Promotion of international economic exchange in the GN region-Greater Nagoya Initiative Center

Welcome to Greater Nagoya Video

Greater Nagoya

The Greater Nagoya (GN) Area is the economic area within a 100 km radius of Nagoya City.

Population (2023): 11,134,716
GDP (2022): 59,798.9 billion yen
Per capita GDP for GN: 40,703 dollars

Source: MIC's Population Estimates.

IMF, World Economic Outlook database:April 2025 （2025.April）、Cabinet Office[Prefectural Economic Accounts]

Note 1. Figures for Greater Nagoya Area are those for the Tokai Region.

Note 2. When converting gross product for the prefecture into dollars, the average exchange rate for 2022 (1 dollar = 131.37 yen) was used.

Three merits of doing business in the Greater Nagoya Area

What the Greater Nagoya Initiative Council has to offer

The Greater Nagoya Initiative Council provides comprehensive support for launching business to overseas companies entering the Greater Nagoya Area. In addition to support for the initial costs accompanying launching operations, such as expenses for experts required to register companies and obtain visas, real estate broker costs, and recruiting-related advertising costs, we help everyone who conducts business.

GNIC support

Business Launch Support System

Overview of Business Launch Support System

Examples of companies that have launched operations in the Greater Nagoya Area

We work to attract leading companies, technologies, human resources, and other assets from throughout the world to the Greater Nagoya Area through regional industry-academia-government partnerships.

Success Stories