You can find
JAPANESE COMPANIES
throughout the UK

Source. Company House (FY2019 or 2020), Embassy of Japan in the UK
Note. This does not necessarily show all Japanese companies in the UK.

You can find JAPANESE COMPANIES throughout the UK

180,000
Jobs

Jobs

Japanese companies are sustaining nearly 180,000 jobs in the UK, with many of those being permanent high-skilled engineering jobs.

Source: METI, 2020

Japanese car manufacturers produce

Japanese car manufacturers produce

603,513

cars/year = 46%

of UK total production

Source: SMMT

£90bn

Investment

Investment

Japanese companies have invested nearly £90bn in the UK ‒ second only to the US among non-European countries.

Source: ONS, 2019

New Projects Create

more than

1,700 Jobs

New Projects

With 65 projects in the UK during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, these projects have helped to create more than 1,700 jobs in the UK.

Source: DIT

JP-UK CEPA

Creates the legal framework for enhancing

JP-UK CEPA

£31.6bn

worth of JP-UK total trade
(total value, 2019)

Source: ONS,DIT

1,000

Companies

Companies

There are nearly 1,000 Japanese companies based in the UK, expanding into advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, financial services and R&D.

Source: MOFA, 2019

900+

Japanese Restaurants & Shops

Japanese Restaurants & Shops

Japanese companies are making the UK’s food and drink sector more diverse: Japanese restaurants are booming in the UK with 900+ restaurants & shops in 2019.

Source: Eat-Japan, Embassy of Japan in the UK

More than

9,000

researchers

Researchers

travel between British and Japanese universities in FY2017.

The UK ranks 4th among Japan’s international partners for high quality research collaboration, and 4,500 co-authored papers were published in 2018.

Source: JSPS, MEXT, Gov.UK

Example of Japanese Company’s investment

MHI Grouptechnology contributes to achieving net-zero by 2050

MHI GroupMHI

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group has capabilities across the entire hydrogen value chain and CCUS technology. It also offers HVAC solutions such as highly efficient heat pumps, advanced logistics equipment and green steel production technology. MHI Group companies are actively involved in the Zero Carbon Humber project that aims to reduce the UK’s annual emissions by 15%.

Source: MHI Group

Example of Japanese Company’s investment

Hitachi’sincreasing UK rail capacity & regional growth

Hitachi Hitachi

Hitachi Rail has over 100 years of experience building pioneering trains, offering quality maintenance and developing innovative technology. Today the UK business has over 2,500 employees working across its HQ in London, factory in County Durham and a network of depots in England, Scotland and Wales. There are 286 Hitachi trains that carry passengers across the UK.

Source: Hitachi

Example of Japanese Company’s Contribution to UK infrastructure

Japanese expertiseaboard our railways

JR JR

West Midlands Trains, owned by the East Japan Railway Company, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Abellio, have been operating the West Midlands rail franchise since December 2017. At these difficult times with the COVID-19 situation, we have stepped up our cleaning onboard and at stations, using the latest antiviral equipment and techniques so that the passengers can travel with confidence. We’re fully dedicated to build the railway back better.

Source: JR East, Mitsui & Co

Example of Japanese Company’s Contribution to UK network

NEC’sOpen RAN technology

NEC NEC

Contributes to enrich the UK’s 5G infrastructure. NEC, together with the UK Government, recently announced the "NeutrORAN" project in Wales, which will showcase the latest innovations of the 5G radio access network (RAN) technology. With the establishment of the Global Open RAN Centre of Excellence in London, NEC will promote its 5G Open RAN technologies Japanese companies have invested nearly from the UK to the world.

Source: NEC

Example of Japanese Company’s Contribution to UK health care

Eisai’sinvestment towards global medicine production

Eisai in the UK, European hub forming a global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, launched £11.5 million investment into Hatfield production plant. With the expansion of its manufacturing operations, Eisai will be able to offer full service support for a larger global supply of its products and ensure more patients are benefiting from access to its medicines.

Eisai

Source: Eisai

Example of Japanese Company’s investment

ToridollBrings Jobs & Japanese Udon to the UK

Japanese restaurant group Toridoll, operating the world’ s largest udon noodle brand and more than 1,700 restaurants in Asia, the US and Russia, will soon open in London a Marugame Udon restaurant, famous for its fresh, handmade udon and tempura. Toridoll also brings the ambition to expand across the UK and the continent, creating 1,250 jobs in the UK with 25 directly operated restaurants by 2026 and more employments possible through franchising.

Toridoll

Source: Toridoll

Example of Japanese Company’s investment

NTT Groupis continuing contribution toward UK digital market and UK communities.

NTT is investing a total of around £500M on the Datacentre expansion projects in the UK market since the UK is one of our fastest growing markets and we are pleased that the expansion will offer our clients additional space to support their digital business. NTT is supporting NHS Hospital with its IT services to enhance the NHS operation to deal with Covid-19 through providing ServiceDesk Support, Work from Home Network and Patient Communications solutions.

NTT

Source: NTT

Example of Japanese Company’s investment

Telehouseplays a significant role as a major UK internet hub

Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, a subsidiary of KDDI, has pioneered purpose-built carrier neutral data centres since 1990. The Telehouse London Docklands campus is Europe's most connected data centre campus, hosting around 800 connectivity partners such as mobile, network, cloud, and financial service providers. Telehouse recently announced its further expansion in London, with the addition of a new data centre building, TELEHOUSE South, opening in early 2022.

KDDI

Source: KDDI

Example of Japanese Company’s investment

Mitsubishi Estatedeveloping an iconic new City of London office tower

Mitsubishi

8 Bishopsgate is a landmark City of London tower being developed by Mitsubishi Estate, to be completed in late 2022. Offering 560,000 sq ft of prime office space, 8 Bishopsgate is the latest example of Mitsubishi Estate’s long-term commitment to the UK, which dates back to 1986. Mitsubishi

Source: Mitsubishi Estate

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