４ Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Kansai

４-１Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Kansai⚫ U.S. and European companies comprise the largest portion of foreign-affiliated companies in Kansai. Asian companies also
comprise 30% which is larger than the national average of 20%.
⚫ By type of industry, foreign-affiliated companies in the manufacturing sector （machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals,precision machinery, etc.） comprise approximately 31% of the industry, a significantly larger percentage compared to thenational average of 20.7%.

Companies by region (2023)

Companies by industry（2023）

Other Wholesale
14%

Other areas
3%

Others26%

North America
23%

Total 22５

Steel and metal wholesale
3%

Europe44%

Electrical machinery3%

Machinery wholesale
13%

Total 22５
Chemicals
6%

Asia
30%

transportation equipment
wholesale
3%
Precision machinerywholesale3%
Electrical machinerywholesale
3%

Other services
6%
Machinery6%

Chemicals wholesale
Other manufacturing Information,systems,softw
4%
are5%
5%（Source）”Foreign Companies Database 2023” ,Toyo Keizai Inc*Foreign-affiliated: Foreign capital of 20% or more (including branch offices, etc.)

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４ Diversity of Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Kansai

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Examples of Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Kansai
Company name

Field

Location baseParentcompany
nationality

Company name

Field

Locationbase

Parentcompany
nationality

Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd

Pharmaceutical

Shiga, Osaka

Germany

USJ LLC.

Leisure, entertainment

Osaka

USA

AstraZeneca K.K.

Pharmaceutical

Shiga, OsakaUK

Nestlé Japan Ltd.

Foodstuff

Osaka, Hyogo

Switzerland

Abbott Japan LLC

Pharmaceutical

Kyoto, Osaka,
Hyogo

USA

Tata Consultancy Services Japan

Consulting

Osaka

India

ELI LILLY JAPAN K.K.

Pharmaceutical

Hyogo

USAPlug and Play Japan

Other service

Kyoto, Osaka

USA

ICON Clinical Research GK

Other service

Osaka

IrelandTÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd.

Other service

Osaka

Germany

BASF Japan Ltd.

ChemicalOsaka, Hyogo

Germany

AIG Japan Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

Other service

Osaka

USA

P&G Japan Limited

ChemicalShiga, Osaka,
Hyogo

USA

Svanehøj Japan LLC

Other wholesalers

Hyogo

Denmark

RECARO Japan Co., Ltd.

Transport equipment/
Precision mechanicalequipment

Shiga

Germany

Caterpillar Japan LLC

Machinery Wholesale

Fukui, Shiga,
Kyoto, Osaka,
Hyogo, Nara,
Wakayama

USA

Osaka

China（Source）”Foreign Companies Database 2023”
Toyo Keizai Inc. and the company data obtained from JETRO and O-BIC＊The companies listed here have their HQ, a sales base or a research institute in Kansai.

Haier Japan Sales Co., Ltd.

Electrical equipment
wholesale

Diesel Japan Co., Ltd.

Textile and clothing
wholesale

Osaka

Italy

IKEA Japan K.K.

Other wholesale

Osaka, Hyogo

Netherlands

Gripple Japan K.K.

Other wholesale

Hyogo

UK

Salesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.

Information/Systems/Software

Prefecture names in the table indicate the location of bases in the Kansai area.
(Underlined: the prefecture where the head office in Japan is located)
Country/region names in the table indicate the location of the parent company.

○The website of the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry features interviews withforeign-affiliated companies operating in Kansai.

Examples of foreign-affiliated companies in Kansai
https://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/3-1toukou/invest_kansai/en/e_companies.html

Osaka, Wakayama

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