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Invest Fukuoka North America provides free expansion and relocation assistance and partner matching services to companies throughout North America interested in taking advantage of the market opportunities in Western Japan. Invest Fukuoka is a division of the Government of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and our services are completely FREE.

We can arrange partnerships, help you initiate business transactions, and introduce your products or services to Fukuoka-based companies. We can also assist you with locating the suitable office space, personnel, and professional services needed to expand your business in Western Japan. Financial incentives are also available to qualifying companies. For additional information about Invest Fukuoka and Fukuoka Prefecture, please visit our parent organization's website.

Current News

July 2, 2010 - First Annual Silicon Valley Tanabata Festival will be held at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale on July 7th. Click for details!

May 1, 2010 - We support foreign companies expanding into Fukuoka strongly. For more detail, please click here. PDF documents will appear.

May 1, 2010 - Our Invest Fukuoka North America office moved to a new suite in Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, on May 1st, 2010. Please update your records. About Plug and Play Tech Center, click here.

February 1, 2010 - The Fukuoka Products Export Promotion Council is proud to introduce various high-quality Japanese foods at the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, February 28 through March 2.

December 23, 2009 - The Fukuoka Products Export Promotion Council is proud to introduce various high-quality foods at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, January 17 through 19.

October 26, 2009 - Fukuoka Prefecture began five years ago to work toward the creation of an environmentally friendly, low-carbon society.

October 26, 2009 - Kyushu Electric Power revealed that it would build a 10,000 kW scale solar power plant in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture. The power output will be the largest in Kyushu.

October 26, 2009 - Fukuoka is famous for ramen throughout Japan, and the dish is a popular meal among local residents. Most of the wheat used to make the noodles is grown overseas, however.

September 23, 2009 - The government of Fukuoka Japan, together with the Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee is excited to announce the opening of the 2010 Fukuoka Ruby Award Competition.

August 12, 2009 - A project is now underway to develop automobiles that are easy for the elderly to use.

August 12, 2009 - With the core Kyushu industries of automobiles and semiconductors suffering from the global economic downturn, Fukuoka Prefecture has embarked on two separate schemes to attract companies in the promising sectors of the aircraft industry.

December 15, 2008 - The Fukuoka Ruby Award Selection Committee is excited to announce the opening of the 2009 Fukuoka Ruby Award Competition. Completed entry forms must be received by 11:59 PM on December 25, 2008 to be eligible.

October 22, 2008 - A party of Ruby Business Commons and Fukuoka LSI Knowledge Cluster Team visited West Coast from Japan on September 14th.

July 12, 2008 - The 2008 MAP (Microelectronics Assembling and Packaging) Conference and Reverse Trade Show will be held November 26-28, 2008 in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

June 26, 2007 - Silicon Valley language services and technology company Elanex, Inc. has announced it is opening their second office in Japan in Fukuoka City

March 22, 2007 - Fukuoka's Amaou strawberries are sold for the first time in the U.S., selling out in New York City even at $40 for a pack of eight to ten berries

September 24, 2006 - The NY Times highlights Fukuoka as one of the best places in the world to see the works of renowned modern architects side by side

July 3, 2006 - Newsweek magazine selects Fukuoka City as one of the world's ten most dynamic cities, citing the city's status as a key gateway to Asia