International Business: Japan

Published by World Bank

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Listing of top countries for businesses to locate.

Largest companies in the world according to Forbes.com. Can be filtered by country.

Official list of US embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions around the world

Data collected by U.S. Commercial Service for promoting U.S. good abroad. Search for countries under Opportunities Tab; other resources include industry market reports, guides and statistics and events.

Focus on promoting import with country specific data on export trade and business environments

Michigan State University's site for Global information and links

Economic and banking news and profiles

A partner for small business export success in developing countries.

The Legatum Institute is an independent, non-partisan pubic policy group based in London. Rankings by country and region and brief country profiles.

Country ocioeconomic and statistical data as well as special reports that vary by country.

Country specific data and factsheets on trade, exports, trade agreements and information to develop and coordinate international trade.

National Statistical Offices/Agencies listed by country

Reports, Indices & Data by Country on Human Development (e.g. Health, Education, Income, Gender, Poverty, Sustainability and Inequality

Social and Economic statistics and special reports.

Search for country reports (Search box at the top of the page) The World Competitiveness, Risk Report and Information Technologies reports are among the popular publications that are also available on this site.

In English

Business publication

In English

The Yomiuri Shimbun daily online in English

In English

In English

In English.

List of online newspapers/news sources in Japan

In Japanese

In English and Japanese

AM Best is a full-service credit rating organization serving the insurance industry. Select country to download reports.

Coface is a trade receivables consulting firm and provides risk analysis by country.

Current news

Data collected by the U.S. Commercial Service providing trade counseling, market intelligence, trade promotion opportunities and trade advocacy.

Issued annually by the Heritage Foundation.

Follow links for additional information and Excel file

Los Angeles is listed among the offices in the United States.

For a list of supporting industry associations and their links, click on 'About the Center' then 'Support Institutions' on the left

Comprised Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange

Reports from the Deloitte University Press

Monthly data going back to 1985

Data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity at MIT

A series of reports from the International Monetary Fund covering trade, productivity, and competitiveness

A 2017 guide from Grant Thornton

A 2019 guide from Ernst & Young; Japan profile on pg. 12+

Annual rankings of the most valuable Japanese brands provided by Brand Finance

Country results from the OECD's Better Life Index tracking 11 difference quality of life metrics