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Business Overview
Osaka has been the center of Japanese commerce since middle and pre-modern ages. The city is dotted with canals which were vital to the its commerce and trade since early ages. Today also the city is the heart of Japan’s mighty industrial economy and home to most major Japanese companies.

Though much of the businesses have fled to Tokyo or China in order to take advantage of the Chinese market as well as to save on labour and production costs, Osaka still is home to small businesses manufacturing electronic products as well as the nation’s pharmaceutical industry. Renowned electronic manufacturers such as Matsushita (Panasonic) and Sanyo, Sumitomo Metals as well as Kansai Electric Power Company are still based in the city.

Further, the city is working hard to attract tourists and business conventions with its venues like Intex Osaka and My Dome Osaka holding many reputed international exhibitions including IFIA Osaka and Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo.

Therefore, no matter what, the city of Osaka is the place of building fortunes.

Major Business Centers
INTEX Osaka:
Located in Suminoe-ku, INTEX Osaka is perhaps the most important event venue of Osaka. With nearly 130,000 m2 of total area, it ranks third international exhibition in Japan.

The area of INTEX Osaka is composed of domed INTEX Plaza, Sky Plaza, the Center Building and six exhibition halls with the total exhibit space of 70,000 m2. Further the six halls have nine zones with floor space varying from 4,728 m2 to 10,535 m2.

The main building also provides various other facilities including international conference hall and VIP rooms.

ATC:
ATC is a large shopping and entertainment complex featuring the ITM (International Trade Mart), O’s amenity zone and ATC Hall along with clusters of shops, restaurants and amusement establishments.

Situated at Nanko-kita, the complex besides bustling with commercial activities also has array of attractions and notable architecture.

Osaka World Trade Center or WTC Cosmo Tower:
With 840ft (256 m) height, the WTC tower is the second tallest building in Japan. This 55-story building, besides having three basement floors, a museum, restaurants and observation deck also houses trade offices for companies around the world along with a conference room.

Built in 1995, this commercial tower provides a range of selection for souvenirs also.

Major Commercial Areas
Umeda:
Just three stops south on Midosuji subway line from Shin-Osaka station, Umeda is the hub of central business district of Osaka. This shopping and commercial hot core is a comprehensive conglomeration of businesses, high-class hotels, and retail high-rises in the morning while at night, countless karaoke bars and pubs take the lead.

Not only several train or subway lines serve the region, Umeda is also the place of numerous international hotels that have sprung up over the past few years making it the natural and obvious choice for both businessperson or tourists. The underground-shopping arcade of the district, which runs under Umeda and Osaka stations and the surrounding area, contains literally miles of stores and boutiques. While above ground are the HEP and Hankyu INGS buildings, both of which have specialist shops and clothing store.

Osaka Business Park (OBP):
Located at Shiromi in Chuo-ku, the Osaka business park is an urban business zone lined with modern skyscrapers, a concert hall designed and used exclusively for classic music concerts and Matsushita IMP Building housing variety of import stores.

OBP is basically a complex of modern buildings located on a triangular plot of land surrounded by two rivers with several restaurants and hotels.

Minami:
Located at the south of the city and composed of the Chuo and Naniwa wards, Minami is the traditional commercial and cultural center of Osaka.

Namba is the main railway station. The surrounding area of district has numerous department store and showy shopping of which Shinsaibashi and Horie are the main fashion areas.

Major Manufacturing Zones
Japanese Keihanshin Kogyo Chitai (Kyoto-osaka-kobe Region):
Centering on the Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area, Keihanshin Kogyo is an important industrial region at south central Japan.

Bordered by Osaka Bay to the southwest and bisected by Yodo River, the area is the oldest industrial region of Japan and includes the smaller Hanshin (Osaka-Kobe) Industrial Zone. It is neither an administrative nor a political entity and thus, encompasses Osaka fu (urban prefecture) and portions of Kyoto fu and the ken (prefectures) of Hyogo and Shiga.

Kyoto & Osaka had been ancient centers of politics, agriculture, industry and culture of the country for years, their traditional industries being textiles and porcelain. Today however, electrical equipment industries dominate most of the smaller districts of the regions including Sakai-Senhoku (the New Coastal Area), the East District & North District.

Rinku Town:
Prospering adjacent to Kansai International Airport, Rinku Town is a commercial development in Izumisano. It is an extensive developing complex constructed in early 1990s on reclaimed land and opened much recently in September of 1995.

It’s a dynamic new development devoted to serving the needs of both national and international business community sufficiently. It is specifically zoned for manufacturing, office, commercial and retail operations.

With facilities like easy access to transportation, a solid support system, best incentive package in Japan and large labor pool availability, the town comprises of numerous industrial, semi-industrial and airport related industries Zones.