Tanzania

372 Takashi EnterpriseA

Uganda373 TRUSTA

South Africa

・Car maintenance・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania

・Export of used cars
・Established a locally incorporated company in UgandaC

374 Be Forward

A

TanzaniaC・Dealership of new car sales for Suzuki and other companies in South Africa
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa
・Partnership agents in multiple African countries

auritius

Zambia,Zimb
abwe,Botswa
na,South
Uganda,Keny
Africa,Malawi, a,Tanzania
Mozambique,http://www.saintparts.co.jp/

http://www.tep.co.jp/ex/

・Export of used carsZambia,Zimb Uganda,Kenyabwe,Namibi a,Tanzania,MaCorporate Web site

Northern

https://www.trustltd.co.jp/en/index.html

・Export of used cars
Ghana

DRCongo・Locally incorporated companies in Tanzania and Kenya
・Partner agents in 12 African countries

http://www.beforward.jp/

・Export of used commercial vehicles

https://www.retrus.co.jp/about/Lesotho

375 Retrus

A

Tanzania

376 World Navi

A

Kenya

377 3WM

A

Uganda・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania

Used

23

car
dealer・Export of used vehicles

C

Tanzania

・Provide financing through a partnership with Kenya's Co-operative Bank

http://www.worldnavi.co.j
p/en/index.html

・Export of used commercial vehicles
・Established a branch office in Uganda in 2012

http://www.3wm.co.jp/

・Sales agent for Yanmar

378 8Gear

A

Tanzania

379 AA Japan

A

Kenya

Aut OrecEnterpris

A

Tanzania

380

381 IDOM

382 VT Holdings

C

C

D

A

South Africa

ZambiaZambiaDRCongoTanzania

・Export of used commercial vehicles
・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania

http://www.8gear.jp/about/overview

・Export of used cars
・Locally incorporated company in Kenya

https://ke.aajapancars.co
m/stocklist

・Export of used cars
・Established a locally incorporated company in Tanzania in 2007

・Provide used cars in Tanzania in partnersip with Uber・Automobile sales
・Acquired Peugeot Citroen South Africa, which handles the import and sales businessfor Peugeot and Citroen in Souh Africa, in 2017

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

https://www.autorec.co.jp/

https://221616.com/idom/en/

http://www.vtholdings.co.jp/eng/index.
html

54

24. Marine transportation and Logistics service

Industry

Company Name

Ocean Network
383
Express

384

Kawasaki Kisen
KaishaOperation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Ghana,Cote
A

South Africa

d'Ivoire,Niger

Egypt

C

ia

A

South Africa

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

Zimbabwe,Namibia,Malawi, Kenya,Tanzan Senegal,Beni
Mozambique, ia
Lesotho

D

n

Ghana

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Container shipping company established through investments from Kawasaki Kisen
Kaisha, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nippon Yusen in 2017
Morocco・Locally incorporated compaies in South Africa, Ghana, Côte D Ivoire, Nigeria, andEgypt
・Contract manufacturers in 10 African countries
・Sea transportation service mainly for automobiles in South Africa
・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2009
・The container vessel business was merged with Ocean Network Express Holdings, a
joint venture with NYK Line and K Line.
・In 2017, joined Sumitomo Corporation and JGC Corporation in investing in FPSO

https://www.oneline.com/

http://www.kline.co.jp/en/

owning and ship chartering business for offshore oil and gas fields in Ghana

385

Marine386

transportation24

Kintetsu World
Express

Mitsui O.S.K.
Lines

・Sells and deals with imported and exported goods
AA

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 1996・Sells and deals

South Africawith imported and exported goods
・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 1996

Ghana,Coted'Ivoire,Niger

South Africa

https://www.kwe.co.jp/en/

・Sea transportation service mainly for automobiles in South Africa
・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, and aD

Mozambiqueia

representative office in Cote d'Ivoire
・The container vessel business was merged with Ocean Network Express Holdings, a
joint venture with NYK Line and K Line.

https://www.mol.co.jp/en/
index.html

・In 2019, awarded a LNG-to-Powership project with Turkey Karadeniz Holidings

andLogisticsservice

387 MOL Logistics

A

388 Tamai SteamshipA・Air and marine transport service, logistics, warehouse, etc
・Established a branch office in 2017

Kenya

・Ocean transportation of aluminum materials, cereals, and coal, etc.
Liberia

・The company established a locally incorporated company in Liberia in 1978 in order
to utilize the incentive for flag of convenience (tax reduction, etc.).

389

Japan Post
Holdings

B

Zambia,South Africa

・In 2015, the company acquired a Australian logistics company, Toll Holdings, via
Japan Postal Service. Toll has locally incorporated companies in South Africa andZambiahttps://www.mol-logisticsgroup.com/en/index.html

http://www.tamaiship.co.jp/https://www.japanpost.jp/
en/・Sea transportation service mainly for automobiles in South Africa.
・In 2005, established a locally incorporated company in South Africa.
・In 2016, established a automobile logistics joint venture with Toyota Tsusho and390 NYK LineA

South Africa

Kenya

Bollorehttps://www.nyk.com/engl
・Subsidiary NYK Bulk & Projects Career established a joint venture with Danish Licvem ish/Shipping & Trading for Western African sea route services.
・The container vessel business was merged with Ocean Network Express Holdings, a
joint venture with Mitsui O.S.K Line and K Line.

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

55

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Air and marine transport services, logistics, warehouse operations, moving services,
etc.

391 NIPPON EXPRESSA

South Africa

Kenya

Morocco・Representative office in South Africa.

http://www.nipponexpress

・Opened a branch office in Kenya in 2017 and a branch office in Morocco in December .com/
2017
・In Kenya, the company provides services such as transit for cut flowers

Marinetransportation

24

392

HANKYUHANSHIN Express

A

South Africa

393

Mitsui-Soko
ExpressA

South Africa

394 Yusen Logistics

A

South Africa

395 CourieMate

AandLogisticsservice

Uganda,Kenya・Air and marine transport services, logistics, warehouse operations, etc.
・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2014
・In 2018, acquired Intraspeed South Africa and obtained locally incorporated
companies in South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda

・Air transport service for automobile
・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2013
・Commenced the temperature controlled sea freight consolidation service to Africa,taking the role of distributing European pharmaceuticals

UgandaA:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Motorcycle delivery business

https://www.hhexpress.com/jp/en/company/

https://www.mitsuisoko.com/en

https://www.yusenlogistics.com/en/japan

http://www.couriemate.com/56

25. Financial service

Industry

Company Name

396 ORIX

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
SouthernA

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 1997
・Conducts leasing business and car leasing business・Acquired exclusive rights for South African insurer Discovery's insurance programs inC

Kepple Africa
Ventures

South Africa

C

SAMURAI399 INCUBATEAFRICAC

2016
・Began product sales in 2018

Kenya

South Africa

Nigeria

Uganda,Keny Ghana,Nigeri
a,Rwanda

Corporate Web site

Northern

Egypt

Sumitomo Life
397 Insurance
Company398

Other
operation
typea

https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

http://www.sumitomolife.co.jp/english/

・Venture capital making seed investments in African startups

https://kepplegroup.com/en/

・Venture capital making seed investments in African startups

https://samurai-incubateafrica.asia/en/

Ghana,Guine

400 Sompo holdings

ASouth Africa

C

Financia

25 l service

Angola,Zamba,CoteUganda,Kenyia,Zimbabwe,
d'Ivoire,Senea,Tanzania,M
Namibia,Sout
gal,Togo,Nig Gabon,Camer
adagascar,MaMoroccoheria,Niger,Bur oon,Congo
uritius,Rwand
Africa,Botswa
kinaana,Malawi
Faso,Benin,Mali・Sompo Japan Nipponkoa estabilsihed a locally incorporated company in South Africa
in 2014・ In 2017, formed partnerships with South Africa's Sanlam Santam and Morocco's
Saham and provides service across 27 African countries

https://www.sjnk.co.jp/en
glish/・ In 2018, invested in Bit Pesa, a bitcoin startup

Angola,Zambia,Zimbabwe,

401

Tokio Marine
Holdings

A

South Africa

Egypt

B,C

・Life and non-life insurance

Ghana,Cote

Namibia,Bots

Uganda,Ethio d'Ivoire,Senewana,Malawi,
Cameroon,Dpia,Kenya,Tan gal,Togo,Nig
Egypt
South
RCongozania
eria,Niger,Be
Africa,Mozamninbique,Lesoth

・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 2008 and a representative
office in South Africa in 2015.
https://www.tokiomarineh
・In 2016, formed a partnership with South Africa's Hollard and provides services across d.com/en/
21 African countries
・In 2018, invested in Hollard Holdings and Hollard InternationaloToyota Financial
ServicesA

South Africa

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2000

https://www.toyotafinancial.com/us/en.html

403 Nomura Holdings

ASouth Africa

・Opened a branch office in in South Africa in 2016

https://www.nomuraholdi
ngs.com/top.html

404 Mizuho BankASouth Africa

402

・Partnership alliance with South Africa's Standard bank in 2012
C

South Africa

Morocco・Opened a local office in 2013
・Partnership alliance with Morroco based Attijariwafa Bank in 2019

405

Mitsui Sumitomo
Insurance

A

South Africa

C

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Mozambique

Uganda,Kenya,Tanzania

・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2015
・In 2018, partnered with a Kenyan insurance company (with locally incorporated
companies in Uganda and Tanzania) and a Mozambican insurance company to provide
reinsurance services

https://www.mizuhobank.
com/index.html

https://www.msins.com/english/

57

Industry

Company Name

Sumitomo Mitsui
406 Banking
Corporation

OperationA

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

South Africa

Western

CentralNorthern

Egypt

Other
operation
type

C

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
・Established a representative office in Egypt in 1975.
・Partnership alliance with South Africa's Abusa bank in 2010
・Opened South Africa's representative office in 2010 which later upgraded to branchSouth Africa

officehttps://www.smbc.co.jp/gl
obal/

・Partnership alliance with Kenyan KCB bank and Morocco's Banque Centrale Populairein 2019

・Representative office in Egypt, MoU with CIB in 2011407 MUFG BankASouth Africa

Egypt

C

South Africa

Morocco・Re-opened South Africa's representative office in 1996 which later upgraded to local
office in 2013
・In 2014 concluded MoU for comprehensive business collaboration with South Africa's

https://www.bk.mufg.jp/gl
obal/

First Bank, In 2011, concluded MoU with Morocco7s BMCE

25

Financia
l service

408 AAIC Japan

A

Kenya

B

Kenya,Rwand
Nigeriaa

409 Crediation

・Operates an Africa-focused medical fund・Locally incorporated company in Kenya
・The medical fund invested in Nigeria's Kobo30 in 2019

・Providing LOP finance to local companies

・The company concluded a partnership agreement with Equity Bank (Kenya) and

410 JCB

C

Kenya

Togo

Ecobank (Togo) in 2012 and 2015 respectively. The JCB card is available in 33 Africancountries.

https://www.aaic.com/en/top-en

https://crediation.com/

https://www.global.jcb/en/

・In 2010, founded an African fund alongside Abu Dhabi-based Invest AD, focused on
Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco and invested in Rwanda's Bank of

411 SBI Holdings

B,CKenya,RwandaKigali in 2011
・In 2018, SBI Remit partnered with Kenya's BitPesa, a digital foreign exchange andpayment platform leveraging blockchain technology

http://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/・In 2019, established SBI Africa, exporting used car to Africa and providing financial
service

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other58

26. Travel agency

Industry

26

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

412 HISASouth Africa

Kenya

413 DOSOSHIN

ASouth Africa

Kenya

Western

CentralNorthern

Egypt

Other
operation
type

C

Other operating countries
Southern

Zimbabwe

Eastern
Ethiopia,Mad
agascarWestern

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern
Tunisia,Moro・Branch offices in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt
cco

https://www.his.co.jp/en/

TravelagencyA:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Travel agency specialized in Africa
・The company has local offices in South Africa and Kenya.

https://www.dososhin.com/59

27. Media and Advertising agent

Industry

Company Name

OperationA

The Asahi
414 Shimbun
CompanyA

415 Kyodo NewsA

416 JIJI PRESSCountries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Advertising
agent

Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

Egypt・Branch offices in Cairo and Johannesburg

http://www.asahi.com/ajw
/

Egypt

・Branch offices in Cairo and Nairobi

https://www.kyodonews.jp/english/

A

Egypt

・ Branch office in Cairo

https://jen.jiji.com/

417 TV Asahi

A

Egypt

・Branch office in Cairo

http://company.tvasahi.co.jp/e/418 DENTSU

A

Egypt,Morocc・Acquired UK's Aegis in 2013, and has locally incorporated companies in 9 Africancountries as Dentsu Aegis Networko・Partnered with media agencies and creative agencies across 32 countries in Sub-South Africa

Kenya

South Africa

Kenya,Tanzan Ghana,Nigeri
iaa,Senegal

Cameroon

http://www.dentsu.com/

Saharan Africa

Media
and

27

Other operating countries

419

MAINICHI
ShimbunA

South Africa

420

YOMIURI
ShimbunA

South Africa

421 Nikkei

422

Nippon Television
Network

・Branch office in Johannesburg

http://mainichi.jp/english/

Egypt

・Branch office in Johannesburg

https://info.yomiuri.co.jp/
english/index.html

A

Egypt

・Branch office in Cairo

http://www.nikkei.co.jp/ni
kkeiinfo/en/

A

Egypt

・Branch office in Cairo

http://www.ntv.co.jp/engli
sh/

Egypt

・Has a branch in Cairo. Opened a branch in South Africa in 2014.

https://www.nhk.or.jp/cor
porateinfo/

Egypt・Branch office in Cairo

http://www.tbsholdings.co.jp/ir/en/

423 NHKA

424 TBS Holdings

ASouth Africa

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other60

28. Import of specialty goods from Africa

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

425 A DANSECBurkina Faso

・Import and sale of soaps and other products made from shea butter produced in
Burkina Faso

http://www.a-danse.jp/

426 Africakobo

C

Ghana

・Import and sale of creams and soaps made from shea butter

https://www.africakobo.com/427 Africa-ya

C

Cote d'Ivoire

・Import African textile from West Africa

https://www.africaya.com/

428 African SquareC

Ghana,Cote
Uganda,Ethio
d'Ivoire,Sene
pia,Kenya,Tangal,Togo,Nig Cameroon
zania,Madaga
eria,Burkina
scar
Faso,Mali

・Import, retail and wholesale of African sundries

http://www.africansq.co.jp/

429 Umeda YoHin Ten

C

430 Share TradeC

431 Tokyo Kankan

C

eSwatini

Tunisia,Moro
cco

・Import and sale of sundries from Tanzania and other African countries

Tanzania

Ghana

・Sewing and sale of clothes using African textiles

https://africawaii.com/?m
ode=f41

・Import of paradise seeds, an indigenous spice of Ghana

http://www.sharetrade.jp/

・Import and sale/wholesale of African art and cultural crafts

http://www.kankan.co.jp/aboutus/・Import, retail, and wholesale of Tanzanian coffee, tea, paintings, and cloth
・The company has a representative office in Tanzania

http://www.africafe.jp/dea
rshop.html#gaiyou

・Import and sale of Moroccan household goods and beauty products

https://www.fatimamorocco.com/

Import28

ofspecialty goods
fromAfricaCote
Kenya

d'Ivoire,Togo,
BurkinaFaso,Mali

432 BARAKA

A

Tanzania

433 Fatima

C

434 Pole Pole officeC

Tanzania

・Import African textile from East Africa

https://www.polepoleoffic
e.jp/office/Wise Kenya
International

C

Kenya

・Import and sale of macadamia nuts and cultural crafts

http://www.wisekenya.com/

436 Asante Sana

C

Kenya

・Import and sale of bags and accessories made from Kenyan textiles

https://asantesana.base.shop/

437 BlesslandA

C

Kenya

・Import and retail of Kenyan sisal bags

https://basketgarden.thebase.in435

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Morocco61

Industry

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

438 Chérie COCOC

439 ChuuiC

440 Couldy

C

441 Dasvia

C

442 Dear MoroccoC

443 enplus

C

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

・Manufacture of clothing from local textiles in Benin for sale in Japan

https://www.cheriecoco.jp/

・Import and sale of accessories made in artisan shops in Kenya

https://www.chuuijp.com/

Ghana

・Import and sale of bags made in artisan shops in Ghana

https://cloudy-tokyo.com/

Ghana

・Import and sale of sundries, clothes and shea butter from Ghana

http://dasvia.jp/index.html

・Import and sale/wholesale of Moroccan household goods

http://www.dearmorocco.
com/・Retail of Kenyan sisal baskets and other goods

https://enplus.jp/

Benin

Kenya

Morocco

Kenya

Importofspecialt

28 y goods 444 Lekker Africa

CSouth Africa

・Import of African household goods and South African wine

https://lekker-africa.com/

445 Maki & Mpho

C

South Africa

・Manufacture and sale of African accessories, design of household goods

http://www.makiandmpho.com/

446 Ruise B

C・Import and sale of baskets and bags made by women in Rwanda and Kenya

http://www.ruiseb.jp/

447 Rupurara Moon

C

Zimbabwe

・Import and sale of beaded accessories and small articles made in Zimbabwe

http://rupuraramoon.com/

448 SKYAHCSouth Africa

449 VIVA JapanC

450 withAfrica

C

from
AfricaA:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

Kenya,Rwand
a

Kenya

・Import of South African wine, Kenyan tea, etc.

Ghana

Ethiopia・Sale of natural skin products using moringa and shea butter from Ghana

http://viviajapan.com/

・Import of Ethiopian wine

https://withafrica.net/

6229. Local businesses started by Japanese entrepreneurs

IndustryLocalbusinesses

29

Company Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetail451 AlcebonA

452 Kotobuki Trading

A

South Africa

453 Japan Africa

ASouth Africa

454

MPATA
Investment

A

455

Yoshiken Travel
and ToursA

456

Rwanda Nuts
CompanyA

Rwanda・Production and processing of macadamia nuts in Rwanda

457 Wise East Japan

A

Kenya

・Import/export

458 Wagokoro

A

Togo

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Travel coordination and car service etc

http://www.alcebon.com/

・Japanese language instruction for enterprise customers, interpretation, and sale ofpacked ready-to-eat lunch boxes

・Coordinator in South Africa
・Founded by a Japanese national

Kenya

Ghana

http://www.japanafrica.com/・Managing a safari lodge

http://www.mpata.com/in
dex.htm

・Travel agency

http://www.yoshikentravelgh.com/startedby
JapaneseentreprSenegal・Japanese restaurant

http://wagokoro.info/

・Travel agency

http://www.kilitopandsafa
ris.com/・Local coordination and business support

https://www.facebook.com/AfricaLinkEnterpriseLim
ited/・Travel and study abroad tours

http://xn-rck1ae0dua7lwa.com/rwa
ndanote/・Drone service

https://www.africdrone.com/

eneurs459

Active Kilitop &SafarisA

460

AfricaLink
EnterpriseA

Tanzania

Zambia461 Africa NoteA

462 Afric-DroneA

463 AfroSpace

A

Kenya

464 Alphajiri

A

Kenya

RwandaBenin

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Kenyan travel agency
・Founded by a Japanese national

http://afrospace.info/

・ Cultivating and sale of soy bean63

IndustryLocalbusinesCompany Name

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

29

JapanesSouthern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailCorporate Web site

Northern

465 Artisans FarmA

Uganda・Cultiation and sale of cacao and vanilla beans

466 Amoebax

A

Kenya

・Distribution of agricultural products

http://www.amoebax.com/

467

Bloom Hills
RwandaA

Rwanda・Flower cultivation

468

Brown Food
Processors

A

Uganda・Production of chocolate, roasted coffee beans, and packed ready-to-eat lunch boxes

https://www.brown.co.ug/

469

Coin Connect
AfricaA

Rwanda・Blockchain game business

https://hinemoto1231.com/

A

Uganda470 COTS COTS

・Production, retail and sales of agricultural products, a business succeeded by
Japanese restaurants and Sakanoshita in 2017
・Established in Uganda in 2015

https://cotscots.jp/

・Capital contribution by Tridoll in 2016 and Saraya in 2017ses
startedby

Other operating countries

471 Daruma

A

472 DODO WORLD

A

Kenya

・Travel agecy

http://www.dodoworld.com/East Africa Sales
Promotion

A

Tanzania

・Coordination, agent, market research etc

http://easpg.biz/

474 E-gatesA

Rwanda・Local coordination and market researchhttps://egates-africa.com/

475 Food for FutureA

Ethiopia

・Dairy and dairy processing

476 Fujiyama

A

Grassroot
Walkers

A

South Africa

・Japanese restaurant (Durban)

eentrepreneurs473

477South Africa

・Japanese restaurant (Cape town)

Kenya

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Media business in Kenya

https://thegateway.thegra
ssrootswalkers.com/

64Industry

Company Name

478

Horientertainmen
t

A

479

Inuwali Africa
Guinée ConakryA

480 Izakaya MatsuriA

481 JATA Tours

A

482

Local
businesses

29

OperationA

Japa Express
Sushi BarA

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Kenya

GuineaSouth Africa

Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailSouth Africa

Corporate Web site

Northern

・Japanese restaurant and YouTube business

http://horientertainment.
wixsite.com/cheka

・Local coordination and garmen production

https://inuwali.wixsite.com/inuwaliafrica?

・Japanese restaurant (Cape town)

http://www.izakayamatsuri.com/

・Tanzanian travel agency

Tanzania・Founded by a Japanese national

http://jatatours.intafrica.com/・Japanese restaurant

http://www.japa.co.za/

・Bakery

https://joybakery.shop/

483 Joy Bakery

A

Tanzania

484 Kai Grobal

A

Kenya

A

Kenya

・Processing and sale of mangos

http://www.kenyafruitssol
utions.com/

486 KISEKI

A

Rwanda・Japanese restaurant

https://www.kisekirwanda.
com/

487 Life Style Rwanda

A

Rwanda・Operates the Thai restaurant "Asian Kitchen"

488 Matoborwa

A

Tanzania

・Production, sales and export of dry sweet potato and dry fruits

・Sale of sushi at supermarkets
・Distribution and sale of fresh fish

startedby
JapaneseentreprOther operating countries

485

Kenya Fruits
Solutionseneurs489

Moringa
MozambiqueA

Mozambique

・Production of moringa

490 Musashi

A

Mozambique・Japanese restaurant

491 NIAKA KA

A

Senegal

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

https://www.facebook.com/matoborwa/

・Coordinator in Senegal and conducts export management
・Founded by a Japanese national

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Industry

Company Name

492

Local
busines29

sesstartedby
Japanes

Paradise Beach
Bungalows

Operation
A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative andBranch offices exist
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralNorthern

Other
operation
type

Other operating countries
Southern

Eastern

Western

CentralDetailA

Tanzania

・Travel agecy

493 RWA MITTU

A

Rwanda・Production and sale of honey and jam

494 Sakura

A

Ethiopia

・Production and sale of honey and jam

495 Shopto Uganda

A

Uganda・Production and sale of honey and jam

496 Taiyo Enterprises

A

Kenya

・Production and sale of honey and jam

497 Teriyaki Japan

A

Kenya

・Production and sale of honey and jam

498 TOPISH BakeryA

499 TricksterA

500 Verde AfricaA

501 Worktect

A

502 Yasuke

A

503 YamatoA

504 Yambi Connect

A

Ghana

Corporate Web site

Northern
http://nakama.main.jp/par
adisebeachbungalows/

・BakeryeentrepreneursTanzania

・Ad agency

・Sale of briquette

https://www.facebook.com/pg/verdeafrica1101/a・A lighting design company. Has a locally incorporated company in Tanzania.

http://www.worktecht.co.jp/

Mozambique・Japanese restaurant

https://www.facebook.co
m/musashimaputo

South Africa

・Japanese restaurant

Mozambique

Tanzania

RwandaA:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other

・Local coordination and market researchhttps://yambiconnect.com/

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