According to a survey conducted in 2020, the high cost of doing business was considered an obstacle to business development in Japan by a majority of foreign affiliates in Japan. While about 75.1 percent regarded high costs for labor, tax, and real estate as a barrier towards business expansion in Japan, more than 50 percent named difficulties with securing personnel as an inhibiting aspect.
Leading aspects inhibiting business development in Japan among foreign affiliates in 2020
online and postal questionnaire; multiple answers possible; leading five responses per company
Supplementary notes
*Intragroup transactions, connections, shortage of market information in English, business practices, etc.
**Long time required from application to approval, complicated procedures, etc.
***Admittance system of schools, hospitals, etc. for foreigners; lifestyle differences, etc.
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METI (Japan). (June 30, 2021). Leading aspects inhibiting business development in Japan among foreign affiliates in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256527/japan-main-obstacles-business-development-foreign-affiliates/
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