What works in Fukuoka
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Evidence snapshot for Fukuoka
Fukuoka City became Japan's first global startup deregulation zone in 2014, launching a pioneering Startup Visa for foreign entrepreneurs in 2015 that has since approved 247 foreign founders, with FGN-supported companies raising ¥42.2 billion and achieving an 82% five-year survival rate by 2024. The city now hosts 1,406 registered startups with a 7.3% founding rate, outpacing Tokyo and Osaka, and has enacted 23 deregulation measures with 68 certified businesses operating under zone exemptions. However, the Startup Visa has brought only 612 accompanying technical employees over five years against a forecast Kyushu-wide shortfall of roughly 4,800 ICT professionals, and no independent economic-impact evaluation is yet available.
Drawn from: Fukuoka City Startup Special Zone — Japan's First Global Startup Deregulation Zone · Fukuoka Startup Visa — Japan's First Municipal Fast-Track for Foreign Founders · Fukuoka Growth Next — Japan's First Startup Special Zone · Startup City Fukuoka — Global Startup Centre
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Innovation +30 pts 92 here · 62 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +18 pts 75 here · 57 average
Inclusiveness / equity +16 pts 58 here · 43 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +15 pts 75 here · 60 average
Sustainability / continuity +14 pts 92 here · 78 average
Weaknesses
No standout gaps.
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Fukuoka. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Fukuoka City Startup Special Zone — Japan's First Global Startup Deregulation Zone · 86
Fukuoka Startup Visa — Japan's First Municipal Fast-Track for Foreign Founders · 76
Fukuoka Growth Next — Japan's First Startup Special Zone · 76
Startup City Fukuoka — Global Startup Centre · 67
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