Business Organizations

JETRO, or the Japan External Trade Organization, is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. JETRO Kyoto is taking a strong intitiative to strive development of support system for international entrepreneurs in many ways. This is the organization which controls Startup visa as well.

Startup Capital Kyoto is a digital information platform for international entrepreneurs in Kyoto which is run by JETRO Kyoto.

Opened in April 2019, this center is an all-Kyoto official support window related to overseas businesses. We support and help overseas businesses (expansion of exports, etc.) of small and medium-sized enterprises/small businesses in the prefecture from the planning stage to commercialization to work overseas.