Sign in

Private company

Japan External Trade Organization

Administrative agency in Japan

Japan External Trade Organization (日本貿易振興機構, Nihon Bōeki Shinkōkikō; also ジェトロ; JETRO) is an Independent Administrative Institution established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February 1952, reorganized under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or METI), and became an Independent Administrative Institution in 2003 to consolidate Japan's efforts in export promotion.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1
  • HeadquartersOsaka1
  • Websitewww.jetro.go.jp
  • Legal formIndependent Administrative Institution1
  • LEI35380084WRMAKJP11O723
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address赤坂一丁目12番32号, 107-6006 東京都 港区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 0104-05-0036933

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Japan External Trade Organization (日本貿易振興機構, Nihon Bōeki Shinkōkikō; also ジェトロ; JETRO) is an Independent Administrative Institution established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February 1952, reorganized under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or METI), and became an Independent Administrative Institution in 2003 to consolidate Japan's efforts in export promotion. The government has provided more than half of JETRO's annual operating budget. As of January 2020, JETRO maintained seventy-four offices in fifty-four countries, as well as forty-eight regional offices in Japan, with a total staff of 1,730 (998 domestic, 732 overseas). Its main office is located in the Ark Mori Building in Akasaka, Tokyo. Initially, JETRO's activities focused mainly on promoting exports to other countries. As exporters established themselves in world markets and the balance of trade turned from deficit to surplus, however, JETRO's role shifted to encompass more varied activities. These have included the furtherance of mutual understanding with trading partners, strategic investment attraction, import promotion, liaison between small businesses in Japan and their overseas counterparts, and data dissemination. Import promotion services have included publications, promotion of trade fairs, seminars, and trade missions.2

Corporate structure

Japan External Trade Organization sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Japan External Trade Organization 東京都 港区, Japan
    • Institute of Developing Economies Subsidiary · Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Subsidiaries

  • Institute of Developing Economies

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2003Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3