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List of Japanese CompaniesDoing Business in Africa2019 edition

Africa Business Partnershttps://africabusinesspartners.com/

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■ Definition of Terms

Target companies Type of operation

(1) Japanese companies (registered in Japan excluding Japanese entity by established foreign company) A Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office registerd in Africa as well as local

doing business in Africa and on the type of operation are among A to D in Type of operation company invested by Japanese company

・It excludes companiese which only dispatch Japanese personnel to Africa and also companies The ratio of share and the number of Japanese personnel in the office don't matter.

which establish local office for the implement of ODA projects.

・The list contains only major comapnies for the industries (construction, used-car export, travel agency, B Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office, distributors by Japanese

Japanese restaurants etc) in which there are many Japanese companies in Africa. non-African investment destination

・It excludes managiment consulting, development consulting, accounting firms, non- profit projects, Japanese company which subsidiary outside Africa is operating in Africa.

research projects and donation projects.

(2) Companies established by Japanese in Africa are included though they are not registered in Japan C Sales agent, distributors, partner of export /import and partnership alliance

(Industry clasification #29 below) Japanese company with continuously partnership with African company through importing/exporting,

order production, technical transfer etc..

Industry classification

1 Electrical, Electronic and Information, Heavy electricity D Other

2 Optical and Precision Instruments Japanese company which participates in construction project, ODA project, temporary dealing,

3 Medical, Medical materials and Examination machinery hold share in natural resources etc..

4 Other machinery

5 Motor vehicles Order of companies' and countries' name

6 Motor vehicle parts and other transportation related equipment Japanese alphabetical order

7 Iron and Steel, Non-Ferrous Metals and Fabricated Metals

8 Chemical products Erea classification basis

9 Pharmaceuticals Following AU (African Union) practice

10 Paper, Construction material, Glass and Cement

11 Textile, Garment and Leather ■ Special note

12 Foods and Beverages ・The source of information in this list is from public information / information which was voluntarily

13 Other manufacturing industry provided by company / already known facts.

14 Flower Industry ・The information in this list is sourced as of November 2019.

15 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ・A company's operating countries of operation type A are showed in the left column and countries of

16 Restaurant and Retail other operation types are in the right.

17 IT, Communication and Contents business ・The copyright of the list belongs Africa Business Partners.

18 Other service ・Though the information in this list can be quoted without permission, we request the clear indication

19 Natural resource and Energy of source as follows.

20 Construction, Equipment, Plant and Engineering "Source: List of Japanese companies doing business in Africa 2019 editioin,

21 Integrated Trading Company (Sogo Shosha) by Africa Business Partners"

22 Specialized and Middle size trading firm ・If you have any information that needs to be amended, corrected, updated, added, or have any

23 Used car dealer information regarding companies that wish to be newly included in this list, please contact below.

24 Marine transportation and Logistics service

25 Financial service

26 Travel agency ■ Inquiries about this list

27 Media and Advertising agent Africa Business Partners (Attn: Yukari Umemoto, Keiko Yamamoto)

28 Import of specialty goods from Africa http://africabusinesspartners.com/

29 Local businesses started by Japanese entrepreneurs Email: [email protected]

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The number of Japanese companies doing business in Africa totals

563*

* Indicates total obtained by subtracting the number of “African companies with Japanese founders” (category A2 in the following page) from the number of companies with business

structures listed in category A: “Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office, local investee company”. Total is 616 if including category A2 companies (collectively, category

A1). Total is not deduplicated for companies with presence in multiple countries. The deduplicated total for Japanese companies with presence in at least one African country is 259.

#3 Egypt

52

#5 Nigeria

34

More than 100

More than 30

More than 10

More than 5

#1 South Africa

141

#7 Tanzania

23

#6 Ghana

25

#8 Algeria

18

#9 Uganda

14

#10 Tunisia

13#4 Morocco

49

#2 Kenya

64

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Country/Type of operation Breakdown:

Japanese companies have a presence in all 54 countries

Type of operation

A:Locally incorporated company, branch, representative officeA1:including local businesses started by Japanese entrepreneurs

A2:excluding local business started by Japanese entrepreneurs

B:Locally incorporated company, branch, representative office,

distributors by Japanese non-African investment destination

C: Sales agent, distributors, partner of export /import and partnership

alliance

D:Other

Type of operation A1 A2 B C D A1 A2 B C D

Angora 10 10 1 52 12 Ghana 26 25 8 59 8

Swaziland 2 2 0 20 0 Cabo Verde 0 0 1 10 0

Zambia 9 8 6 46 2 Gambia 2 1 2 16 0

Zimbabwe 3 3 2 48 0 Guinea 2 1 2 21 2

Namibia 6 6 2 30 3 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 1 13 0

South Africa 148 141 13 131 13 Cote d'Ivoire 10 10 5 44 3

Botswana 4 4 2 32 0 Sierra Leone 2 2 1 16 0

Malawi 4 4 4 37 3 Senegal 11 9 4 44 3

Mozambique 16 12 4 46 13 Togo 3 2 3 23 0

Lesotho 0 0 1 18 0 Nigeria 34 34 14 75 8

Uganda 17 14 4 62 2 Niger 1 1 1 20 1

Ethiopia 12 10 3 58 3 Burkina Faso 2 2 3 29 2

Eritrea 0 0 0 11 0 Benin 2 1 2 28 0

Kenya 76 64 10 124 13 Mali 1 1 2 28 0

Comoros 0 0 1 8 0 Mauritania 2 2 1 19 0

Djibouti 0 0 0 19 1 Liberia 4 4 2 19 1

Sudan 1 1 2 29 0 Gabon 2 2 4 26 3

Seychelles 1 1 1 30 0 Cameroon 4 4 4 31 2

Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 Congo 2 2 3 26 1

Tanzania 31 23 6 64 6 DRC 2 2 4 35 1

Madagascar 3 3 1 44 4 Sao Tome and Principe 1 1 0 5 0

South sudan 0 0 0 10 0 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 1 13 2

Mauritius 5 5 0 55 0 Chad 1 1 2 15 0

Rwanda 14 5 5 32 1 CAR 1 1 0 15 0

Burundi 2 2 1 18 0

Algeria 18 18 4 60 6

Egypt 52 52 7 91 16

Tunisia 13 13 0 65 5

Morocco 49 49 4 78 4

Libya 3 3 2 35 3

Total 616 563 156 1993 147

South

West

East

Central

North

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Historical comparison:

The Highest growth both company and location counts in 2019

Company counts(including Japanese founders’ companies)

Company counts(excluding Japanese founders’

companies)

Location counts(excluding Japanese founders’

companies)

Location counts(including Japanese founders’

companies)

* Comparison of Type of operation A (locally incorporated company, branch, representative office)

Location counts: location count is not deduplicated for instances of a single company with presence in multiple African countries

Company counts: company count indicates the deduplicated total for Japanese companies with presence in at least one African country.

Japanese founder’s companies: local company which is established by Japanese entrepreneurs and does not have presence in Japan

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1. Electrical, Electronic and Information, Heavy electricity

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Southern Eastern Western Central Northern Southern Eastern Western Central Northern

1 OMRON A South Africa C

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zambia,Zi

mbabwe,Na

mibia,South

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania,Mauriti

us

Ghana,Seneg

al,Nigeria,Mal

i,Liberia

Cameroon,Co

ngo,DRCong

o

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Liby

a

・Sale of factory control instruments and medical devices

・Locally incorporated compay in South Africa

・Manages sales agents in 26 African countries from South Africa and Europe

http://www.omron.com/

2 CASIO CAngola,South

Africa

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Seychelles,

Madagascar,

Mauritius

Nigeria,Burki

na Faso

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of clocks, watches, calculatrs, digital cameras, and instruments

・Sales agents in 14 African countrieshttp://world.casio.com/

3Kawasaki Heavy

IndustriesC

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zimbabwe

,South

Africa,Namibi

a,Botswana,M

alawi

Madagascar,

Mauritius

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco

・Sale of motorcycles and engines

・Supplied cement plant machinery with Marubeni in 2001, and supplied cement

crushing machinery in 2002.

・A subsidiary, Earthtechnica, supplied a crushing machine to De Beers's diamond plant

in Namibia

・Sales agents in 12 African countries

https://global.kawasaki.co

m/en/

4Kawasaki Thermal

EngeneeringC Egypt

・Sale of absorption chillers/heaters, and boilers

・Sales agents in Egypt

https://www.khi.co.jp/corp

/kte/EN/

5 KEYENCE C South Africa・Sale of factory control instruments

・Sales agent in South Africa

https://www.keyence.com

/global.jsp

6 CANON A South Africa KenyaEgypt,Morocc

oC

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

eSwatini,Nam

ibia,Malawi,B

otswana,Sout

h

Africa,Mozam

bique,Lesoth

o

Eritrea,Ugand

a,Ethiopia,Ke

nya,Comoros,

Djibouti,Seyc

helles,Somali

a,Tanzania,M

adagascar,So

uth

Sudan,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Cabo

Verde,Ghana,

Gambia,Guin

ea,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Mali,

Mauritania,Bu

rkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Sao

Tome,Equato

rial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of office equiment and audio-visual devices (e.g. digital cameras, video

equipment)

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt. Branch office in

Morocco.

・Regional sales agents in every region with the exception of Sudan, covering 53

African countries.

(Medical devices → Canon Medical Systems)

https://global.canon/en/

Detail Corporate Web site

1

Electric

al,

Electron

ic and

Informa

tion,

Heavy

electrici

ty

Industry Company NameOperation

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 1

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Southern Eastern Western Central Northern Southern Eastern Western Central Northern

Detail Corporate Web siteIndustry Company NameOperation

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

7 GSYuasa BSouth

Africa,Malawi

Ethiopia,Com

oros,Sudan

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Cot

e

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Burkina

Faso,Benin,M

auritania,Libe

ria

Cameroon,Ga

bon,Congo,E

quatorial

Guinea,Chad

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Liby

a

・Sale of car and bicycle batteries

・Obtained the sales network in Africa through acquisition of Inci, a Turkish lead-acid

battery mafucaturing and sales company, in 2015

https://www.yuasabatterie

s.com/

8 Sharp A South Africa Morocco D Egypt

・Sale of home electronics, audio-visual devices, and office equipment

・Branch office in South Africa, and representative office in Morocco

・Has an established partnership with El Araby in Egypt for the manufacture and sale

of air conditioners

・Acquired Toshiba' PC business in 2019 and established Dynabook, specializing in

laptop retail in South Afria

http://www.sharp-

world.com/

9 SONY C,D

Angola,Zimb

abwe,South

Africa,Botswa

na

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Sey

chelles,Tanza

nia,Mauritius

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

Gabon,DRCo

ngo

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Sale of home electronics and audio-visual devices

・Shut down the locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2015

・Sales agents in 19 African countries

・Outsourced production of TVs to El Araby in Egypt in 2019

https://www.sony.net/

10 Dynabook C South Africa

・Sale of computers and system solutions

・Began retail of the dynabook brand of laptops in South Africa through sales agents in

2019

http://www.toshiba.co.za/

generic/contact-

dynabook/

11 TOSHIBA A South Africa Kenya Egypt C,DSouth

Africa,Malawi

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Tanzani

a,Rwanda

Ghana,Nigeri

a,NigerCameroon Algeria,Egypt

・Sale of trains, power generators, home electronics, and iT equipment

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa, a branch office for the South African

entity in Kenya, and a joint venture sales company with El Araby in Egypt

・ Sales agents for home electronics and IT equipment in South Africa, Uganda,

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Algeria

・In Egypt in 2010, Toshiba, together with Mitsubishi Corporation and Kinki Sharyo,

signed a contract for train cars for a subway system in Cairo (manufacture of electrical

components for train cars)

・In South Africa in 2006 and 2011, Toshiba, together with Mitsui & Co., signed a

contract for electric locomotives to transport iron ore from the government-managed

general transit authority, TRANSNET, and manufactured them

・In Kenya in 2011, Toshiba signed a contract for turbines and generators for a

geothermal power generation project jointly undertaken by Toyota Tsusho and Hyundai

Engineering

・In 2012, signed a contract to obtain uranium from Canada's GoviEx in Niger

・In 2016, sold a transformer to Kenya Power

・Concluded MoUs regarding geothermal power generation with Tanzania in 2015,

Djibouti in 2016, Uganda in 2016, and Malawi in 2018

・In 2019, Dynabook, a company established following the sale of 80.1% of Toshiba's

PC business to Sharp, began retail sales of laptops in South Africa

https://www.toshiba.co.jp/

worldwide/index.html

1

Electric

al,

Electron

ic and

Informa

tion,

Heavy

electrici

ty

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 2

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Detail Corporate Web siteIndustry Company NameOperation

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

12 NEC A

Zambia,Nami

bia,South

Africa

Kenya NigeriaAlgeria,Egypt,

LibyaC,D

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South Africa

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Sey

chelles,Tanza

nia,Rwanda

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

DRCongoAlgeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Libya

・Sale of information and communication equipment, mobile phone base station

equipment (e.g. microwave communication systems), surveillance systems, and smart

energy systems (e.g. storage batteries). Laying of submarine cables and architecture of

ID systems.

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2011 and in Nigeria in

2012

・Branch offices in Zambia, Kenya, Egypt, Libya, representative office in Algeria, and

sales agents in 18 African countries

・Acquired XON, a South African IT solutions firm, as a subsidiary in 2018.

・Sold and delivered microwave communication systems in over 40 countries in Africa

・In 2002, the company signed a contract for a national fingerprint authentication ID

system covering about 7,000 people in South Africa.

・In 2013, received an order for fingerprint and facial recognition ID system from the

city of Lagos, Nigeria

・Received an order for a submarine cable between Angora and Brazil in 2014, which

became operational in 2018

・Conducted a demonstration study of electronic money in Mozambique

・Supplied Infrared thermography to several African countries as a countermeasure for

the Ebola virus

https://www.nec.com/

13Nidec

CorporationA South Africa

・Sale of industrial motors

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

https://www.nidec.com/en

-EU/

14 Pioneer C South Africa Mauritius Egypt ・Sale of car stereoshttp://pioneer.jp/en/?ref=

footer

15 Panasonic A South Africa Nigeria Egypt B,C

Angola,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Keny

a,Seychelles,T

anzania,Mada

gascar,Maurit

ius

Ghana,Gambi

a,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

GabonEgypt,Morocc

o,Libya

・Sale of home electronics, audio-visual devices, and office equipment

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Began consignment production in Nigeria in 2015, and the same in Egypt in 2017.

Representative offices in both countries.

・Pulled out from manufacturing in Tanzania

・Sales agents in 16 African countries

・Zetes, a Belgian IT solution firm acquired in 2017, has agencies in Gambia and Côte

d'Ivoire

https://www.panasonic.co

m/global/home.html

16 Hitachi A South Africa Egypt B,C,D South AfricaEthiopia,Keny

a,Tanzania

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Liby

a

・Sale of industrial equipment, medical device, and home electronics

・Branch office in South Africa, and representative office in Egypt

・Locally incorporated medical electronic sales company in Egypt.

・Locally incorporated entity for Hitachi Vantara, a US subsidiary, located in South

Africa

・Sales agents for home electronics in 8 countries: South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Tanzania, Algeria, Egypot, Morocco, and Libya

・In 2016, awarded a desalination project in South Africa from NEDO

(Electrical power→Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Construction and machinery→

Hitachi Construction Machinery, Chemicals→Hitachi Chemical Company)

http://www.hitachi.com/

17 FANUC A South Africa・Sale of CNC units for machining tools and industrial robots

・Locally incorporated company in South Africahttps://www.fanuc.com/

1

Electric

al,

Electron

ic and

Informa

tion,

Heavy

electrici

ty

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 3

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Detail Corporate Web siteIndustry Company NameOperation

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

18 FUJITSU A South AfricaAlgeria,Egypt,

MoroccoC

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zambia,Zi

mbabwe,Na

mibia,Malawi,

Botswana,Mo

zambique,Les

otho

Eritrea,Ugand

a,Ethiopia,Ke

nya,Djibouti,S

eychelles,So

malia,Tanzani

a,Madagascar

,Mauritius,Rw

anda

Cabo

Verde,Ghana,

Gambia,Guin

ea,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Mali,

Mauritania,Bu

rkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Sao

Tome,Equato

rial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Tunisia,Libya

・Sale and service business activities for information and communications products,

such as servers, ICT platforms, and IT solutions

・Locally incorporated office in Egypt, and representative office in South Africa

・Covers 48 African countries (except Comoros, South Sudan, and Sudan) via local sales

agents

http://www.fujitsu.com/gl

obal/

19

MAYEKAWA

Manufacturing

Company

A South Africa CAngola,Moza

mbique

Ghana,Cabo

Verde

・Sale of industrial freezers and variety of gas compressors

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2014

・Service centers in Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde

http://www.mayekawa.co

m/

20 Mitsubishi Electric AAngola,South

Africa

Kenya,Seyche

lles,Mauritius

Ghana,Nigeri

aEgypt C,D South Africa

Kenya,Comor

os

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Branch office in South Africa for sales of factory automation equipment

・Subsidiary company in Egypt for sales and maintenance of elevators

・Elevator-related companies in Angola, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Ghana, and

Nigeria

・Supplied a generator to a gas-fired power plant in Tunisia in 2017 for an order

received through Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.

https://www.mitsubishiele

ctric.com/en/worldwide/in

dex.html

21Mitsubishi Heavy

IndustryA Senegal Egypt D Senegal Morocco

・Sale and maintenance of infrastructure and agricultural equipment

・Locally incorporated companies in Egypt and Senegal

・Signed a contract for turbine equipment for coal-fired power generation constructed

by Mitsui & Co. and Daewoo E&C Co. in Morocco in 2011

・Signed a contract to supply diesel engines for a power plant in Senegal

(Energy → Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.)

https://www.mhi.com/

22Mitsubishi Hitachi

Power SystemsA South Africa Egypt C,D South Africa

Kenya,Tanzan

ia

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. as an integrated

company in the thermal power generation business in 2014

・Production and sale of thermal power generation facilities

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Egypt

・Service network in Algeria

・In 2007, the company was engaged in the establishment of boiler facilities for coal-

fired power generation plant for Eskom, an electric power company in South Africa for

which Hitachi, Ltd. signed the contract.

・In 2014, jointly received an order for 3 sets of 650 MW

supercritical pressure steam turbines and generators from Upper Egypt Electricity

Production Company with Toyota Tsusho

・In 2015, signed a contract for turbines and generators for an ultra super critical coal-

fired power plant constructed in Safi, Morocco by Mitsui & Co.

・In 2017, it together with Mitsubishi Corporation among others was awarded to

supply steam turbine for geothermal power plant (Olkaria V) in Kenya

・In 2017, jointly selected to supply steam turbines for a gas-fired combined cycle

power plant in Tunisia with Sumitomo Corporation

http://www.mhps.com/ind

ex.html

1

Electric

al,

Electron

ic and

Informa

tion,

Heavy

electrici

ty

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 4

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Detail Corporate Web siteIndustry Company NameOperation

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

23

Murata

Manufacturing

Company

C South Africa Egypt,Tunisia ・Sale of capacitor etc via agents in 3 African countries

https://www.murata.com/

en-

global?intcid5=com_xxx_x

xx_cmn_hd_xxx

24 YASKAWA A South Africa

・Sale and service business activities for factory control system and industrial robots

・Purchased Robotic System, a South African motor and generator manufacturer, and

reorganized it as a locally incorporated company

https://www.yaskawa-

global.com/

25Yokogawa Electric

CorporationA

Angola,South

AfricaNigeria Congo

Egypt,Tunisia,

MoroccoC,D

eSwatini,Zam

bia,Zimbabw

e,Namibia,So

uth

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Madagascar,

MauritiusEgypt

・Sale and service of plant control systems, controllers, measuring equipment, etc.

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa (in 2013), Morocco (in 2019), and

Nigeria.

・Branch offices in Angola, Congo, Egypt, and Tunisia

・Sales agents in 10 African countries

・Received a contract for a control system for coal transportation and treatment facility

at a power plant from Eskom (a South African government-operated power company)

in 2011

・Received a renewed contract for an Egyptian gas pipeline project in 2018

https://www.yokogawa.co

m

26 FUJITEC A Egypt C Kenya

・Established a locally incorporated company to sell, install, and do maintenance for

elevators in Egypt in 1998

・Sales agents including in Kenya

https://www.fujitec.com/

27 FUJI Electric C,D

Angola,Zimb

abwe,Namibi

a,South

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Kenya,Seyche

lles,Madagas

car,Mauritius

Nigeria Egypt,Tunisia

・Sale and services for industrial plant control and measurement systems and other

infrastructure equipment for electricity and railroad companies

・Sales agents in 15 African contries

・Received a contract to supply power generation equipments for a geothermal power

plant in Kenya through Marubeni in 2018

https://www.fujielectric.co

m/

28 Furukawa Electric A Morocco ・Manufacture of fiber optic cables in Moroccohttps://www.furukawaelec

tric.com/

29 IHI A South Africa Algeria DAngola,Moza

mbiqueMorocco

・Representative office in Algeria

・In 2015, the company’s German subsidiary, Steinmüller Engineering, opened a branch

in South Africa

・In Angola, the company signed a contract for jib cranes for constructing marine

structures in 2010

・In 2014, the company was awarded a contract to supply coal-fired boilers for a

project that first adopts the ultra-supercritical steam condition to Daewoo Engineering

& Construction in Morocco

・In 2017, the company, together with Sumitomo Corporation, was awarded for a

construction of gas-fired combined-cycle power plant

https://www.ihi.co.jp/en/

1

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al,

Electron

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A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 5

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Detail Corporate Web siteIndustry Company NameOperation

A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

30 JVC KENWOOD C

Angola,Zimb

abwe,South

Africa,Malawi

Uganda,Keny

a,Sudan,Maur

itius

Senegal,Liber

ia

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Sales agents for car audio and audio-visual systems in 13 African countries

・Sales agents for wireless communication systems in Morocco

・Acquired New Zealand-based Tait (which had provided South Africa's Eskom with an

industrial wireless communication system) in 2013

https://www.jvckenwood.c

om/en/

31 TDK C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

Namibia,

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

KenyaGhana,Nigeri

a

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Sale of electrical power source, converters, etc.

・Sales agents in 12 African countries

https://www.global.tdk.co

m/corp/en/index.htm

32 TOA A South Africa・Established a locally incorporated sales company in South Africa in 2009

・Sale of acoustic equipment for business use and security devicehttps://www.toa.jp/

1

Electric

al,

Electron

ic and

Informa

tion,

Heavy

electrici

ty

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 6

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Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

33 Oki Data CSouth

Africa,MalawiEritrea Nigeria

・Sale of printers

・Sales agents in 4 African countries

https://www.oki.com/print

ing/

34 Olympus C

Angola,Zamb

ia,South

Africa

KenyaGhana,Seneg

al,Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of digital cameras and medical devices such as endoscopeshttps://www.olympus-

global.com/

35Kishu Giken

KogyoC Nigeria Egypt

・Sale of industrial printer (label printing)

・Sales agents in Nigeria and Egypt

https://www.kishugiken.co

.jp/ew/

36

KYOCERA

Document

Solutions

A South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Malawi,Mo

zambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania,South

Sudan,Rwand

a

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Nigeria,Ben

in,Mali,Maurit

ania

Cameroon,D

RCongo,Buru

ndi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of printers and office automation equipment

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Sales agents in 28 African countries

https://www.kyoceradocu

mentsolutions.com

37KONICA

MINOLTAC South Africa Kenya,Sudan

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of medical devices such as digital X-ray scanners in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia,

Morocco, and Sudan through sales agents

・Sale of sensing devices in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt through sales agents

https://www.konicaminolt

a.com/selector/index.html

38 SIGMA C South Africa・Sale of optical instruments such as digital single-lens reflex camera

・Sales agent in South Africa

https://www.sigma-

global.com/

39 SEIKO EPSON A South Africa Kenya C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Botswa

na

Ethiopia,Uga

nda,Kenya,M

auritius,Rwan

da

Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Burkina

Faso,Benin,M

ali

Cameroon

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of consumer and industrial printers

・Representative office in South Africa and a branch office in Kenya

・Sales agents in 23 African countries

https://epson.com/

40 Nikon CAngola,South

Africa

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,M

adagascar,Ma

uritius,Rwand

a

Ghana,Nigeri

a

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of cameras and audio-visual devices

・The company has sales agents in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,

Rwanda, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco

・In 2015, the company opened a showroom in Kenya.

https://www.nikon.com/

41Hamamatsu

PhotonicsA South Africa

・Sale of optical devices, light sources, image processing, and measuring systems

・UK subsidiary company has a branch office in South Africa

https://www.hamamatsu.c

om/jp/en/index.html

2

Optical

and

Precisio

n

Instrum

ents

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 7

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A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

42 Brother Industries A South Africa B

Angola,eSwat

ini,Namibia,S

outh

Africa,Zambia

,Zimbabwe,B

otswana,Moz

ambique

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Madagascar

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

Cameroon,D

RCongo

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of printers, office equipment, and sewing machines

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Acquired UK's Domino, an industrial printer company, in 2015

・Sales agents for Domino in 21 African countries

https://global.brother/en/

43 Roland DG C South Africa Egypt

・Sale of printers, office equipment, and sewing machines

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Acquired UK's Domino, an industrial printer company, in 2015

・Sales agents for Domino in 17 African countries

https://www.rolanddg.co

m/en

44 RICOH A South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Sudan,T

anzania,Mada

gascar,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Cot

e

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Nigeria,Nig

er,Burkina

Faso,Benin,M

ali,Liberia

Gabon,Cong

o

・Sale of printers and other office equipment

・Locally incorporated company in34 African countries including South Africa

・Coverage of 50 countries

https://www.ricoh.com/

45 RISO Kagaku A South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

eSwatini,Nam

ibia,Malawi,B

otswana,Moz

ambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Djibouti,K

enya,Seychell

es,Tanzania,S

outh

Sudan,Madag

ascar,Mauriti

us,Rwanda

Ghana,Gambi

a,Sierra

Leone,Nigeri

a,Liberia

Congo,DRCo

ngo,BurundiEgypt,Libya

・Sale of printers, office equipment, and sewing machines

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Acquired UK's Domino, an industrial printer company, in 2015

・Sales agents for Domino in 17 African countries

https://www.riso.com/

2

Optical

and

Precisio

n

Instrum

ents

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 8

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3. Medical, Medical materials and Examination machinery

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46 A&D C South Africa ・Development and export of blood pressure manometers, targeting South Africa https://www.aandd.jp/

47 OG Wellness C Nigeria Egypt ・Sale of medical and rehabilitation equipmenthttps://www.og-

wellness.com/

48Canon Medical

SystemsC South Africa Kenya,Sudan

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia,Senegal,Ma

li

Gabon

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of MRI equipment, ultrasound diagnostic systems, and ophthalmic equipment

・Sales agents in 14 African countries

https://global.medical.can

on/index.html

49 JSM C South Africa Morocco・Sale of blood bag related accessories

・Sales agents in South Africa and Morocco

https://www.jms.cc/englis

h/index.html

50 Sysmex A South Africa

Ghana,Nigeri

a,Burkina

Faso

Egypt C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

eSwatini,Nam

ibia,Botswana

,Mozambique

,Lesotho

Eritrea,Ugand

a,Ethiopia,Ke

nya,Djibouti,S

udan,Somalia

,Tanzania,Ma

dagascar,Ma

uritius,Rwand

a

Ghana,Cabo

Verde,Gambi

a,Guinea,Cot

e

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Burki

na

Faso,Mali,Ben

in,Liberia

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Equa

torial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Tunisi

a,Morocco

・Sale of specimen test equipment and reagents

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Ghana (since 2015), and Egypt (since

2018)

・Acquired Partec, a German company specializing in HIV antibody testing equipment,

in 2013, and established locally incorporated companies in Nigeria and Burkina Faso

・Sales agents in 44 African countries

https://www.sysmex.com/

Pages/default.aspx

51SHIMADZU

CorporationA South Africa C South Africa

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Sudan

Ghana,Nigeri

a

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of medical measuring devices and X-ray scanners

・Established an analytical and measuring device sales company in South Africa in 2011

・Sales agents in 11 African countries

https://www.shimadzu.co

m/

52 Terumo A South Africa Kenya C South Africa

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of blood bags and related products, as well as catheters

・Representative office in South Africa

・Operational base for Terumo BCT in Kenya

・Sales agents in 6 African countries

http://www.terumo.com/

53 TOPCON A South Africa C

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Kenya,Mauriti

us

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of ophthalmic and agricultural instruments

・Sales agents in 9 African countries

https://global.topcon.com

/

Medical

,

Medical

material

s and

Examin

ation

machin

ery

3

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 9

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Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

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54 NIPRO A South AfricaEthiopia,Keny

a

Senegal,Nige

riaCameroon

・Sale of dialysis machines and other medical equipments

・Locally incorpoated companies in South Africa, Nigeria, and Senegal and branch

offices in Kenya and Cameroon

・A representative office was established in Ethiopia in 2017

https://www.nipro.co.jp/e

n/

55 NIHON KOHDEN A South Africa Kenya C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

Namibia,Bots

wana,Malawi,

Mozambique

Ethiopia,Eritr

ea,Uganda,Ke

nya,Comoros,

Seychelles,Dji

bouti,Somalia

,Tanzania,Ma

dagascar,Sou

th

Sudan,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Nigeria Burundi

・Sale of biological information monitoring equipment

・Representative office in South Africa

・Opened a branch office in Kenya in 2017

・Sales agents in 22 African countries

https://www.nihonkohden

.com/

56 Fujifilm A South Africa Morocco C South Africa

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Su

dan,Tanzania,

Madagascar,

Mauritius

Nigeria,Guine

a

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of imaging products such as digital cameras and printing paper, and medical

equipment such as digital x-rays, endoscopy equipment, diagnostic ultrasound imaging

systems, and mammography equipment

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and a representative office in Morocco

・Sales agents in 14 African countries

・In 2014, Avigan, an anti-influenza virus drug made by Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd, a

subsidiary company, was administered to the patients of Ebola virus disease. The

medicine is currently under clinical investigation in Guinea.

http://www.fujifilm.com/

57 Horiba C South Africa

Ethiopia,Com

oros,Djibouti,

Sudan,Madag

ascar

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia,Niger,Sene

gal,Togo,Burk

ina

Faso,Benin,M

ali,Mauritania

Cameroon,Ga

bon,Congo,C

had

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of diabetic and blood testing equipment, as well as automobile and

environmental data collection equipment

・Sales agents in 42 African countries

https://www.horiba.com/e

n_en/

58 Menicon CZimbabwe,So

uth Africa

Eritrea,Kenya,

Sudan,Maurit

ius

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of contact lenses

・Sales agents in 11 African countries

http://www.menicon.com/

corporate/

59Lequio Power

TechnologyC Kenya

・Sale of generic medical equipment

・Sales agents in Kenya

http://www.lequiopower.c

om/

60HOYA

CorporationA South Africa

・Sale of eye care products

・The company purchased a local South African optical lens sales company in 2006 and

converted it into a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2011.

http://www.hoya.co.jp/en

glish/index.html

Medical

,

Medical

material

s and

Examin

ation

machin

ery

3

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 10

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4. Other machinery

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A

Countries which locally-incorporated companies, Representative and

Branch offices existOther

operation

type

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61 ATAGO C South Africa・Sale of refractometer (saccharimeter, thermometer, etc) for quality control

・Service center located in South Africa

https://www.atago.net/en/

index.php

62 AMADA A South Africa・Sale of metalworking machinery

・Branch office in South Africahttps://www.amada.com/

63 AMANO A Morocco・Sale of time information system equipment

・Branch office in Morocco

https://www.amano.co.jp/

English/

64 EAGLE Industry A South Africa・Sale of mechanical seal

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

https://www.ekkeagle.com

/en/

65 ISHIDA A South Africa Kenya C South Africa Kenya Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of food production machinery

・Branch offices in South Africa and Kenya

・Sales agents in 7 African countries

https://www.ishida.com/w

w/en/

66Ebara

CorporationA South Africa Algeria

https://www.ebara.co.jp/e

n/

67Ohtake Noodle

Machine MFGC Kenya Nigeria

・Manufacturer of noodle‐making machines

・Sold and delivered noodle-making machines to the instant noodle plant of Indomie

(a major Indonesian food company) in Nigeria

・Sold and delivered noodle-making machines to a local cooking oil manufacturer in

Kenya

http://www.ohtake.jp/inde

x_e.html

68 KITO A South Africa C South Africa Egypt

・Sale of winches and cranes

・Sales agents in South Africa and Egypt

・Acquired a sales company in South Africa in 2016

https://kito.com/

69Kyocera Industrial

Tools CorporationC South Africa Mauritius

Egypt,Morocc

o・Acquired Ryobi's electric power tools business

https://www.kyocera-

industrialtools.co.jp/englis

h/

70 Kubota A Kenya C

Angola,Zamb

ia,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania,Madaga

scar

Ghana,Cote

d'IvoireDRCongo

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Libya

・Sale of agricultural and construction machinery and engines

・Locally incorporated company in Kenya established in 2017

・Sales agents in 10 African countries for engines and agricultural machinery, as well as

South Africa for construction machinery

https://www.kubota.com/

71 GLORY C

Angola,Botsw

ana,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Ethiopia,Uga

nda,Kenya,Ta

nzania,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Ghana,Nigeri

a,Benin

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of cash handling equipment

・Sales agents in 18 African countries

http://corporate.glory-

global.com/

72 Koki Holdings C

Angola,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Keny

a,Seychelles,T

anzania

Nigeria Egypt,Libya・Sale of electronic tools

・Sales agents in 10 African countries

https://www.koki-

holdings.com/

Other

machin

ery

4

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 11

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Branch offices existOther

operation

type

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73 Koden Electronics C Morocco ・Export of fish finder systemshttps://www.koden-

electronics.co.jp/en

74 Koyo Corporation A Tanzania・Sale of solar electricity products

・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania established in 2016

http://koyocorporation.co.

tz/

75

KOBELCO

Construction

Machinery

C South Africa Kenya

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of hydraulic shovels and cranes

・Sales agents in 6 African countries

https://www.kobelcocm-

global.com/

76 KOMATSU A

Zambia,Nami

bia,South

Africa,Botswa

na,Mozambiq

ue

Kenya Senegal C

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zambia,Zi

mbabwe,Sout

h

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Eritrea,Ke

nya,Tanzania,

Madagascar,

Mauritius

Ghana,Guine

a,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Burki

na

Faso,Liberia,

Mali,Mauritan

ia

Cameroon,Ga

bon,Burundi,

Congo,DRCo

ngo

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Liby

a

・Sales and service of mining and construction machinery

・Established a sales agent in South African in 1961, which was later locally

incorporated in 1997

・Locally incorporated companies in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Mozambique

・Branch office in Kena and representative office in Senegal

・Sales agents in 35 African countries

https://home.komatsu/en/

77 Satake A Cote d'Ivoire C South Africa

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Rw

anda

NigeriaAlgeria,Egypt,

Morocco

・Sale of crop drying and rice milling machines

・Established a representative office in the Cote d'Ivoire in 2016

・Sales agents in South Africa and Egypt

https://satake-group.com/

78 SHIMA SEIKI MFG A Morocco C Mauritius Egypt,Tunisia

・Sale of knitting machines

・Locally incorporated company in Morocco

・Sales agents and service locations in Tunisia and Egypt

http://www.shimaseiki.co

m/

79

Sumitomo

Constraction

Machinary

C South AfricaEthiopia,Mau

ritius

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia

・Sale of hydraulic shovels and related equipment

・Sales agents in 6 African countries

http://www.sumitomoken

ki.com/

80Sumitomo Heavy

IndustryC South Africa Egypt

・Sale of injection molding machines

・Sales agents in South Africa and Egypt

http://www.shi.co.jp/engli

sh/index.html

81 Zephyr C South Africa Tunisia

・Sale of small wind generator to mobile communication companies to provide power

for telecommunication base

・Sales agents in South Africa and Tunisia

https://www.zephyreco.co.

jp/en/

82DAIKIN

INDUSTRIESA South Africa Egypt C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

Namibia,Sout

h

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Eritrea,Ke

nya,Djibouti,S

udan,Somalia

,Tanzania,Ma

dagascar,Ma

uritius,Rwand

a

Cameroon,Ga

mbia,Guinea,

Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Burki

na

Faso,Benin,M

ali,Liberia

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Equa

torial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of air conditioners

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Egypt

・Sales agents in 46 African countries

・In 2019, the company invested in Wassha, a seller of solar power distribution

systems to non-electrified areas in Tanzania, through its CVC

https://www.daikin.com/

4

Other

machin

ery

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 12

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83 Takara belmont C South Africa Kenya,SudanGhana,Nigeri

a

Algeria,Egypt

,Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of hydraulic shovels and cranes

・Sales agents in South Africa

https://www.takarabelmo

nt.co.jp/global/

84 TADANO C South Africa・Sale of hydraulic shovels and cranes

・Sales agents in South Africahttps://www.tadano.com/

85 TATSUNO C South AfricaMorocco,Liby

a

・Sale of gas station equipment

・Sales agents in South Africa, Morocco, and Libya

https://tatsuno-

corporation.com/

86 DISCO A Morocco・Locally incorporated company to do maintenance on precision processing equipment

in Morocco

https://www.disco.co.jp/e

g/

87 TERAOKA SEIKO A South Africa C Kenya

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of electronic measuring device, weigh-price-labeling and packaging system etc

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and sales agents in 5 African countries

https://www.digisystem.co

m/

88 TOHATSU C South Africa

Uganda,Tanz

ania,Madagas

car,Seychelles

,Mauritius

Nigeria,Mauri

tania

Algeria,Tunisi

a,Morocco,Li

bya

・Sale of outboard engine

・Sales agents in 12 African countries

https://www.tohatsu.co.jp/

en/tabid/299/Default.aspx

89 TROMSO D Madagascar・Sale of manufacturing machinery to convert chaff to solid fuel, with deliveries to

Madagascarhttps://tromso.co.jp/

90 Toyotomi D Kenya Nigeria ・Sale of cooking stoves in Nigeria and Kenyahttps://www.toyotomi.jp/e

n-index/

91 Nasa Corporation A Morocco

・Manufacturer of tea bags and filters

・Established a joint venture with SITI, a local Morrocan company. to manufacture tea

bags

http://www.nasaco.com/e/

index.html

92Nikken

CorporationD

Angola,Moza

mbique

・Sale of mine clearance vehicle

・The company has sold and delivered mine clearance vehicles to Angola and

Mozambique

https://www.rental.co.jp/e

nglish/

93 Nissei ASB A South Africa Kenya Nigeria C Egypt,Tunisia

・Sale and support of stretch blow molding machine

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Nigeria, representative office in

Kenya, sales agents in Egypt and Tunisia

http://www.nisseiasb.co.jp

/en/

94Nitto

ConstructionC Nigeria

・Sale of compressive strength testing equipment for concrete structures

・Sales agents in Nigeria

http://www.nittokensetsu.

co.jp/eng/index.html

95Japan Cash

MachineC South Africa ・Sale of cash handling equipment

http://www.jcm-

hq.co.jp/english/

4

Other

machin

ery

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 13

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Branch offices existOther

operation

type

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96Nippon Pillar

PackingA Algeria

・Sale of liquid control equipment (seal, packing, etc.)

・Representative office in Algeria

https://www.pillar.co.jp/en

/

97 Barudan C NigeriaAlgeria,Tunisi

a,Morocco

・Sale of industrial sewing machines

・Representative offices in 4 African countries

http://www.barudan.co.jp/

en/index.html

98 Hitec C South Africa ・Sale of ham and sausage production machineshttp://hitecrcd.co.jp/corpo

rate/global/

99 Paloma C South Africa Mauritius ・Sale of water heaterhttp://www.palomaglobal.

com/

100 BMC International A Kenya D MozambiqueEthiopia,Mad

agascarBurkina Faso Egypt

・Sale of cash registers and tax collection systems for small retail stores

・Branch office in Kenya with deliveries made to Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Madagascar,

Mozambique, and Egypt

http://www.bmcinc.co.jp/

101

Hitachi

Construction

Machinery

A

Zambia,Sout

h

Africa,Mozam

bique

Morocco C

Angola,Zimb

abwe,Botswa

na

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Su

dan,Tanzania,

South Sudan

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Gui

nea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Sierra

Leone,Togo,

Nigeria,Niger,

Benin,Burkina

Faso,Mali,Ma

uritania,Liberi

a

Cameroon,Co

ngo,DRCong

o,Equatorial

Guinea,CAR,C

had

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Tuni

sia

・Sales and service of mining and construction machinery

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique

・Established Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa Pty. Ltd. In South Africa in 2010 as

the regional headuarters

・Began operating a mining machinery parts recycling factory in Zambia in 2012

・Sales agents in 34 African countries

https://www.hitachicm.co

m/

102 FUJI Tecom C

South

Africa,Botswa

na

Kenya・Sale of water leakage detection equipment

・Sales agents in 3 African countries

https://www.hitachicm.co

m/

103FURUKAWA Rock

DrillA South Africa

・Sale of rock drills

・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2012

https://www.furukawa-

rockdrill.com/

104 MAKITA A Tanzania C South Africa

・Sale of electrical equipment for construction and gardening

・Sales agents in South Africa

・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania established in 2017

http://www.makita.biz/

105Murata

MachineryA Egypt

・Sale of textile machines and machine tools

・Representative office in Egypthttps://www.muratec.net/

106 YANAGIYA C South Africa

Seychelles,So

malia,Madag

ascar

Morocco・Sale of food processing machines including manufacturing machines for boiled crab

pastehttp://ube-yanagiya.com/

Other

machin

ery

4

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 14

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107 YANMAR A Morocco C

Angola,eSwat

ini,South

Africa,Namibi

a,Botswana,M

ozambique

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Seychelles,T

anzania

Ghana

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Tuni

sia

・Sale of agricultural machinery, boat engines, industrial engines, and pleasure crafts

・Sales location of Spanish movable generater manufacturer HIMOINSA in Morocco

・Sales agents in 15 African countries

https://www.yanmar.com/

global/

108 Riken Keiki C South Africa ・Sale of gas detector and security alarmhttp://www.rikenkeiki.co.j

p/english

109 Ryobi A South Africa C

eSwatini,Zam

bia,Namibia,S

outh

Africa,Botswa

na

Kenya Egypt

・Sale of printing machines and tools

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Sales agents in 7 African countries

https://www.ryobitools.co

m/

110Rinnai

CorporationC South Africa Mauritius Morocco

・Sale of gas water heaters

・Sales agents in 3 African countries

https://www.rinnai.co.jp/e

n/

111 RHEON D South AfricaKenya,Tanzan

ia

Senegal,Nige

riaGabon,DRC

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of manufacturing machines of cookies, bread, and hotdogs, and other food

molding equipment

・Shipping record to 12 African countries

https://www.rheon.com/e

n/index.php

112DMG MORI

CompanyA

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Morro

co

・Sale of machine toolhttps://www.dmgmori.co.j

p/en/top2/

113 JUKI Corporation A South Africa Ethiopia C South AfricaKenya,Madag

ascar

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of industrial sewing machines

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and a branch office in Ethiopia

・Sales agents in 7 African countries, including one in South Africa for sales of pick-

and-place machines

https://www.juki.co.jp/en/

114 NTN A Morocco South AfricaKenya,Mauriti

usNigeria Cameroon

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia

・Sale of bearings for construction/mining machineries and automobiles

・Sales agents in 8 African countries

https://www.ntnglobal.co

m/en/index.html

115 OSG C South Africa ・Sale of tool such as taps, end mills, drillshttps://www.osg.co.jp/en/i

ndex.html

116 SMC A South Africa Morocco C Kenya

Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

CameroonAlgeria,Egypt,

Tunisia

・Sale of automatic controlling system

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa and a branch office in Morocco

・Sales agents in 8 African countries

https://www.smcworld.co

m/en-jp/

Other

machin

ery

4

A:Local company, branch, representative office B:Non-African investment destination by Japanese company's local company, branch, etc. C:Sales agent, trading, partnership D:Other 15

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117 ISUZU Motors A South Africa Kenya Egypt,Tunisia C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Sudan,S

eychelles,Tan

zania,Madaga

scar,Mauritiu

s

Ghana,Cabo

Verde,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Burkina

Faso,Benin

Gabon,Camer

oon,DRCong

o

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Manufacture, sale, and export of commercial trucks, buses, pickup trucks, and

personal vehicles

・Began export to Egypt in 1956

・Established a joint venture company with the United States' General Motors

Company to assemble and sell commercial trucks and buses in South Africa, Egypt, and

Tunisia. In 2017, acquired the South African JV a as GM was pulling out of the market,

and established a Kenyan subsidiary

・Acquired two South African companies in 2015 and established a locally incorporated

company for Isuzu in 2016

・Announced assembly and production of trucks in Nigeria in 2015

・Began assembly and production of trucks with local company in Ethiopia in 2019

・Sales agents in 28 African countries

http://www.isuzu.co.jp/wo

rld/index.html

118 SUZUKI Motor A South Africa Ghana Algeria,Egypt CAngola,Zamb

ia,Malawi

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Sudan,S

eychelles,Tan

zania,Madaga

scar,Mauritiu

s,Rwanda

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Gui

nea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria,Ni

ger,Mali,Mau

ritania,Burkin

a Faso

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Sao

Tome,Equato

rial

Guinea,CAR,C

had

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of four-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles, and outboard engines

・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 1989 and commenced the

manufacture of small commercial vehicles in 1993.

・In South Africa, the company established a locally incorporated company for four-

wheel vehicles in 2008, in addition to a sales company for motorbikes and outboard

engines. The company was integrated in 2014.

・Sales agents in 37 African countries

https://www.globalsuzuki.

com/

119 DAIHATSU CAngola,South

Africa

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Sudan,Seyc

helles,Rwand

a

Cabo

Verde,Liberia

Gabon,Cong

o,DRCongo

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco

・Sale of automobiles (hatchbacks, SUVs, buggies)

・Sales agents in 15 African countries

https://www.daihatsu.com

/

120 TOYOTA Motor A South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Eritrea,Ke

nya,Comoros,

Djibouti,Suda

n,Seychelles,S

omalia,Tanza

nia,Madagasc

ar,Mauritius,R

wanda

Ghana,Cabo

Verde,Gambi

a,Guinea,Gui

nea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Niger,Ma

li,Mauritania,

Burkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Equa

torial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Manufacture, sale, and export of automobiles

・Began exporting to Africa in 1957, starting with the Crown model to Ethiopia

・Commenced automobile assembly in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt in 1962, 1977,

and 2012, respectively

・Consignment production in Kenya and Egypt

・Manufacture and retail business in Egypt, as well as retail business in Angola, Zambia,

Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, and Mauritius through Toyota Tsusho

・Retail business in Ghana through Marubeni

・Retail business in Nigeria and Libya through Sumitomo Corporation

・Sales agents in 46 African countries

http://www.toyota-

global.com/

5Motor

vehicles

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121 NISSAN Motor A South AfricaAlgeria,Egypt,

TunisiaC

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Seychel

les,Tanzania,

Madagascar,

Mauritius

Ghana,Gabon

,Guinea,Guin

ea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Niger,Bur

kina

Faso,Benin,M

ali,Liberia

Gambia,Cong

o,DRCongo,C

AR,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Manufacture, sale, and export of automobiles

・Locally incorporated production and sales companies in South Africa and Egypt

・Began consignment production with Stallion Group in Nigeria in 2014

・Consignment production in Kenya

・Commenced the sale of Nissan Leaf, the first electric vehicle in South Africa, in 2013

・Agreement to begin production in Ghana in 2018

・Announced production through joint ventures in Algeria and Tunisa in 2019

・Sales agents in 35 African countries

https://www.nissan-

global.com/EN/

122 HINO Motors A South Africa C

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zimbabwe

,Zambia,Bots

wana,Namibi

a,South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique,

Lesotho

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Sey

chelles,Tanza

nia

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Gui

nea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

,Burkina

Faso,Benin,M

ali,Mauritania

,Liberia

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Sao

Tome,Equato

rial

Guinea,CAR,C

had

Algeria,Egypt

・Manufacture and sale of trucks

・Locally incorporated subsidiary company of Toyota in South Africa. Manufacture of

trucks at a Toyota factory.

・Commissioned assembly and sale of trucks in Kenya

・Toyota sales agents in 39 African countries

https://www.hino-

global.com/

123 HONDA Motor A South Africa KenyaGhana,Nigeri

aC

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

Malawi,Moza

mbique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Sey

chelles,Tanza

nia,Madagasc

ar,Mauritius

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Burkin

a Faso,Benin

Gabon,DRCo

ngo,Burundi

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・The company has locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya

・Sale of motorbikes and four-wheel vehicles in South Africa, manufacture and sale of

motorbikes and four-wheel vehicles in Nigeria, and manufacture and sale of motorbikes

and sale of four-wheel vehicles in Kenya

・Commenced the assembly and sale of motorbikes in Nigeria in 1981

・In South Africa, the company had outsourced manufacture of four-wheel vehicles

since 1979, but after dissolving a partnership with DaimlerChrysler in 2000, it

established a locally incorporated company to commence the sale of motorbikes and

four-wheel vehicles.

・In Kenya, the company established a sales office for four-wheel vehicles in 2011 and a

locally incorporated company to commence the assembly and sale of motorbikes in

2013.

・In Nigeria, the company established a sales company for four-wheel vehicles in 2013

and commenced manufacture in 2015.

・In Ghana the company established a sales company in 2019.

・Sales agents in 23 African countries

https://global.honda/?fro

m=navi_header

Motor

vehicles5

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124 MAZDA AZimbabwe,So

uth AfricaC

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Sey

chelles,Tanza

nia,Madagasc

ar,Mauritius

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire

Gabon,DRCo

ngo,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Manufacture and sales of vehicles

・In South Africa, the company commenced the sale in 1963. In 2013, the company

established a sales company, which was incorporated into a joint venture with Itochu in

2015.

・Assembly and sale of automobiles in Zimbabwe

・The company has a total of 20 sales agents in Africa

https://www.mazda.com/

125MITSUBISHI

MotorsA Kenya C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Sudan,S

eychelles,Tan

zania,Madaga

scar,Mauritiu

s,Rwanda

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Cot

e

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Niger,Bur

kina

Faso,Benin,M

ali,Mauritania

,Liberia

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Chad

,CAR

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Manufacture and sale of automobiles

・Consignment production of trucks in South Africa and Tunisia

・Established a representative office in Kenya in 2014

・Annouced construction of an assembly plant in Nigeria in 2015

・Sales agents in 40 African countries

https://www.mitsubishi-

motors.com/en/

126

Mitsubishi Fuso

Truck and Bus

(Daimler)

C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

eSwatini,Nam

ibia,Botswana

,Malawi,Sout

h

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Su

dan,Tanzania,

Madagascar,S

outh

Sudan,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Ghana,Guine

a,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Mali,

Mauritania,Bu

rkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,CAR,

Chad

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Manufacture and sale of trucks

・Consignment production in Kenya

・Began consignment production in Nigeria in 2017 through CFAO

・Sales agents in 41 African countries

https://www.mitsubishi-

fuso.com/content/fuso/en

/index.html

Motor

vehicles5

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127 YAMAHA Motor A Nigeria B,C,D

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

eSwatini,Nam

ibia,Botswana

,Malawi,Sout

h

Africa,Mozam

bique,Lesoth

o

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Co

moros,Djibou

ti,Seychelles,T

anzania,Mada

gascar,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Cabo

Verde,Ghana,

Gambia,Guin

ea,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

,Mali,Maurita

nia,Burkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Equa

torial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of outboard engines, boats, and motorcycles

・Established a joint manufacture and sales company for motorcycles in Nigeria in 2015

with CFAO, a subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho

・Consignment production in Kenya with Toyota Tsusho

・Sales agents in 48 African countries covering 52 countries total

・Invested in United States' Max, a motorcyle ride hailing app company in the Nigerian

market, in 2019

・Outsources to CourieMate, a Japanese company that provides motorcycle ride hailing

services in Uganda

・Plans to begin a joint agricultural and disaster mitigation busines with a local cargo

airline company in Kenya by 2020

・In 2019, the company invested in Wassha, a seller of solar power distribution

systems to non-electrified areas in Tanzania, through its CVC

https://global.yamaha-

motor.com/

128 SUBARU C South Africa Kenya Egypt ・Sales agents in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypthttp://www.subaru-

global.com/

129 UD Trucks A South Africa C

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zambia,Zi

mbabwe,Na

mibia,South

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Ethiopia,Uga

nda,Kenya,Ta

nzania,Mada

gascar,Maurit

ius

・Manufacture and sale of trucks and buses through a locally incorporated company in

South Africa

・Sales agents in 16 African countries

https://www.udtrucks.com

/

Motor

vehicles5

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130 Aida Engineering A Morocco

・Manufacture and sale of press machines and automatic processing lines for

automobiles

・Established a sales company in Morocco

http://www.aida.co.jp/en/i

ndex.html

131 Advics A South Africa

・Established a manufacturing and sales company for automobile brake in South Africa

in 2014

・Group company of AISIN Seiki Co.

http://www.advics.co.jp/en

g/index.html

132 ANEST IWATA A South Africa ・Established a sales company for coating equipment for automobiles in South Africahttps://www.anest-

iwata.co.jp/english/

133 EXEDY A South Africa Kenya

・Established a manufacturing and sales company for manual transmission and torque

converter in South Africa in 2014

・Branch office in Kenya

http://www.exedy.com/en

/index/

134 Kasai Kogyo A Morocco・Sale of automotive interior and exterior parts

・Established a sales company in Morocco in 2019

https://www.kasai.co.jp/en

/

135 CATALER A South Africa ・Manufacture and sale of catalytic converters for automobiles in South Africahttps://www.cataler.co.jp/

en/

136 KINKI SHARYO A Egypt

・Manufacturing of train cars

・Jointly awarded a contract for subway cars in Cairo in 2010 with Mitsubishi

Corporation and Toshiba

・Locally incorporated company in Egypt

http://www.kinkisharyo.co.

jp/e_index.htm

137 SHIMANO C South Africa ・Sale of sports bicyle partshttps://www.shimano.com

/en/

138 Koito C South Africa・Technical provision for automobile lighting apparatus

・Receives royalty payment from South Africa's Lumotech

http://www.koito.co.jp/en

glish/

139 JTEKT A Morocco・Established an office in Morocco in 2017 for the manufacture and sale of electric

power steeringhttps://www.jtekt.co.jp/e/

Motor

vehicle

parts

and

other

transpo

rtation

related

equipm

ent

6

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140SumitomoRubber

IndustriesA South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Eritrea,Ugand

a,Ethiopia,Ke

nya,Comoros,

Djibouti,Suda

n,Seychelles,S

omalia,Tanza

nia,Madagasc

ar,South

Sudan,Maurit

ius,Rwanda

Cabo

Verde,Ghana,

Gambia,Guin

ea,Guinea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Mali,

Mauritania,Bu

rkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Equa

torial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Manufacture and sale of Dunlop tires in South Africa

・Sales agents in 49 African countries

・In 2013, the company bought India-based Apollo Tyres South Africa and got sales

and reduction rights of Dunlop brand in over 30 African countries, Apollo's sales rights

in South Africa and tyre manufacturing plant

http://www.srigroup.co.jp/

english/index.html

141Sumitomo Electric

IndustriesA South Africa

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Manufacturing and sales of electrical wiring for automobile and wiring harness

・8 factories in Moroccohttps://global-sei.com/

142Sumitomo Riko

CompanyA South Africa

・Manufacturing company in South Africa for automotive and industrial anti-vibration

rubber

https://www.sumitomorik

o.co.jp/english/

143 Chuo Spring C South Africa ・Provides technology license for automotive springs to South Africa's Supreme Springhttp://www.chkk.co.jp/eng

lish.html

144 DENSO A South Africa Morocco

・Manufacture and sale of automotive air conditioners

・Purchased Smiths Manufacturing (a local South African company) in 2005

・Established a locally incorporated company in Morocco in 2010 and began

production

・Etablished a joint company with Smiths in 2019 to provide post-sales services

https://www.denso.com/gl

obal/en/

145 TOYOTA GOSEI A South Africa・Locally incorporated company for manufacture and sale of airbags and weather

stripper in South Africa

https://www.toyoda-

gosei.com/

146

TOYOTA

Industries

Corporation

C South Africa Kenya

Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

Cameroon,Co

ngo,DRCong

o

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco

・Sale of industrial vehicles such as fork lifts

・Sales agents in 10 African countries

https://www.toyota-

industries.com/

147TOYOTA

BOSHOKUA South Africa

・Locally incorporated company for manufacturing of car seats, door trim, etc. in South

Africa

https://www.toyota-

boshoku.com/global/

148 Nishikawa Rubber A South Africa

・Manufacture and sale of rubber seal parts

・Capital contribution to ALP Africa via ALP Nishikawa (a joint company with India's

ALP) in 2019

https://www.nishikawa-

rbr.co.jp/english/

149 NGK Insulators A South Africa ・Manufacture of catalytic converters to purify automobile emissionshttps://www.ngk-

global.com/

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vehicle

parts

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150 NSK A South Africa ・Sale of bearings and precision machinery products in South Africa http://www.nsk.com/

151NGK SPARK

PLUGSA South Africa

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa as a manufacturing base of automobile

spark plugs

https://www.ngkntk.co.jp/

english/

152 Fujikura A Morocco・Manufacture and export of wire harnesses for automobiles

・In 2016, the company succeeded Viscas's electricity distribution line business in Africahttp://www.fujikura.com/

153 Fuji Kiko A Morocco・Established an automobile steering column manufacturing company in Morocco in

2018

https://www.fujikiko-

group.com/index_e.php

154 BRIDGESTONE A South Africa LiberiaEgypt,Morocc

oC

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Sudan,S

eychelles,So

malia,Tanzani

a,Madagascar

,Mauritius,Rw

anda

Ghana,Guine

a,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Mali,

Mauritania,Bu

rkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Sao

Tome,Equato

rial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Manufactureand sale of automobile tires in South Africa

・The company’s subsidiary, Firestone Natural Rubber Company, produces natural

rubber and latex, the raw materials for tires, in Liberia

・Representative office in Egypt and a sales company in Morocco

・Sales agents in 38 African countries

https://www.bridgestone.c

om/regional/asia_pacific/

155Mitsui Kinzoku

ActA Morocco

・Manufacture and sale of automobile door rack products

・Established a locally incorporated company in 2018 and scheduled to begin

production in 2020

http://www.act.mitsui-

kinzoku.co.jp/en/index.ht

ml

156Mitsuba

CorporationA Morocco ・Manufacturing company in Morocco for front wiper systems

https://www.mitsuba.co.jp

/english/

157Yazaki

CorporationA South Africa

Morocco,Tuni

sia

・Manufacture and sale of wire harnesses for automobiles

・Commenced manufacturing in Morocco in 2003 and in Tunisia in 2009

・In South Africa, the company provided capital contribution to Hesto (a local wire

harness company) in 2005.

https://www.yazaki-

group.com/global/

158Yokohama

RubberC

Angola,South

Africa

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania

Senegal,Ghan

a,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco,Liby

a

・Sales agents in 14 African countrieshttps://www.y-

yokohama.com/global/

159 AGC A Morocco・Manufacture and sale of automobile glass

・Established a manufacturing base to produce automobile glass in Morocco in 2016

https://www.agc.com/en/i

ndex.html

160 KYB C South Africa・Sale of oil buffer

・Sales agent in South Africa

http://www.kyb.co.jp/engli

sh/

Motor

vehicle

parts

and

other

transpo

rtation

related

equipm

ent

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161Marubeni-Itochu

SteelA South Africa B,D

Angola,Moza

mbiqueNigeria Algeria,Egypt

・Capital participation in galvanized steel sheet and colored metal sheet, export of steel

stock, and import of iron ore and manganese

・The company has a representative office in South Africa.

・In 2008, the company, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, made capital

contribution to SAFAL Steel (a South African manufacturer of galvanized steel sheets),

which is an affiliated company of the SAFAL Group, a steel sheet and building material

manufacturer in Mauritius.

・In 2010, the company, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, made capital

contribution to Midland Rolling Mills (MRM), a Nigerian cold rolled steel sheet

manufacturer of the SAFAL Group.

・In Mozambique in 2013, the company, together with JFE Steel, signed a contract for

high strength electric resistance welded steel pipes for pipelines in a gas transmission

project conducted by SASOL

・The company, together with JFE steel, take a stake in Egypt's Kandil steel in 2017

・In 2018, JFE Steel Corporation was jointly awarded a contract from Algeria's

Sonatrach for steel gas transport pipes

http://www.benichu.com/

english/

162 Kobe Steel D Algeria,Egypt・US subsidiary Midrex Technologies received orders for direct-reduced iron from

Egyptian Beshay Steel in 2007 and from Algerian Quatari Steel in 2016

http://www.kobelco.co.jp/

english/

163 NIPPON STEEL B,D

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Nigeria

・In 2008, the company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, made capital

contribution to SAFAL Steel (a South African manufacturer of galvanized steel sheets),

which is an affiliate of the steel sheet and building material manufacturer SAFAL Group

・In 2010, the company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, made capital

contribution to Midland Rolling Mills (MRM), a Nigerian cold rolled steel sheet

manufacturer of the SAFAL Group.

・In 2010, the company, together with Nittetsu Shoji (Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan

Corporation) took a stake in cooking coal development project in Mozambique, and

received exploration rights in 2013

・Concluded MoU for a long-term provision of tin for food cans with South Africa's

NAMPAK in 2015

http://global.nssmc.com/

Iron

and

Steel,

Non-

Ferrous

Metals

and

Fabricat

ed

Metals

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164 NIPPON DENKO B,D South Africa

・Acquired a stake in Manganese mine together with Asia Minerals in 2013

・Established a joint venture SAJ Vanadium for the production of ferro-vanadium with

Highveld in 2002

http://www.nippondenko.

co.jp/en/

165NIPPON STEEL

NISSHINA South Africa B South Africa

・Capital participation in Spanish stainless steel manufacturer Acerinox which acquired

South Africa's Columbus Stainless, in 2010

http://www.nisshin-

steel.co.jp/en/

166Fujiden

InternationalB Uganda

・Iron and steel trading company

・Capital participation in Uganda's Roofings Rolling Mills, manufacturer of plated steel

sheet and colored steel sheet

http://www.fujiden.co.jp/e

nglish/

167MIZUSHIMA

FERROALLOYA South Africa

・Commenced the refining and export of ferro-manganese in 1997

・Established a JV, Cato Ridge, with Assmang (South Africa) and Sumitomo

Corporation.

http://www.mizukin.co.jp/

english/

168 Metal One C

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Kenya,Tanzan

ia

Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Iron and steel trading company funded by Mitsubishi Corporation and Sojitz

・Sales agents in 12 African countries

http://www.mtlo.co.jp/us/i

ndex.html

169YODOGAWA

Steel WorksC Uganda

Ghana,Guine

a

・Sale of steel plates for construction

・In 2010, the company sold a plant and provided licensing to Roofings Rolling Mills in

Uganda, a manufacturer of plated steel sheet and colored steel sheet which had been a

trading partner

・Delivered manufacturing machinery for horizontal wave metal sheets to Ghana and

Guinea

http://www.yodoko.co.jp/

english/index.html

170 JFE Steel B,DAngola,Moza

mbiqueAlgeria,Egypt

・The company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, received orders for steel pipes for

high strength electric resistance welded steel pipes for pipelines in a gas transmission

project conducted by SASOL (in 2013 in Mozambique, in 2011 in Algeria, and in 2009

in Angola).

・The company, together with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, take a stake in Egypt's Kandil

steel in 2017

http://www.jfe-

steel.co.jp/en/

Iron

and

Steel,

Non-

Ferrous

Metals

and

Fabricat

ed

Metals

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171 Asahi Yukizai A South Africa・Sale of plastic valvues

・Representative office in South Africa

https://www.asahi-

yukizai.co.jp/en/index.htm

l

172 Okano Valve Mfg. D South Africa Egypt ・Sale of valves with prior deliveries to South Africa and Egypthttp://www.okano-

valve.co.jp/english/

173 Kao Corporation A South Africa C Kenya

・A cosmetics sales company in South Africa

・Sales of high-end cosmetics through Kanebo Cosmetics

・Import of tea catechin ingredients from Kenya

https://www.kao.com/glo

bal/en/

174 Kaneka A Ghana C South Africa KenyaGhana,Seneg

al,Nigeria

・Selling synthetic fiber as materials for women's wigs and hair extensions to local

manufacturers in various African countries

・Established a representative office in Ghana in 2016

・Constructed a production facility exclusively for Africa with the annual production

volume of 12,000 tons in Malaysia

http://www.kaneka.co.jp/e

n/

175 KANSAI PAINT A

eSwatini,Zam

bia,Zimbabw

e,South

Africa,Namibi

a,Botswana,M

alawi

Uganda,Keny

a,TanzaniaNigeria Burundi Morocco C

Angola,Moza

mbique,Lesot

ho

Seychelles,M

auritiusGhana DRCongo

・Acquired 100% ownership of Freeworld Coatings (a major South African paint

company) in 2011, and established Kansai Plascon Africa, a locally incorporated

company.

・Acquired Zimbabwe's Astra Industry in 2013, established a joint venture in Nigeria in

2017, acquired Sadolin Group in East Africa in 2017, and established a locally

incorporated company in Morocco in 2016.

・Began sales of anti-mosquito paint in Zambia and Uganda in 2018

・Factories in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Botswana, Uganda,

Kenya, Tanzania, and Morocco

https://www.kansai.com/

176 SARAYA AUganda,Keny

aEgypt,Tunisia

・Local production and sale of alcohol hand disinfectants

・Locally incorporated companies in Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, and Tunisia

・Manufacturing outsourced to a local company in Uganda

・Invested in an Ugandan company COTS COTS in 2017

https://worldwide.saraya.c

om/

177 SUN ACE A South Africa Kenya

・Manufacture and sale of polyvinyl chloride stabilizers, etc.

・Established a local sales company in South Africa in 1996, and established a plant in

2003

https://www.sunace.com.s

g/

178 SHISEIDO B,C South Africa NigeriaTunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of high-end cosmetics

・Sales agents in Morocco (since 2009), South Africa (since 2010), and Tunisia (since

2012)

・Obtained DOLCE&GABBANA's cosmetic products license in 2016, and began retail of

DG fragrances in Nigeria and other countries

https://www.shiseidogrou

p.com/

179Sumitomo

ChemicalA South Africa Tanzania C

Zimbabwe,Na

mibia,South

Africa

Kenya

・Sale of agricultural chemicals and mosquito nets

・Sales company for raw material for agricultural chemicals, forage, mosquito net by

Philargo, a consolidated subsidiary in South Africa

・Sales agents in Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa

・Manufacturing plant and R&D facility for mosquito nets in Tanzania

・Sales agent for mosquito nets in Kenya

https://www.sumitomo-

chem.co.jp/english/

180 Daiki Axis A Kenya C Kenya ・Sale of water purification tanks and water treatment equipmenthttp://www.daiki-

axis.com/english/

Chemic

al

product

s

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181Takasago

InternationalA South Africa Madagascar Morocco

・The company has a local sales company in South Africa

・Acquired Kananga (a natural material extraction and processing plant) in Morocco in

2012

・In Madagascar in 2013, the company established a joint venture with Ramanan Drive

(a vanilla farm). The company extracts vanilla essence in Madagascar and processes it in

Morocco.

https://www.takasago.co

m/en/index.html

182Chugoku Marine

PaintC South Africa Egypt ・Granted licenses to local paint manufacturers in South Africa and Egypt

https://www.cmp-

chugoku.com/global.html

183 DENKA C South Africa Kenya Nigeria・Selling synthetic fiber as materials for women's wigs and hair extensions to local

plants in African countries

http://www.denka.co.jp/en

g/

184 Tosoh C South Africa・Sale of clinical test reagents

・Sales agents in South Africahttp://www.tosoh.com/

185 Toyo Ink A Morocco・Sales of ink products

・Established a sales company in Morocco in 2019

https://www.toyoinkgroup

.com/en/index.html

186 Hitachi Chemical A South Africa ・Resident personnel in South Africahttp://www.hitachi-

chem.co.jp/english/

187 Fumakilla C Zambia

Kenya,Madag

ascar,Mauriti

us

Ghana,Cote

d'IvoireTunisia

・Sale of insecticides in 7 African countries

・Technical partnership with a local Mauritian company

https://www.fumakilla.co.j

p/global/

188 Hoyu C South Africa

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Dji

bouti,Sudan,

Madagascar,

Mauritius

Ghana,Cote

d'IvoireCameroon Egypt

・Sale of hair dyeing products in various African countries

・Licensed production of Bigen (hair dyeing product) at Luna, a local cosmetics

company in Egypt

https://www.hoyu.co.jp/co

rporate/en/

189

Mitsubishi

Chemical

Holdings

C South Africa・Sales agents in South Africa for water purification equipment

・Technology licensing to Sasol Chemical Industries

https://www.mitsubishiche

m-hd.co.jp/english/

190 unicharm A Egypt・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 2010

・Manufacture and sale of disposable baby diapers and women’s sanitary products

http://www.unicharm.co.jp

/global/index.html

191 DIC Corporation AZambia,Sout

h AfricaKenya Nigeria Morocco

・Sale of paints

・The company’s subsidiary, USA's Sun Chemical has local companies in South Africa,

Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco

http://www.dic-

global.com/en/

192 OAT Agrio A Kenya C South Africa Ethiopia Morocco

・Manufacturer and sale of flower protection products

・The company’s subsidiary, Holland's Chrysal has production facility in Kenya

・Sales agents in 3 African contries

https://www.oat-

agrio.co.jp/en/index.html

193 Cal-Mo A South Africa・Sale of "Calgel" manicure product

・Manufacturing base in South Africa

https://mogabrook.com/e

nglish

Chemic

al

product

s

8

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194 Astellas A South Africa・Sale of pharmaceutical products

・The company has a locally incorporated company in South Africa.

https://www.astellas.com/j

p/en/

195 Eisai C South Africa ・Sale of Halaven, anticancer agent, via agent in South Africahttps://www.eisai.com/ind

ex.html

196 OTSUKA Holdings A Egypt

・Manufacturing and sale of infusion solution and curative medicine, and sale of Pocari

Sweat

・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 1977

・Acquired Ateco Pharma, intravenous infusing manufacturing and distribution

company, in Egypt in 2014

https://www.otsuka.com/e

n/

197OHARA

PharmaceuticalB Nigeria

・Partnered and invested in Fidson Healthcare, a major Nigerian pharmaceutical

manufacturer, in 2019

http://www.ohara-

ch.co.jp/english/

198

Takeda

Pharmaceutical

Company

A South Africa Kenya Egypt

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Egypt to sell pharmaceutical

products

・Branch office in Kenya to promote Medicines Access Strategy

https://www.takeda.com/

199ROHTO

PharmaceuticalA South Africa Kenya C Angola

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Su

dan,Tanzania,

Rwanda

Ghana,Nigeri

a

Equatorial

GuineaEgypt

・Sale of anti-inflammatory analgesics, eye drops, skin care products, and hair care

products

・Acquired the South African entity of United States-based Mentholatum in 1988 and

began selling anti-inflammatory analgesics

・Established a locally incorporated company in Kenya in 2013 and began selling skin

care, hair care, and other products

・Acquired AJ North, a Soth African manufacturer and retailer of stretch mark

prevention creams and other consumables, in 2016

・Sales agents in 11 African countries

https://www.rohto.co.jp/gl

obal/

Pharma

ceutical

s

9

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200 Oji Paper C Tanzania ・Owns a plantation in Tanzania to export wood chipshttps://www.ojiholdings.c

o.jp/english/

201Hokuetsu

CorporationA South Africa ・Owns a plantation in South Africa and exports wood chips to Japan

http://www.hokuetsucorp.

com/en/index.html

202 Nippon Paper A South Africa ・Owns a plantation in South Africa and exports wood chips to Japanhttps://www.nipponpaper

group.com/english/

203 Taiheiyo Ceent C Kenya

Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia,Benin

・Sale in Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin etc.

・Provided licensing to Mombasa Cement, a Kenyan company

http://www.taiheiyo-

cement.co.jp/english/inde

x.html

Paper,

Constru

ction

material

, Glass

and

Cement

10

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204 Japan Blue D Cote d'Ivoire

・Manufacture and sale of luxury jeans

・The company put on sale jeans made of fabric that was woven from cotton made in

Cote d'Ivoire in 2014.

https://www.japanblue.co.j

p/en/

205Stripe

InternationalD Ethiopia

・Consignment production of T-shirts in Ethiopia for sale in Japan in 2016 and 2017

・Resumed consignment production in 2019

http://www.stripe-

intl.com/en/

206 Smiley earth C Uganda・Production and sale of towels and bedding using organic cotton yarn made in

Ugandahttp://smileyearth.co.jp/

207 ICHIBO C Senegal Egypt・Import of cotton from Senegal and Egypt for spinning, weaving, sewing and sales in

Japanhttp://www.ichibo.co.jp/

208 TAISHOBOSEKI C Zimbabwe

Uganda,Suda

n,Madagasca

r

Egypt・Import of cotton wool countries including Egypt, Uganda, Sudan, Madagascar, and

Zimbabwe for yarn-making and sales in Japan

https://www.taishoboseki.

co.jp/

209 Toray A Tunisia・Acquired Swedish airbag manufacturer Alva Sweden in 2019, which has a subsidiary in

Tunisia.https://www.toray.com

210 NACKS D Madagascar ・Entrusted a local plant in Madagascar with production of cashmere sweaters http://www.nacks.jp/

211NISHIMATSUYA

ChainD Ethiopia

・Consignment production of baby clothing at a sewing factory in Ethiopia for sale in

Japan

https://www.24028.jp/co

mpany/outline

212HIROKI Fur and

Leather FashionA Ethiopia

・Manufacture and sale of leather clothes, bags, etc. using Ethiopian sheepskin

・The company has a workshop in Ethiopia and imports products to Japan.

・Established a locally incorporated company in 2013

http://www.hiroki-co.jp/

213 United Arrows D Kenya Burkina Faso

・Announced a fashion brand "TÉGÊ" made by African artisans

・Sale of general merchandise made in Kenya and jackets made from fabric from

Burkina Faso in all stores

https://www.united-

arrows.co.jp/en/corporate

/index.html

214 Afurikadogs A Togo ・Import of products made from Togoan textileshttps://www.afurikadogs.c

om/

215 andu amet A Ethiopia

・Manufacture and sale of bags using Ethiopian sheepskin

・The company has a workshop in Ethiopia and imports products to Japan.

・Established a locally incorporated company in 2015

https://www.anduamet.co

m/en/

216IKEUCHI

ORGANICC Tanzania ・Sale of a towel brand using organic cotton made in Tanzania

http://www.ikeuchi.org/en

/

Textile,

Garmen

t and

Leather

11

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217 RICCI EVERYDAY A Uganda・Production of bags in Uganda from African textiles for sale in Japan

・Established a locally incorporated company in Uganda in 2016

https://www.riccieveryday.

com/en/

218 YKK AeSwatini,Sout

h Africa

Kenya,Ethiopi

a,Mauritius

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Manufacture and sale of fasteners

・Established locally incorporated companies in Eswatini (in 1976), Egypt (in 1996),

Tunisia (in 1997), Kenya (in 2003), and Morocco (in 2005)

・Branch offices of the Eswatini entity in South Africa and Mauritius

・Established a representative office in Ethiopia in 2017

https://www.ykk.com/engl

ish/

Textile,

Garmen

t and

Leather

11

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219 AJINOMOTO A Kenya

Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

Cameroon Egypt B,D

South

Africa,Angola

,Zambia,Mala

wi

Kenya,Tanzan

ia

Ghana,Nigeri

aDRCongo Algeria,Libya

・Sale of umami seasonings and processed food

・In 2016, the company acquired a stake in Promasidor, a processed foods

manufacturer, and expanded its manufacture and sales base to South Africa, Angola,

Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, DRC, Algeria, Libya.

・Established a locally incorporated company in Nigeria in 1991, and conducts

repacking at a plant and sales to sales agents by employing local staff

・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 2011

・Established a locally incorporated company in Cote d'Ivoire in 2012 and commenced

repacking production

・Established representative offices in Kenya and Cameroon in 2013

・Conducts business of engineered food for weaning children in Ghana

・Developed Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) in Malawi with Irish company in

2016

https://www.ajinomoto.co

m/en/

220 Kagome A Senegal・Production of tomatoes for processing

・Established a locally incorporated company in Senegal in 2017

https://www.kagome.co.jp

/english/

221 Kikkoman A Kenya ・Sale of soy saucehttps://www.kikkoman.co

m/en/?version=&

222Suntory Beverage

& FoodA South Africa Kenya

Ghana,Nigeri

a

Algeria,Moro

cco

・Manufacture and Sale of beverage

・In 2009, the company acquired French Orangina Schweppes group and expanded

markets in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Gabon

・In 2013, the company acquired UK GlaxiSmithKline's drinks brands and expanded

markets in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

・Sales in 10 other countries via bottling companies

https://www.suntory.com/

softdrink/index.html

223 SANYO Foods AGhana,Nigeri

aC South Africa

Ghana,Togo,

Nigeria,Burki

na

Faso,Benin,M

ali

・In 2013, made capital contribution to a local company held by Olam International

(general trading company of agricultural products in Singapore) in Nigeria, and entered

the instant noodles market

・In 2014, the company invested $187.5M, 25% of stake, in Olam Packaged Foods

which manufactures and sells tomato paste, seasoning, biscuit, candy in Nigeria and

Ghana

・Sales in various African countries

https://www.sanyo-

foods.co.jp/eng/

224 Juar Japan C Kenya・Manufacture and sale of health drinks and supplements made with tea leaves from

Kenya

https://www.nissin.com/jp

/

225 NISSHIN Foods A Morocco

・Sale of instant noodles

・Established a sales business entity in Morocco in 2014

・Withdrew from Kenya

https://www.nissin.com/e

n_jp/

Foods

and

Beverag

es

12

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226 JT A

South

Africa,Zambia

,Malawi

Ethiopia,Suda

n,TanzaniaNigeria

Egypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Manufacture of tobacco and procurement of raw tobacco materials

・Purchased Haggar Cigarette & Tobacco Factory (HCTF), a Sudanese tobacco

company, in 2011

・Purchased Al Nakhla Tobacco, an Egyptian water pipe company, in 2013

・Made capital contribution of 75% to Tanzania Cigarette, a cigarette manufacturer in

Tanzania

・Purchased National Tobacco Enterprise Ethiopia, a public corporation in Ethiopia, in

2016

・Factories in 5 countries including Malawi

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tunisia, and

Morocco, mainly for procurement of leaf tobacco

https://www.jt.com/

227 NH Foods C South Africa Mauritania Morocco・Distribution of meat

・A subsidiary, Marine Foods, imports octopus from Mauritania and Morocco

https://www.nipponham.c

o.jp/eng/

228 Homme C Nigeria ・Export of Japanese teahttp://hommetea.com/ind

ex.html

229 Maruzen Tea A Morocco

・Established a joint venture company with Morocco-based SITI and Japan-based Nasa

Corporation in 2018

・Imports unprocessed tea from Japan, then processes and packages green tea and

roated green tea in Morocco as an OEM supplier for European and American tea

companies

http://www.maruzen-

tea.jp

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and

Beverag

es

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230 ASIX A South Africa C Mauritius

Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo

Algeria,Tunisi

a,Morocco,Li

bya

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2014

・Official supplier contract with South African Rugby Association

・Sales agents in 10 African countries

https://www.asics.com/jp/j

a-jp/country-selector/

231 Asaka Industrial C CAR ・Sale of shovels

http://www.asaka-

ind.co.jp/english/index.ht

ml

232 DUNLOP SPORTS A South Africa ・Sale of golf clubshttp://www.dunlopsports.

co.jp/en/

233 Tombow Pencil C South Africa ・Sale of writing materialshttps://www.tombow.com

/en/

234 PILOT A South Africa C Kenya Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco,Libya

・Sale of writing instruments in South Africa

・Established a locally incorporated company in 1998

・Sells products at township spaza shops

・Sales agents in Kenya, Nigeria and Northern Africa

http://www.pilot.co.jp/co

mpany/english/index.html

235 Pentel A South Africa

・Sale of writing instruments, etc. in South Africa

・The company has a sales company.

・In 2010, the company began a tie-up with Kokuyo for overseas sales activities

including those in African countries.

http://www.pentelworld.c

om/

236 YAMAHA A South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Su

dan,Seychelle

s,Tanzania,M

adagascar,Ma

uritius

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia,Senegal

Gabon

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Sale of musical instruments and audio equipment

・Representative office in South Africa

・Sales agents in 21 African countries

https://www.yamaha.com/

en/

Other

manufa

cturing

industry

13

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237 LIXIL A South Africa Kenya Nigeria Egypt C

Angola,eSwat

ini,Zambia,Zi

mbabwe,Na

mibia,South

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,Les

otho

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Sey

chelles,Tanza

nia,Madagasc

ar,Mauritius

Ghana,Nigeri

a

・Manufacture and sale of ceramic sanitary ware

・Acquired Luxembourg's GROHE in 2014, then jointly established LIXIL Africa in South

Africa after acquiring DAWN in South Africa.

・Manufacturing and sales company in South Africa

・GROHE's locally incorporated companies in Kenya, Nigeria, and Egypt

・Sales agents in 18 African countries

・Commissioned manufacture and sales of the "SATO" portable toilets to local

companies in 6 African countries

・Withdrew the branch office in Kenya

https://www.lixil.com/

238 OCC Corporation D Angola

・Received a contract to manufacture submarine cables for the South Atlantic Cable

System project linking Angola and Brazil, for which NEC was awarded the contract in

2014

https://www.occjp.com/en

/

Other

manufa

cturing

industry

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239 IMPACK C Ethiopia ・Import of roseshttp://www.impack-

corporation.jp/

240 Otani C South AfricaEthiopia,Keny

a ・Import of cut flowers. Major trading company for flowers in Japan

https://www.otani-

shokai.com/english.html

241 Kawasakikaki C Kenya ・Import of roses. Major trading company for flowers in Japanhttp://www.kawasakikaki.c

o.jp/lets.html

242 CLASSIC JAPAN C South AfricaEthiopia,Keny

a,Tanzania・Import of roses

http://www.classicjapan.co

.jp/english/

243Greenwings

JapanC Kenya ・Import of cut flowers. Major trading company for flowers in Japan http://greenwings.jp/en/

244 Create C Kenya ・Import of cut flowers. Major trading company for flowers in Japanhttp://www.create-

flower.com/

245Flower Auction

JapanC Kenya ・Import of roses. Major trading company for flowers in Japan https://www.faj.co.jp/

246 HIBIYA-TRADING C Kenya ・Import of roses. Middle trader for horticulture, and buyer for Hibiya Kadanhttps://www.frenet-

hibiya.co.jp/trd/index.html

247 YMS C

South

Africa,Zimba

bwe

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Mauritius ・Import of cut flowers. Trading company for flowers

http://www.yms-

co.jp/en/about.html

248 Vermont C Kenya ・Import and sale of preserved flowers made by Kenya Vermonthttp://www.vermont-

design.com/

249MONO

InternationalC Kenya ・Import and sale of preserved flowers made by Kenya Vermont

http://www.mo-

no.co.jp/en/

250 Asante C Kenya ・Direct import of roses from Kenyan farms http://afrikarose.com/

251 GSH C Kenya ・Import of roses. http://www.nextgarden.jp/

Flower

Industr

y

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252 Ajirushi CSenegal,Maur

itaniaMorocco ・Import and sale of octopus

http://www.ajirushi.com/e

n/

253Organic Solutions

JapanA

Kenya,Rwand

a

・Manufacture and sale of microorganisms for odor eliminating, water treatment and

agricultural fertilizer

・Established office in Rwanda and Japan following Kenya

http://organic-solutions-

japan-ltd.webnode.jp/

254 KANEDAI A Namibia C Angola・Crab fishing and fishery processing in Namibia and Angola, and import of products

・ The company has a joint venture in Namibia.

http://www.kanedai-

kesennuma.co.jp/english/

255 Kyokuyo C MozambiqueUganda,Mad

agascar ・Import of Nile perch (from Uganda) and shrimp (from Mozambique and Madagascar)

https://www.kyokuyo.co.jp

/en/

256 Kobayashi Kei CEgypt,Tunisia,

Morocco

・Import of spices

・Import of capsicum and other spices from Morocco and herbs, etc. from Morocco

and Egypt and sale of products

https://www.k-

kobayashi.com/en/index.h

tml

257 Sakata Seed A South Africa Kenya Morocco C

Zambia,Zimb

abwe,eSwatin

i,Namibia,Sou

th

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Uganda,Keny

a,Sudan,Tanz

ania,Madagas

car,Mauritius

Burkina

Faso,Cote

d'Ivoire,Ghan

a,Senegal

Egypt,Morocc

o

・Established a representative office in Kenya in 2011

・In South Africa in 1999, the company acquired 100% ownership of May Ford (a

vegetable seed company).

・Sale of seeds in southern and eastern Africa using sales agents

https://www.sakataseed.c

o.jp/corporate/english/in

dex.html

258 Sanei-Yakuhin C Sudan ・Import of arabic gumhttp://www.sanei-

yakuhin.co.jp/

259 Santo Shokuhin C Egypt ・Import of dried vegetables, frozen vegetables, and frozen strawberries from Egypt https://santo-syokuhin.jp/

260 Selectea CSouth

Africa,Malawi

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,R

wanda

Burundi Egypt ・Import of tea from various African countries for sales in Japan http://www.selectea.co.jp/

261 TAKII C South Africa Kenya Ghana Egypt ・Export of seeds http://www.takii.co.jp/

Agricult

ure,

Forestry

and

Fisherie

s

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262 Tachibana A Ghana ・Import of cacao beans

・Establised a locally incorporated company in Ghana in 2018

http://www.tachibana-

grp.co.jp/english/index.ht

ml

263 TSUKUKATSU C Mauritania ・Import and sale of octopushttp://www.tsukukatsu.co.j

p/

264 DOHSUI C Morocco・The company acquired the set net fishing rights for tuna in Morocco and imports

tuna.

http://www.dohsui.co.jp/e

-activity/

265 Toyo Reizo C Mauritania ・Import of octopushttp://www.toyoreizo.com

/

266Tottori Resource

RecyclingA Morocco

・Manufacture and sale of agricultural equipment by using waste glass

・Locally incorporated company in Moroccohttps://www.t-rrl.jp/en/

267 Nidaf Japan CSouth

Africa,Malawi

Kenya,Tanzan

ia・Import and domestic processing of macadamia nuts and cashew nuts

http://www.macadamianut

s-japan.com/

268Nippon Funmatsu

YakuhinC Sudan ・Import of gum arabic, etc.

https://www.nfy.co.jp/glo

bal/

269 Hikawa A Ethiopia・Production of Japanese tea

・Established a joint venture with a local company in Ethiopia

http://www.hikawa-

tea.co.jp/

270 Far East C Djibouti Egypt ・Import and sale of foodstuffs, such as salt from Egypt and dried fruits from Ugandahttps://fareastinc.co.jp/en

glish

271 Fuji Oil Holdings A Ghana

・Manufacture of vegitable oils and fats

・The company's subsidiary Fuji Oil Europe acquired Ghana's International Oil & Fats in

2013.

https://www.fujioilholding

s.com/en/

272 Masuda C South Africa ・Trading company specializing in import of South African wine http://masuda-jp.com

273Marugen Inryo

IndustryC South Africa ・Import of fruits and juice

https://www.marugen.co

m/

274MARUHA

NICHIROA

South

Africa,Namibi

a

Morocco・The company has a representative office in Morocco.

・Import of octopus from western Africa

https://www.maruha-

nichiro.com/

275 Mikoya Kosho C Madagascar ・Import of vanilla from Madagascarhttp://www.mikoya.co.jp/c

orporate-e/

Agricult

ure,

Forestry

and

Fisherie

s

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276 Yokorei C Nigeria Egypt ・Export of mackerel http://www.yokorei.co.jp/

277 Langstar C

South

Africa,Namibi

a

・Import of spiny lobster http://www.langstar.co.jp/

278 A-One Enterprises A Mozambique ・Processing factory for shellfish including clam in Mozambiquehttp://aone-

co.jp/english/index.html

279 Degas A Ghana ・Trading grain commodities and digitalised the supply chainhttps://www.degasafrica.c

om/

280 GSA Japan C South Africa ・Trading company specializing in import of South African wine (Cape wine)https://www.capewinejapa

n.com/

15

Agricult

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Forestry

and

Fisherie

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281 Kiyomura C Seychelles ・Support for the local fishery industry and import of tuna

http://honyaku.j-

server.com/LUCSUSHIZA/

ns/tl.cgi/http://www.kiyo

mura.co.jp

282 Kobe Bussan A Egypt

・Operation of wholesale supermarkets for business and import of foodstuffs and

vegetables for supermarkets

・Established a locally incorporated company in 2006

https://www.kobebussan.c

o.jp/

283 CGC JAPAN C Lesotho・Direct import of agricultural products from 6 African countries, such as farmed

salmon trout from Lesotho

http://www.cgcjapan.co.jp

/english/index.html

284ZENSHO

HoldingsA Tanzania C Malawi

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,R

wanda

DRCongo,Bur

undi

・The company commenced fair trade of tea made in Kenya and coffee made in

Tanzania in 2009, and commenced fair trade of coffee made in Rwanda in 2011.

https://www.zensho.co.jp/

en/

285 Daiso A Mauritius ・Opening a shop of 50 rupee (like 100 yen shop in Japan) in Mauritiushttp://www.daisoglobal.co

m/

286 TO.MO.CA.Coffee C Ethiopia ・Import coffee from Ethiopiahttp://www.tomocacoffee.

co.jp/

287 Hotland A Mauritania

・Agreed to establish a joint venture with MAURINVEST (a Mauritanian company) in

2015

・Procurement and processing of octopus which is a material for fried octopus

dumplings

http://www.hotland.co.jp/

Restaur

ant and

Retail

16

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288 Africa Incubator AUganda,Keny

aNigeria

・Development and sale of retail management applications and systems for local

companieshttps://afri-inc.com/en/

289 Cancer Scan A Kenya ・AfricaScan, a subsidiary in Kenya, has retail business and develops diet coaching

application

http://www.africascan.com

/

290 Studio Canbe C Tanzania ・Awarded a contract to develop a bus operations and service status app in Tanzaniahttps://www.studio-

canbe.com/

291Sony Music

EntertainmentA South Africa Nigeria

・Sale of licensed music for phones and sourcing local taent

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa and Nigeria

https://www.sme.co.jp/s/S

MEen

292 Softbank B

Zambia,Sout

h

Africa,Malawi

Uganda,Keny

a,Seychelles,T

anzania,Mada

gascar,Rwand

a

Nigeria,Ghan

a,Niger

Gabon,Cong

o,DRCongo,C

had

Egypt

・Capital contributions to Airtel Africa (operates a telecommunications business in

Africa), United States-based Loon (operates high-altitude balloons to provide wireless

networks), and United States-based Uber (operates a ride hailing app service in Africa)

https://group.softbank/en

/

293NIPPON

BIODIESELA Mozambique

・Jatropha production through contracted farmers in Mozambique

・Digital agricultural cooperative platform business

http://www.nbf-

web.com/index.html

294 BiZright C Zimbabwe ・Entrusted with server configuration by the government of Zimbabwe http://www.bizright.co.jp/

295 Monstar Lab C Rwanda ・Partnership with software company in Rwandahttps://monstar-

lab.com/global/

296 RAKUTEN B South Africa Kenya Egypt

・Invested in Kobo (a Canadian company operating an e-book business in South

Africa), Careem (an Emirati company operating a ride hailing app service in Egypt), and

Glovo (a Spanish company operating a delivery service in Kenya)

https://global.rakuten.co

m/corp/

297REXVIRT

CommunicationsA Rwanda

・Invested in a Rwandan software development company

・Offshore development

https://www.rexvirt.com/e

n/company-en/

298 LEVIAS C Sierra Leone・Provides support for system development incorporating blockchain technology

・Signed an MoU with the Sierra Leone government in 2019https://levias.co.jp/

299 AMP MUSIC C Kenya Senegal ・Music label to sell African indie music to the world via the Internet https://levias.co.jp

300 croppre A Uganda ・Software developer. Development of book keeping applications for retailers. http://croppre.com/

IT,

Commu

nication

and

Content

s

busines

s

17

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301 Dive into Code C Rwanda・Provides programming education and training through partnerships with local

Rwandan companies

https://diveintocode.jp/co

rporate

302 DMM.com AKenya,Tanzan

ia,Rwanda

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire

・Acquired a mobile software company in Rwanda in 2017

・Export of wine through a locally incorporated company established in Kenya in 2017

・Sale of used mobile phones

https://dmm-

corp.com/en/

303 GAX C Ethoipia ・Offshore development through Ethiopia's iCog Labs https://en.gax-tech.com/

304 LINE C Egypt ・Began offering Line Live, a live video streaming platform, in 2018https://linecorp.com/ja/co

mpany/info

305 NTT A

Angola,Zamb

ia,Namibia,So

uth

Africa,Botswa

na

Uganda,Keny

a,TanzaniaB,D

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

KenyaGhana,Nigeri

a

・Acquired Dimension Data, a major South African systems integrator company, in

2010. This established the base from which to provide services to build and maintain IT

system infrastructure for enterprise customers in Africa.

・Dimension Data has business entities in 8 countries and sales agents in 3 countries

・NTT Communications partnered with Workonline, a South African network service

provider

・Docomo Digital partnered ith Safaricom, a Kenyan communications company, in 2018

http://www.ntt.co.jp/index

_e.html

306 Standage A Nigeria・International trade operations and payment processing using blockchain technology

・Established a locally incorporated company in Nigeria in 2018https://standage.co.jp/

IT,

Commu

nication

and

Content

s

busines

s

17

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307 AndAfrica A South Africa・Operates a startup matching platform

・Locally incorporated office in South Africahttps://andafrica.co.jp/

308Kumon

Educational JapanA South Africa C

Zambia,Sout

h

Africa,Botswa

na,Namibia

Kenya

・Provider of Kumon educational services

・Began offering classes in South Africa in 1991 and established a locally incorporated

company in 1996

・Franchises operating in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Kenya

https://www.kumongroup.

com/eng/

309Suwa no Mori

HospitalA Kenya

・Medical corporation

・Opened examination center with CT scan in Kenya in 2015http://k-suwanomori.com/

310 Shirai Group A Kenya ・Medical wastes treatment business. Has a locally incorporated company in Kenya.https://www.shirai-

g.co.jp/en/

311 Glion Group A Kenya ・Automotive services business

・Locally incorporated company in Kenyahttp://glion.co.jp/

312 Sports X A Ghana ・Acquired a Ghanan soccer team, Akosombo Krystal Palace, in 2019 http://www.sportsx.jp/

313Taiyo Industry

AfricaA Nigeria

・Locally incorporated company in Nigeria

・Development of soil environmental materials and sale of fish in Nigeria

・Scouting of exchange students for athletic scholarships

http://www.taiyo-

industry.jp/index_english.

html

314 Terra drone A Angola

・Industrial drones

・Established a locally incorporated company in Angola in 2019

・Provides inspection of offshore and other facilities using aerial drones to oil

companies

https://www.terra-

drone.net/global/

315Tokyo Africa

CollectionC Rwanda ・Collaborate with Kigali International Fashion Week to host a fashion show in Japan

https://www.tokyoafricaco

llection.com/

316 HAMAYA C Angola

Guinea,Seneg

al,Nigeria,Mal

i

Congo・Recycling home appliance. Collect used-home appliance in Japan and repaire and sell

in Africa

http://hamaya-

corporation.jp/

317 Forwawrd A Nigeria ・Invested in a Nigerian soccer team, Iganmu FC, in 2016https://www.forward-

inc.co.jp/

318 Fullcommission A Tanzania・Operates a guest house in Zanzibar

・Established a locally incorporated company in Tanzania in 2017http://f-commission.com/

319 Minami Holdings A Uganda ・Operates a driving school in Uganda https://minami-hd.co.jp/

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service18

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320Universal

EntertainmentA South Africa ・Business of game machines and operation of a casino in South Africa

https://www.universal-

777.com/en/

321 Connect Afya A Kenya ・Operates a medical laboratory CA MEDLYNKS KENYA https://camedlynks.com/

322 HONDA ESTILO A Uganda

・Locally incorporated company in Uganda

・Acquired Bright Stars FC, an Ugandan soccer team, in 2017

・Established by the professional soccer player Keisuke Honda

https://honda-

estilo.com/index.html

323 Office Yagi A Kenya

・Locally incorporated company in Kenya

・Started a runner training facility business in 2018

・Founded by professional marathon runner Yuki Yagi

https://www.yagi-

project.com/

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324 Iwatani A Liberia C South Africa

・Import of LP gas

・Locally incorporated company in Liberia

・Owns a LPG carrier

・Sales agent for South African mineral resources

http://www.iwatani.co.jp/e

ng/index.html

325

Overseas

Uranium

Resources

Development

D Niger ・Holds 25% of interests for the Akouta Uranium Mine in Nigerhttp://www.ourd.co.jp/en

glish/index.html

326Kansai Electric

PowerB,D

Angola,South

AfricaTanzania Nigeria

Gabon,Equat

orial

Guinea,Chad

Algeria,Egypt

・Import of natural resources. (e.g. coal from South Africa; crude oil from Angola,

Gabon, and Chad; LNG from Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, and Egypt)

・In partnership with WASSHA since 2019

https://www.kepco.co.jp/

327 INPEX A Angola DRCongo

・Production and import of crude oil

・Owns three companies in Angola including Angola Oil, and the production company

for Teikoku Congo Oil in DR Congo

https://www.inpex.co.jp/e

nglish/index.html

328 JDC DAngola,Nami

bia

Ghana,Nigeri

a

Cameroon,Co

ngoEgypt,Tunisia

・Offshore drilling for development of oil and natural gas

・The company has a locally incorporated company in Nigeria and a representative

office in Angola.

・The company has received orders in Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, Namibia, Congo,

Nigeria, and Tunisia.

http://www.jdc.co.jp/en/

329 MODEC A AngolaGhana,Cote

d'IvoireD Angola

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

Cameroon,Ga

bon,Equatori

al Guinea

・Construction, leasing, and operation of floating production, storage and offloading

(FPSO) of oil and gas

・The company has locally incorporated companies in Angola, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire.

・Conducted projects in Angola, Ghana, Gabon, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial

Guinea, and Nigeria

・In 2019, received a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) project in Senegal

https://www.modec.com/i

ndex.html

330 Eurus energy D Kenya Egypt

・A joint venture between Toyota Tsusho and Tokyo Electric Power Company

・Participated in a wind power IPP project in Egypt with Toyota Tsusho in 2017

・Invested $10 million in a wind power project in western Africa with Windlab, an

Australian wind power development company, in 2019

http://www.eurus-

energy.com/en/

331 JXTG Energy A South Africa Libya C Nigeria

・Sale of lubricant oil

・Representative office in South Africa and Libya

・Consignment production in Nigeria

http://www.noe.jx-

group.co.jp/english/

332 WASSHA A Tanzania

・Sale of solar power distribution systems to non-electrified areas

・Fundraiging from Marubeni in 2018, Daikin Industries and Yamaha Motor in 2019

・In Partnership with Kansai Electric Power in 2019

http://wassha.com/index_

en.php

Natural

resourc

e and

Energy

19

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333Ooki Musen

DenkiA Ghana

・Locally incorporated company in Ghana

・Pig farming business

・Agency for Honda

http://ooki-musen-

denki.com

334Shinryo

CorporationA Mauritius

・Equipment work of air conditioning, sanitation, and electricity

・Representative office in Mauritius in 2016 and received order for data center

https://www.shinryo.com/

en/index.html

335 Toyo Engineering D Nigeria Egypt

・Provided the urea technology license and designs for a fertilizer plant in Nigeria in

2012. Awarded the fertilizer plant's 2nd train license in 2018.

・Received polyethylene orders in Egypt in 2013

https://www.toyo-

eng.com/jp/en/

336CHIYODA

CorporationA Mozambique D

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Nigeria Gabon Algeria,Egypt

・Plant design and construction for oil and gas plants

・Locally incorporated company in Mozambique

・Awarded contracts in South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt

・Constructed a LNG plant in Algeria in 2015

・ Awarded a contract for an LNG project as an EPC in Mozambique in 2019

・Acquired a 25% equity stake in an oil development project of MPDC Gabon, a

subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, in 2013

https://www.chiyodacorp.

com/en/

337 JGC Holdings A Nigeria Algeria DAngola,Moza

mbique

Ghana,Nigeri

a

Algeria,Egypt,

Libya

・Plant design and construction for oil and gas plants

・Locally incorporated companies in Algeria and Nigeria

・Algeria: Established a thermal power plant maintenance and operation service

company in 2008 jointly with SONELGAZ (an Algerian company) and SOGEX (an Omani

company); signed a contract to construct a large gas processing facility in 2009; signed

a contract to construct a crude oil processing plant in 2011; signed a contract to

construct a crude oil and gas processing facility

・Mozambique: Awarded a contract for a floating LNG plant of Itarian Eni plot in 2017.

Awarded a contract for a LNG plant of Exxon Mobile plot in 2019

・Angola: Delivered an offshore LPG processing plant in 2004; signed a contract to

conduct the basic design of an LNG plant in 2005 jointly with KBR (a US company) and

Techinip USA

・Libya: Awarded a contract for a gas and crude oil processing plant in 2004

・Egypt: Made investments in ammonia production and sales business in 2006 jointly

with Mitsubishi Corporation, etc.

・Nigeria: Concluded a contract to expand a large LNG plant in 2004 jointly with KBR (a

US company), Technip (a French company), and SNAMPROGETTI (an Italian company)

・Ghana: In 2017, joined Sumitomo Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. in

investing in FPSO owning and ship chartering business for offshore oil and gas fields

http://www.jgc.com/en/

338Japan Jorong

EngeneeringA South Africa

・Plant engineering

・Locally incorporated company in South Africahttp://jjel.co.jp/

339 Meisei Industrial A Nigeria・Equipment work for heat insulation

・Established a locally incorporated company in Nigeria in 2000

http://www.meisei-

kogyo.co.jp/en/index.html

340 Univergy D Zambia ・ Awarded solar power plant projects in Zambia http://www.univergy.com/

Constru

ction,

Equipm

ent,

Plant

and

Enginee

ring

20

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341 ITOCHU A South AfricaEthiopia,Keny

a

Ghana,Sierra

Leone,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

Algeria,Tunisi

a,MoroccoD

South

Africa,Namibi

a

・Bases in 9 countries: South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria,

Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco

・In 2016, invested in US-based Transmar Group, which operates cocoa-related

businesses in West Africa

・Began assembly and production of Isuzu vehicles in Ethiopia in 2019

・Established a company for production and processing pineapple in Sierra Leone in

2019

・South Africa: Sale of products of Komatsu, and import and export of automobiles;

Made capital contribution to a steel sheet manufacturer of the SAFAL Group in 2008;

Participated in a platinum and nickel exploration project by a Canadian company in

2011; Concluded a power purchase agreement in a photovoltaic power generation

project in 2012; Established a JV with Mazda Motor in 2015

・Ethiopia: Import of coffee and sesame to Japan, import and sale of Isuzu vehicles,

support assembly and manufacture, support sewing consignment production

・Kenya: Capital participation in locally incorporated company of Isuzu Motors

・Ghana: Export of cacao beans, etc.

・Nigeria: Invested in a metal plate processing company under SAFAL Group in 2010

・Namibia: Secured interests for a gas field in 2007; Made additional investments in a

new uranium mine development project in 2010

https://www.itochu.co.jp/e

n/index.html

342

Integrat

ed

Trading

Compa

ny

(Sogo

Shosha)

21

http://www.sumitomocorp

.co.jp/english/

Algeria,Moro

ccoB,C,D

South

Africa,Madag

ascar,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Keny

a,TanzaniaGhana

Sumitomo

CorporationGhana

Tunisia,Moro

cco

・Business bases in 9 countries: South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania,

Madagascar, Ghana, Algeria, and Morocco.

・In 2017, signed an MoU with Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank

・In 2018, invested in a Kenyan startup M-kopa, which sells SHS

・In 2019, formed a partnership with Morocco for sales of special economic zone

・In 2019, invested in solar minigrid provider Powergen with US-based Shell

・South Africa: Concluded a power purchase agreement in a wind power generation

project in 2012; Export of wood chips; Provided capital contribution to Philagro which

was transformed into a locally incorporated company in 2014; Refine and export of

ferromanganese with Mizushima Ferroalloy, forestation business to export wood chips

with Nippon Paper Industries

・Madagascar: Participated in a nickel mine project together with a Canadian company

and a Korean company in 2005; Commenced commercial production in 2014

・Kenya: Sale of animal health medics to Chinese Sinder

・Tanzania: In 2012 signed a contract to construct a natural gas-fired combined cycle

power plant together with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Toshiba Plant Systems

& Services Corporation, and started construction in 2016.

・Mozambique: In 2017 signed contracts with IHI corporation for constructions of gas-

fired combined cycle power plants in Mapto and Temane

・Ghana: Participated in a combined thermal power generation project in 2014. In

2017, reached an agreement with JGC Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. in

investing in FPSO owning and ship chartering business for offshore oil and gas fields

led by Malaysia-based Yinson Holdings Berhad

・Tunisia: in 2017, the company signed a contract with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power

Systems for construction of gas-fired combined cycle power plant

・Uganda: Export of construction machinery

A

Angola,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Kenya,Tanzan

ia,Madagasca

r

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343 Sojitz A

Angola,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Ghana,Nigeri

aGabon

Egypt,Morocc

o,LibyaB,D

Angola,Nami

bia,South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique

Ghana,Nigeri

aEgypt

・Business bases in 6 African countries: South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco,

and Libya, JV in Ghana for seawater desalination, wood chip processing and export

company in Mozambique, oil development company in Egypt and Gabon, Metal One

companies in South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Gabon.

・South Africa: Export of ferroalloy steel products (Metal One, affiliated company,

business); dealer of Suzuki four-wheel vehicles; Sale of reactor with IHI to SASOL

・Egypt: Acquired interests for an oil producing field in 2006; Succeeded in exploration

of crude oil and gas in 2008; Metal One business

・Morocco: Export of mineral phosphate

・Ghana: Conducted a seawater desalination project together with a Spanish company

in 2012; Commenced commercial operation in 2015

・Nigeria: Metal One business, awarded contract for crude oil production facility

・Malawi: Provided loans to the Australian company Lynas

・Namibia: Participated in a wind power generation project together with a Korean

company in 2011

・Angola: Financing for oil development; FPSO operation; signed a contract to

construct a cement plant in 2008 which commenced operation in 2011

・Tanzania: Import of raw material for pyrethrum coil

・Senegal: A subsidiary, Daiichibo, acquired fair trade certification for cotton and

commenced import in 2013.

http://www.sojitz.com/en/

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TOYOTA TSUSHO A

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Malawi

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,M

adagascar,Ma

uritius,Rwand

a

Ghana,Gambi

a,Guinea,Gui

nea-

Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sierra

Leone,Seneg

al,Togo,Niger

ia,Niger,Mali,

Mauritania,Bu

rkina

Faso,Benin,Li

beria

Ethiopia,Eritr

ea,Kenya,Co

moros,Djibou

ti,Sudan,Seyc

helles,Somali

a,South

Sudan,Rwand

a

Cabo

Verde,Ghana

http://www.toyota-

tsusho.com/english/344

Gabon,Camer

oon,Congo,D

RCongo,Sao

Tome,Equato

rial

Guinea,CAR,C

had,Burundi

Algeria,Egypt,

MoroccoB,C,D

Zambia,Moza

mbiqueEgypt,Tunisia

・Business based as Toyota Tsusho in Egypt, direct asset bases in 37 countries under

France-based CFAO, established as the regional headquarters for Africa.

・After Toyota Motor Corporation transferred all sales operations in Africa to Toyota

Tsusho in 2019. There are Toyota sales bases in 49 African countries (excluding Eswatini,

Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, and Libya) and coverage reaches 54 countries. There are

sales agents for Suzuki in 20 countries due to the partnership between Toyota Motor

Corporation and Suzuki. Auto loan company in Mauritius and metal plate blanking

company in South Africa

・Awarded a contract to build a geothermal power plant with Toshiba and Hyundai

Engineering in 2011

・Awarded a contract for container transport cranes at Port Mombasa in Kenya along

with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in 2013

・In 2017, established a vehicles distribution company in Kenya with Nippon Yusen and

France-based Bolloré

・Awarded a contract to supply harbor cargo handling cranes for the development of

Port Mombasa in Kenya along with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding in 2017

・Participated in a wind power generation IPP project in Egypt with Eurus Energy in

2017 and invested in wind power generation in east Africa in 2019

・in 2019, awarded two solar power plants with charge system in Zambia

・Development of ports in Angola

・In 2018, CFAO partnered with France’s Total to provide auto repair services at gas

stations and selling car care products in 5 countries including Kenya

・In 2019, CFAO announced plans to acquire the South African car dealership Unitrans

Motor Holdings

・In 2016: Invested in Seven Seas Technologies, a Kenyan ICT company

・In 2017: Invested in Sendy, a Kenyan logistics startup

・In 2018: Invested in Zipline, a drone delivery startup operating in Rwanda and Ghana

・In 2019: Invested in solar minigrid provider Powerhive operating in Kenya

・In 2019: established a investment company Mobility 54 in France

・South Africa: Automobile manufacturing, sales support, agency management for

Toyota vehicles. Sales entity for Subaru.

・Egypt: Assembly and sale of Toyota vehicles

・Kenya: Assembly and sale of Toyota vehicles, Hino trucks, and Yamaha motorcycles

via Toyota Kenya. Sale of used cars via Toyotsu Auto Mart Kenya. Auto loans via

Toyotsu Capital Kenya. Production and sales of fertilizers via Toyota Tsusho Fertilizer

Africa. Sale of Michelin tires in Kenya and Uganda.

・Nigeria: Established a JV with Yamaha Motor Company in 2015 for motorcycle

manufacture and retail. Established an assembly plant for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus

Corporation in 2017.

・Ghana: Established a JV between Suzuki and CFAO for automobile manufacture and

retail

・Rwanda: Collaborate with Volkswagen’s taxi app business

・CFAO: Direct management of the consumer business. Operates France-based

Carrefour in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Senegal. A subsidiary, Eurapharma, sells

pharmaceuticals in 23 countries. Provides IT and ATM services in 21 countries. In Côte

d'Ivoire: constructs and operates shopping malls; operates a multipurpose factory to

manufacture BIC, L'Oréal, and other products; established a beer factory in 2015 with

Heineken. Beverage business in Congo. Manufactures packages for Nestlé’ and others

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345 Marubeni A

Angola,Botsw

ana,South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Ethiopia,Keny

a

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

B,DKenya,Tanzan

ia

・Business bases in 11 African countries: South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Kenya,

Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco.

・Subsidiary for mining machinery sales in Botswana

・Subsidiary for development and sales of ID system with fingerprint authentication

and digital registration technology in South Africa

・Subsidiary for power generation in Tunisia

・In 2012, the company agreed to set up a joint venture for fertilizer production with

China's New Hop Liuhe

・In 2018, awarded a contract for a geothermal power plant in Kenya

・In 2018, invested in Japan-based Wassha, which operates a solar power generation kit

rental business in Tanzania

・In 2019, invested in UK-based Azuri Technologies, which sell home solar power

generation kits in Kenya and Tanzania

(Steel→Marubeni‐Itochu Steel Inc.)

・South Africa: Export of metal resources and chips

・Mozambique: Sale of spherical graphite

・Kenya: Export of conveyors, cement materials, and chemicals

・Ethiopia: Export of construction machinery, and import of coffee and sesame

・Nigeria: Export of chemicals

・Ghana: Export of food and chemicals

・Morocco: Signed an MoU with BMCE Bank of Africa

https://www.marubeni.co

m/en/

346 MITSUI & Co. A

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Kenya GhanaAlgeria,Moro

ccoB,D

Zambia,Zimb

abwe,Namibi

a,South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique,

Botswana

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania,Rwanda

Ghana,Guine

a-Bissau,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Burkina

Faso,Benin

Gabon,Camer

oon,DRCong

o,Burundi

Algeria,Moro

cco

・Business bases in 6 African countries: South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Ghana,

Algeria, and Morocco

・Invested in Afrimax, an LTE operator in Uganda, Zambia, Ghana and Cameroon, in

2015

・Invested in Csquared, a Google subsidiary working on broadband expansion in Africa,

in 2017

・Obtained a 30% stake in ETG, an agricultural company from Dubai, which operates in

22 African countries, in 2017

・Invested in M-Kopa, a home solar power generation kit business operating in Kenya,

in 2018

・Invested in Zalar Holding, a Moroccan feed company, in 2018

・Final investments in LNG development in Mozambique to be determined in 2019

・Operates port terminals in Algeria, Gabon, and Rwanda through Portek, a

Singaporean subsidiary

・South Africa: Participated in a thermal power plant project and a railway business for

Transnet.

・Mozambique: In 2014, obtained rights to Moatize coal mine along with Vale, a major

Brazilian natural resource company. Obtained rights for LNG with US-based Anadarko.

Final investments to be determined in 2019.

・Kenya: Export of chemical products, iron and steel

・Angola: LNG vessel contracts

・Morocco: Awarded the Safi coal-fired power project in 2014. Sale of grain and feed.

http://www.mitsui.com/jp/

en

Integrat

ed

Trading

Compa

ny

(Sogo

Shosha)

21

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347Mitsubishi

CorporationA

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Ethiopia,Keny

a,Tanzania

Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Moro

cco

B,D

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

South

Africa,Mozam

bique

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Su

dan,Tanzania,

Rwanda

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Guin

ea,Senegal,To

go,Nigeria,M

ali,Burkina

Faso,Liberia

Cameroon,Ga

bon,Congo,D

RC

Algeria,Egypt,

Morocco

・Business bases in 12 African countries: South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Tanzania, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.

・In 2015, obtained 20% of the shares of Olam, a Singaporean agricultural trading

company with operation bases in 20 African countries.

・In 2017, signed a contract to construct a geothermal power plant in Kenya with

Mitsubushi Hitachi Power Systems

・In 2018, Invested in a SHS business with France-based EDF

・in 2019, Invested in UK-based BBOXX, a SHS provider in 12 countries in Africa

・Sale of steel products (via Metal One) in 12 African countries.

・Sale of Mitsubishi cars

・South Africa: Invests in an elevator sales company. Export and import of

automobiles, tires, food, chemicals, etc.

・Mozambique: Operates MOZAL, an aluminum refiner

・Angola: Invests in Angola Oil (65.7%)

・Kenya: Export of heavy electrical machinery, elevators and motor vehicles, and import

of coffee beans

・Rwanda: Water works PPP

・Cote d'Ivoire: Obtained interests for oil and gas exploration in 2014. Export of cacao.

・Liberia: Obtained interests for oil and gas exploration in 2011.

・Nigeria: Joint venture with Notore Chemical Industries, owner of urea fertilizer plants

・Gabon: Invests in MPDC (75%); oil and gas exploration, development, and production

・Tunisia: Export of phosphoric acid

http://www.mitsubishicor

p.com/jp/en/

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Branch offices existOther

operation

type

Other operating countries

348Advanced

Material JapanA Rwanda

・Trading company specialized in rare metal

・Representative office in Rwandahttp://www.amjc.co.jp/

349 Ohmi Industries CUganda,Keny

aNigeria ・Export of steel materials

http://www.ohmiinds.co.jp

/en

350KAWASHO

FOODSA Ghana

・Manufacture and export of canned food

・Since the 1950s, the company has sold canned mackerel to Nigeria and Ghana.

・Established a representative office in Ghana in 2010

http://www.kawasho-

foods.co.jp/english/

351SUN MACHINERY

AND TRADINGC Nigeria ・Export of oil refining equipment and industrial materials and equipment

http://www.sunmachinery.

co.jp/

352TAICHI

HOLDINGSA South Africa Kenya Nigeria

Egypt,Morocc

o,Libya

・Trading company specializing in the Middle East and Africa

・Handles air conditioning equipment, vehicles, construction equipment, etc.

・Locally incorporated company in Nigeria and representative offices in South Africa,

Libya, Egypt, and Morocco

・Manages Makino, a Japanese restaurant, in Egypt

http://www.anabas.co.jp/e

n/

353 Taiyo C Sudan

Guinea,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Nigeria,B

urkina

Faso,Mali

Cameroon,Co

ngo

Algeria,Egypt,

Tunisia,Libya,

Morocco

・Export of diagnostic imaging machines

・Sales agents in 14 African countries

http://www.taiyobussan.jp

/

354 Taiyo Bussan A South Africa ・Export of acoustic equipment, etc.http://www.taiyobussan.jp

/english/profile.html

355 Chori C Nigeria ・Supply raw material and providing loan for a blending fertilizer plant in Nigeriahttps://www.chori.co.jp/en

glish/

356 Toyoichi Tsusho A Egypt

・Export of electronics and electronic parts

・Representative office in Egypt

・Established a JV in Hong Kong in 2010 with Egypt's El Araby

http://www.japan-

company.jp/toyoichi/inde

x.html

357 Nishizawa AMalawi,Moza

mbiqueTanzania

Ghana,Nigeri

a

・Imports and exports, from textiles to steel, various machinery and plants, and

industrial materials and equipment

・The company has locally incorporated companies in Nigeria and Tanzania, and

representative offices in Mozambique, Ghana and Malawi.

http://www.nishizawa-

ltd.com/english/

358

Nippon Steel &

Sumikin Bussan

Corporation

D Mozambique

・In Mozambique, the company, together with NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL,

took a stake in coaking coal development project in 2010 and received a exploration

right in 2013

http://www.nssb.nssmc.co

m/en/

359Hayakawa

CompanyA South Africa

・Export of rare metals

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2016

http://www.hayakawa.co.j

p/

Speciali

zed and

Middle

size

trading

firm

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360 Hanwa A South Africa

・Export and import of resource equipment and materials including ferroalloy

・Branch office in South Africa

・Capital participation in Samancor, a South Africa company, for exclusive sales rights in

Japan in 2005. Increased a stake via a subsidiary, Japan South Africa Chrome, in 2017

http://www.hanwa.co.jp/

361 Fuji Bussan A South Africa・The company has a representative office in South Africa. It supplies bait for tuna to

Japanese fishing boats stopping by Cape Town.

http://www.fuji-

bussan.com/

Speciali

zed and

Middle

size

trading

firm

22

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362 Agasta C

South

Africa,Zambia

,Malawi,Moza

mbique

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania

Senegal,Guin

ea,Nigeria,Ma

li

DRCongo

・Export of used cars

・Subsidiary of Carchs, sales agents in various African countries

・Started providing automobile loans using IoT device

http://www.agasta.co.jp/e

n/

363 EXCIA A Kenya Senegal・Export of used cars and arrangement of car service in Africa

・Branch offices in Kenya and Senegalhttps://excia.jp/english

364 SBT AKenya,Tanzan

iaC

Zambia,Zimb

abwe,eSwatin

i,Botswana,N

amibia,South

Africa,Mozam

bique,Lesoth

o

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,So

uth

Sudan,Maurit

ius

Nigeria,Benin DRCongo

・Largest exporter of used cars to Africa

・Locally incorported companies in Kenya and Tanzania

・Affiliated agents in various African countries

http://www.sbtjapan.co.jp/

en/

365 Enhance-auto AUganda,Tanz

ania

・Export of used cars

・Locally incorporated companies in Tanzania and Uganda

https://www.enhance-

auto.jp/

366 Cardealpage C

eSwatini,Zam

bia,Zimbabw

e,Namibia,So

uth

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania

DRCongo,Bur

undi

・Operation of a used car sales website

・Partnership with Zambian Postal Services Corporation and with agents in various

African countries

https://www.cardealpage.c

om

367 ZIGExN A Kenya C

Zambia,Zimb

abwe,Namibi

a,South

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi,M

ozambique,L

esotho

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,M

auritius,Rwan

da

DRCongo,Bur

undi

・Acquired a used car sales website and export support business from Carview

・Established a locally incorporated company in Kenya

・Partnership with Zambia Postal Services Corporation

・Partner agents in various African countries

https://www.tradecarview.

com

368 Kaiho Sangyo C

Angola,Zimb

abwe,Zambia,

Namibia,Sout

h

Africa,Botswa

na

Kenya,Tanzan

ia,Mauritius

Ghana,Guine

a,Nigeria,Beni

n

Cameroon,Co

ngo

Egypt,Morocc

o・Export of used car parts https://kaiho.co.jp

369 Sunpower A Senegal・Export of used tires

・Established a locally incorporated company in Senegal in 2017

https://www.sun-

power.co.jp/

370 Shima A Mozambique・Export of used cars

・Established a locally incorporated company in Mozambique in 2013

Used

car

dealer

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371 Saint Parts A Tanzania

・Export of used car parts

・Car maintenance

・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania

http://www.saintparts.co.j

p/

372 Takashi Enterprise A Uganda・Export of used cars

・Established a locally incorporated company in Ugandahttp://www.tep.co.jp/ex/

373 TRUST A South Africa C

Zambia,Zimb

abwe,Namibi

a

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,M

auritius

・Export of used cars

・Dealership of new car sales for Suzuki and other companies in South Africa

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

・Partnership agents in multiple African countries

https://www.trust-

ltd.co.jp/en/index.html

374 Be Forward A Tanzania C

Zambia,Zimb

abwe,Botswa

na,South

Africa,Malawi,

Mozambique,

Lesotho

Uganda,Keny

a,TanzaniaGhana DRCongo

・Export of used cars

・Locally incorporated companies in Tanzania and Kenya

・Partner agents in 12 African countries

http://www.beforward.jp/

375 Retrus A Tanzania・Export of used commercial vehicles

・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania

https://www.retrus.co.jp/a

bout/

376 World Navi A Kenya・Export of used vehicles

・Provide financing through a partnership with Kenya's Co-operative Bank

http://www.worldnavi.co.j

p/en/index.html

377 3WM A Uganda C Tanzania

・Export of used commercial vehicles

・Established a branch office in Uganda in 2012

・Sales agent for Yanmar

http://www.3wm.co.jp/

378 8Gear A Tanzania C Zambia・Export of used commercial vehicles

・Locally incorporated company in Tanzania

http://www.8gear.jp/abou

t/overview

379 AA Japan A Kenya・Export of used cars

・Locally incorporated company in Kenya

https://ke.aajapancars.co

m/stocklist

380Aut Orec

EnterprisA Tanzania C Zambia DRCongo

・Export of used cars

・Established a locally incorporated company in Tanzania in 2007https://www.autorec.co.jp/

381 IDOM D Tanzania ・Provide used cars in Tanzania in partnersip with Uberhttps://221616.com/idom

/en/

382 VT Holdings A South Africa

・Automobile sales

・Acquired Peugeot Citroen South Africa, which handles the import and sales business

for Peugeot and Citroen in Souh Africa, in 2017

http://www.vt-

holdings.co.jp/eng/index.

html

Used

car

dealer

23

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383Ocean Network

ExpressA South Africa

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

Egypt C

Zimbabwe,Na

mibia,Malawi,

Mozambique,

Lesotho

Kenya,Tanzan

ia

Senegal,Beni

nMorocco

・Container shipping company established through investments from Kawasaki Kisen

Kaisha, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nippon Yusen in 2017

・Locally incorporated compaies in South Africa, Ghana, Côte D Ivoire, Nigeria, and

Egypt

・Contract manufacturers in 10 African countries

https://www.one-

line.com/

384Kawasaki Kisen

KaishaA South Africa D Ghana

・Sea transportation service mainly for automobiles in South Africa

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2009

・The container vessel business was merged with Ocean Network Express Holdings, a

joint venture with NYK Line and K Line.

・In 2017, joined Sumitomo Corporation and JGC Corporation in investing in FPSO

owning and ship chartering business for offshore oil and gas fields in Ghana

http://www.kline.co.jp/en/

385Kintetsu World

ExpressA South Africa

・Sells and deals with imported and exported goods

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 1996・Sells and deals

with imported and exported goods

・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 1996

https://www.kwe.co.jp/en/

386Mitsui O.S.K.

LinesA South Africa

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Niger

ia

D Mozambique

・Sea transportation service mainly for automobiles in South Africa

・Locally incorporated companies in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, and a

representative office in Cote d'Ivoire

・The container vessel business was merged with Ocean Network Express Holdings, a

joint venture with NYK Line and K Line.

・In 2019, awarded a LNG-to-Powership project with Turkey Karadeniz Holidings

https://www.mol.co.jp/en/

index.html

387 MOL Logistics A Kenya・Air and marine transport service, logistics, warehouse, etc

・Established a branch office in 2017

https://www.mol-logistics-

group.com/en/index.html

388 Tamai Steamship A Liberia

・Ocean transportation of aluminum materials, cereals, and coal, etc.

・The company established a locally incorporated company in Liberia in 1978 in order

to utilize the incentive for flag of convenience (tax reduction, etc.).

http://www.tamaiship.co.j

p/

389Japan Post

HoldingsB

Zambia,Sout

h Africa

・In 2015, the company acquired a Australian logistics company, Toll Holdings, via

Japan Postal Service. Toll has locally incorporated companies in South Africa and

Zambia

https://www.japanpost.jp/

en/

390 NYK Line A South Africa Kenya

・Sea transportation service mainly for automobiles in South Africa.

・In 2005, established a locally incorporated company in South Africa.

・In 2016, established a automobile logistics joint venture with Toyota Tsusho and

Bollore

・Subsidiary NYK Bulk & Projects Career established a joint venture with Danish Licvem

Shipping & Trading for Western African sea route services.

・The container vessel business was merged with Ocean Network Express Holdings, a

joint venture with Mitsui O.S.K Line and K Line.

https://www.nyk.com/engl

ish/

Marine

transpo

rtation

and

Logistic

s

service

24

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391 NIPPON EXPRESS A South Africa Kenya Morocco

・Air and marine transport services, logistics, warehouse operations, moving services,

etc.

・Representative office in South Africa.

・Opened a branch office in Kenya in 2017 and a branch office in Morocco in December

2017

・In Kenya, the company provides services such as transit for cut flowers

http://www.nipponexpress

.com/

392HANKYU

HANSHIN ExpressA South Africa

Uganda,Keny

a

・Air and marine transport services, logistics, warehouse operations, etc.

・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2014

・In 2018, acquired Intraspeed South Africa and obtained locally incorporated

companies in South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda

https://www.hh-

express.com/jp/en/compa

ny/

393Mitsui-Soko

ExpressA South Africa

・Air transport service for automobile

・Locally incorporated company in South Africa

https://www.mitsui-

soko.com/en

394 Yusen Logistics A South Africa

・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2013

・Commenced the temperature controlled sea freight consolidation service to Africa,

taking the role of distributing European pharmaceuticals

https://www.yusen-

logistics.com/en/japan

395 CourieMate A Uganda ・Motorcycle delivery businesshttp://www.couriemate.co

m/

24

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rtation

and

Logistic

s

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396 ORIX A Egypt・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 1997

・Conducts leasing business and car leasing business

https://www.orix.co.jp/grp

/en/

397

Sumitomo Life

Insurance

Company

C South Africa

・Acquired exclusive rights for South African insurer Discovery's insurance programs in

2016

・Began product sales in 2018

http://www.sumitomolife.c

o.jp/english/

398Kepple Africa

VenturesC Kenya Nigeria ・Venture capital making seed investments in African startups

https://kepple-

group.com/en/

399

SAMURAI

INCUBATE

AFRICA

C South AfricaUganda,Keny

a,Rwanda

Ghana,Nigeri

a・Venture capital making seed investments in African startups

https://samurai-incubate-

africa.asia/en/

400 Sompo holdings A South Africa C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

Namibia,Sout

h

Africa,Botswa

na,Malawi

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania,M

adagascar,Ma

uritius,Rwand

a

Ghana,Guine

a,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Niger,Bur

kina

Faso,Benin,M

ali

Gabon,Camer

oon,CongoMorocco

・Sompo Japan Nipponkoa estabilsihed a locally incorporated company in South Africa

in 2014

・ In 2017, formed partnerships with South Africa's Sanlam Santam and Morocco's

Saham and provides service across 27 African countries

・ In 2018, invested in Bit Pesa, a bitcoin startup

https://www.sjnk.co.jp/en

glish/

401Tokio Marine

HoldingsA South Africa Egypt B,C

Angola,Zamb

ia,Zimbabwe,

Namibia,Bots

wana,Malawi,

South

Africa,Mozam

bique,Lesoth

o

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Niger,Be

nin

Cameroon,D

RCongoEgypt

・Life and non-life insurance

・Established a locally incorporated company in Egypt in 2008 and a representative

office in South Africa in 2015.

・In 2016, formed a partnership with South Africa's Hollard and provides services across

21 African countries

・In 2018, invested in Hollard Holdings and Hollard International

https://www.tokiomarineh

d.com/en/

402Toyota Financial

ServicesA South Africa ・Established a locally incorporated company in South Africa in 2000

https://www.toyotafinanci

al.com/us/en.html

403 Nomura Holdings A South Africa ・Opened a branch office in in South Africa in 2016https://www.nomuraholdi

ngs.com/top.html

404 Mizuho Bank A South Africa C South Africa Morocco

・Partnership alliance with South Africa's Standard bank in 2012

・Opened a local office in 2013

・Partnership alliance with Morroco based Attijariwafa Bank in 2019

https://www.mizuhobank.

com/index.html

405Mitsui Sumitomo

InsuranceA South Africa C Mozambique

Uganda,Keny

a,Tanzania

・Established a representative office in South Africa in 2015

・In 2018, partnered with a Kenyan insurance company (with locally incorporated

companies in Uganda and Tanzania) and a Mozambican insurance company to provide

reinsurance services

https://www.ms-

ins.com/english/

25Financia

l service

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406

Sumitomo Mitsui

Banking

Corporation

A South Africa Egypt C South Africa

・Established a representative office in Egypt in 1975.

・Partnership alliance with South Africa's Abusa bank in 2010

・Opened South Africa's representative office in 2010 which later upgraded to branch

office

・Partnership alliance with Kenyan KCB bank and Morocco's Banque Centrale Populaire

in 2019

https://www.smbc.co.jp/gl

obal/

407 MUFG Bank A South Africa Egypt C South Africa Morocco

・Representative office in Egypt, MoU with CIB in 2011

・Re-opened South Africa's representative office in 1996 which later upgraded to local

office in 2013

・In 2014 concluded MoU for comprehensive business collaboration with South Africa's

First Bank, In 2011, concluded MoU with Morocco7s BMCE

https://www.bk.mufg.jp/gl

obal/

408 AAIC Japan A Kenya BKenya,Rwand

aNigeria

・Operates an Africa-focused medical fund

・Locally incorporated company in Kenya

・The medical fund invested in Nigeria's Kobo30 in 2019

https://www.aa-

ic.com/en/top-en

409 Crediation ・Providing LOP finance to local companies https://crediation.com/

410 JCB C Kenya Togo

・The company concluded a partnership agreement with Equity Bank (Kenya) and

Ecobank (Togo) in 2012 and 2015 respectively. The JCB card is available in 33 African

countries.

https://www.global.jcb/en

/

411 SBI Holdings B,CKenya,Rwand

a

・In 2010, founded an African fund alongside Abu Dhabi-based Invest AD, focused on

Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco and invested in Rwanda's Bank of

Kigali in 2011

・In 2018, SBI Remit partnered with Kenya's BitPesa, a digital foreign exchange and

payment platform leveraging blockchain technology

・In 2019, established SBI Africa, exporting used car to Africa and providing financial

service

http://www.sbigroup.co.jp

/english/

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l service25

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412 HIS A South Africa Kenya Egypt C ZimbabweEthiopia,Mad

agascar

Tunisia,Moro

cco・Branch offices in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt https://www.his.co.jp/en/

413 DOSOSHIN A South Africa Kenya・Travel agency specialized in Africa

・The company has local offices in South Africa and Kenya.

https://www.dososhin.co

m/

26Travel

agency

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414

The Asahi

Shimbun

Company

A South Africa Egypt ・Branch offices in Cairo and Johannesburghttp://www.asahi.com/ajw

/

415 Kyodo News A Kenya Egypt ・Branch offices in Cairo and Nairobihttps://www.kyodonews.jp

/english/

416 JIJI PRESS A Egypt ・ Branch office in Cairo https://jen.jiji.com/

417 TV Asahi A Egypt ・Branch office in Cairohttp://company.tv-

asahi.co.jp/e/

418 DENTSU A South AfricaKenya,Tanzan

ia

Ghana,Nigeri

a,SenegalCameroon

Egypt,Morocc

o

・Acquired UK's Aegis in 2013, and has locally incorporated companies in 9 African

countries as Dentsu Aegis Network

・Partnered with media agencies and creative agencies across 32 countries in Sub-

Saharan Africa

http://www.dentsu.com/

419MAINICHI

ShimbunA South Africa ・Branch office in Johannesburg http://mainichi.jp/english/

420YOMIURI

ShimbunA South Africa Egypt ・Branch office in Johannesburg

https://info.yomiuri.co.jp/

english/index.html

421 Nikkei A Egypt ・Branch office in Cairohttp://www.nikkei.co.jp/ni

kkeiinfo/en/

422Nippon Television

NetworkA Egypt ・Branch office in Cairo

http://www.ntv.co.jp/engli

sh/

423 NHK A South Africa Egypt ・Has a branch in Cairo. Opened a branch in South Africa in 2014.https://www.nhk.or.jp/cor

porateinfo/

424 TBS Holdings A Egypt ・Branch office in Cairohttp://www.tbsholdings.co

.jp/ir/en/

Media

and

Adverti

sing

agent

27

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425 A DANSE C Burkina Faso・Import and sale of soaps and other products made from shea butter produced in

Burkina Fasohttp://www.a-danse.jp/

426 Africakobo C Ghana ・Import and sale of creams and soaps made from shea butterhttps://www.africakobo.co

m/

427 Africa-ya C Cote d'Ivoire ・Import African textile from West Africahttps://www.africa-

ya.com/

428 African Square C eSwatini

Uganda,Ethio

pia,Kenya,Tan

zania,Madaga

scar

Ghana,Cote

d'Ivoire,Sene

gal,Togo,Nig

eria,Burkina

Faso,Mali

CameroonTunisia,Moro

cco・Import, retail and wholesale of African sundries

http://www.african-

sq.co.jp/

429 Umeda YoHin Ten C Tanzania・Import and sale of sundries from Tanzania and other African countries

・Sewing and sale of clothes using African textiles

https://africawaii.com/?m

ode=f41

430 Share Trade C Ghana ・Import of paradise seeds, an indigenous spice of Ghana http://www.sharetrade.jp/

431 Tokyo Kankan C Kenya

Cote

d'Ivoire,Togo,

Burkina

Faso,Mali

・Import and sale/wholesale of African art and cultural craftshttp://www.kankan.co.jp/a

boutus/

432 BARAKA A Tanzania・Import, retail, and wholesale of Tanzanian coffee, tea, paintings, and cloth

・The company has a representative office in Tanzania

http://www.africafe.jp/dea

rshop.html#gaiyou

433 Fatima C Morocco ・Import and sale of Moroccan household goods and beauty productshttps://www.fatimamorocc

o.com/

434 Pole Pole office C Tanzania ・Import African textile from East Africahttps://www.polepoleoffic

e.jp/office/

435Wise Kenya

InternationalC Kenya ・Import and sale of macadamia nuts and cultural crafts

http://www.wise-

kenya.com/

436 Asante Sana C Kenya ・Import and sale of bags and accessories made from Kenyan textileshttps://asantesana.base.sh

op/

437 BlesslandA C Kenya ・Import and retail of Kenyan sisal bagshttps://basketgarden.theb

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438 Chérie COCO C Benin ・Manufacture of clothing from local textiles in Benin for sale in Japanhttps://www.cheriecoco.jp

/

439 Chuui C Kenya ・Import and sale of accessories made in artisan shops in Kenyahttps://www.chuui-

jp.com/

440 Couldy C Ghana ・Import and sale of bags made in artisan shops in Ghana https://cloudy-tokyo.com/

441 Dasvia C Ghana ・Import and sale of sundries, clothes and shea butter from Ghana http://dasvia.jp/index.html

442 Dear Morocco C Morocco ・Import and sale/wholesale of Moroccan household goodshttp://www.dearmorocco.

com/

443 enplus C Kenya ・Retail of Kenyan sisal baskets and other goods https://enplus.jp/

444 Lekker Africa C South Africa ・Import of African household goods and South African wine https://lekker-africa.com/

445 Maki & Mpho C South Africa ・Manufacture and sale of African accessories, design of household goodshttp://www.makiandmpho

.com/

446 Ruise B CKenya,Rwand

a・Import and sale of baskets and bags made by women in Rwanda and Kenya http://www.ruiseb.jp/

447 Rupurara Moon C Zimbabwe ・Import and sale of beaded accessories and small articles made in Zimbabwehttp://rupurara-

moon.com/

448 SKYAH C South Africa Kenya ・Import of South African wine, Kenyan tea, etc.

449 VIVA Japan C Ghana ・Sale of natural skin products using moringa and shea butter from Ghana http://viviajapan.com/

450 withAfrica C Ethiopia ・Import of Ethiopian wine https://withafrica.net/

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451 Alcebon A Togo ・Travel coordination and car service etc http://www.alcebon.com/

452 Kotobuki Trading A South Africa・Japanese language instruction for enterprise customers, interpretation, and sale of

packed ready-to-eat lunch boxes

453 Japan Africa A South Africa・Coordinator in South Africa

・Founded by a Japanese national

http://www.japanafrica.co

m/

454MPATA

InvestmentA Kenya ・Managing a safari lodge

http://www.mpata.com/in

dex.htm

455Yoshiken Travel

and ToursA Ghana ・Travel agency

http://www.yoshikentravel

gh.com/

456Rwanda Nuts

CompanyA Rwanda ・Production and processing of macadamia nuts in Rwanda

457 Wise East Japan A Kenya ・Import/export

458 Wagokoro A Senegal ・Japanese restaurant http://wagokoro.info/

459Active Kilitop &

SafarisA Tanzania ・Travel agency

http://www.kilitopandsafa

ris.com/

460AfricaLink

EnterpriseA Zambia ・Local coordination and business support

https://www.facebook.co

m/AfricaLinkEnterpriseLim

ited/

461 Africa Note A Rwanda ・Travel and study abroad tours

http://xn--

rck1ae0dua7lwa.com/rwa

ndanote/

462 Afric-Drone A Benin ・Drone servicehttps://www.afric-

drone.com/

463 AfroSpace A Kenya・Kenyan travel agency

・Founded by a Japanese nationalhttp://afrospace.info/

464 Alphajiri A Kenya ・ Cultivating and sale of soy bean

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465 Artisans Farm A Uganda ・Cultiation and sale of cacao and vanilla beans

466 Amoebax A Kenya ・Distribution of agricultural productshttp://www.amoebax.com

/

467Bloom Hills

RwandaA Rwanda ・Flower cultivation

468Brown Food

ProcessorsA Uganda ・Production of chocolate, roasted coffee beans, and packed ready-to-eat lunch boxes https://www.brown.co.ug/

469Coin Connect

AfricaA Rwanda ・Blockchain game business

https://hinemoto1231.co

m/

470 COTS COTS A Uganda

・Production, retail and sales of agricultural products, a business succeeded by

Japanese restaurants and Sakanoshita in 2017

・Established in Uganda in 2015

・Capital contribution by Tridoll in 2016 and Saraya in 2017

https://cotscots.jp/

471 Daruma A South Africa ・Japanese restaurant (Durban)

472 DODO WORLD A Kenya ・Travel agecyhttp://www.dodoworld.co

m/

473East Africa Sales

PromotionA Tanzania ・Coordination, agent, market research etc http://easpg.biz/

474 E-gates A Rwanda ・Local coordination and market research https://egates-africa.com/

475 Food for Future A Ethiopia ・Dairy and dairy processing

476 Fujiyama A South Africa ・Japanese restaurant (Cape town)

477Grassroot

WalkersA Kenya ・Media business in Kenya

https://thegateway.thegra

ssrootswalkers.com/

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478Horientertainmen

tA Kenya ・Japanese restaurant and YouTube business

http://horientertainment.

wixsite.com/cheka

479Inuwali Africa

Guinée ConakryA Guinea ・Local coordination and garmen production

https://inuwali.wixsite.com

/inuwaliafrica?

480 Izakaya Matsuri A South Africa ・Japanese restaurant (Cape town)http://www.izakayamatsuri

.com/

481 JATA Tours A Tanzania・Tanzanian travel agency

・Founded by a Japanese national

http://jatatours.intafrica.co

m/

482Japa Express

Sushi BarA South Africa ・Japanese restaurant http://www.japa.co.za/

483 Joy Bakery A Tanzania ・Bakery https://joybakery.shop/

484 Kai Grobal A Kenya・Sale of sushi at supermarkets

・Distribution and sale of fresh fish

485Kenya Fruits

SolutionsA Kenya ・Processing and sale of mangos

http://www.kenyafruitssol

utions.com/

486 KISEKI A Rwanda ・Japanese restauranthttps://www.kisekirwanda.

com/

487 Life Style Rwanda A Rwanda ・Operates the Thai restaurant "Asian Kitchen"

488 Matoborwa A Tanzania ・Production, sales and export of dry sweet potato and dry fruitshttps://www.facebook.co

m/matoborwa/

489Moringa

MozambiqueA Mozambique ・Production of moringa

490 Musashi A Mozambique ・Japanese restaurant

491 NIAKA KA A Senegal・Coordinator in Senegal and conducts export management

・Founded by a Japanese national

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492Paradise Beach

BungalowsA Tanzania ・Travel agecy

http://nakama.main.jp/par

adisebeachbungalows/

493 RWA MITTU A Rwanda ・Production and sale of honey and jam

494 Sakura A Ethiopia ・Production and sale of honey and jam

495 Shopto Uganda A Uganda ・Production and sale of honey and jam

496 Taiyo Enterprises A Kenya ・Production and sale of honey and jam

497 Teriyaki Japan A Kenya ・Production and sale of honey and jam

498 TOPISH Bakery A Ghana ・Bakery

499 Trickster A Tanzania ・Ad agency

500 Verde Africa A Mozambique ・Sale of briquettehttps://www.facebook.co

m/pg/verdeafrica1101/a

501 Worktect A Tanzania ・A lighting design company. Has a locally incorporated company in Tanzania.http://www.worktecht.co.j

p/

502 Yasuke A Mozambique ・Japanese restauranthttps://www.facebook.co

m/musashimaputo

503 Yamato A South Africa ・Japanese restaurant

504 Yambi Connect A Rwanda ・Local coordination and market researchhttps://yambiconnect.com

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