Tokyo Business Entry Point is a comprehensive "one-stop" support service providing a wide range of useful information for foreign-affiliated businesses and entrepreneurs who are already operating or are considering establishment of a business base in Tokyo. Our English-speaking consultants have broad experience in international businesses and are available to answer various questions and inquiries from foreign-based companies and business owners. Consultations may be made at in-person counseling sessions, via e-mail, or over the phone. There is no consultation fee required.

Whether starting a new business or expanding an existing one, we provide practical information according to each consulter's needs. Our consultants make full use of their knowledge to gather and offer information in a wide range of business-related topics, from the current market to Japanese companies in the industries of the consulter's interest. For those who are seeking Japanese business partners, we are able to introduce them to sales agents, technical partners, or other suitable Japanese corporations, using the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center's extensive database of smaller businesses in Tokyo. We also provide a detail-oriented assistance to those who are applying for permissions and licenses required for opening a business in Tokyo and help them become familiar with how and where to make such applications. Please feel free to contact us--we welcome any business-related inquiries no matter how small they may be.

We are also able to offer daily living information to support a transition of the consulters' employees and their families who are moving to Japan to work at their new office in Tokyo. In addition to lists of medical facilities and real estate agencies with foreign language staff, we provide school information such as available international schools and the transfer process to Japanese public schools. Feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions about living in Tokyo.