What works in Fukuoka
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Evidence snapshot for Fukuoka
Fukuoka City Startup Special Zone — Japan's First Global Startup Deregulation Zone shows that since 2014, Fukuoka has operated as Japan's first startup-focused deregulation zone, with 1,406 registered startups and a 7.3% founding rate that outpaces Tokyo and Osaka. Fukuoka Growth Next and the Startup Visa programme have supported 98 companies (raising ¥42.2 billion cumulatively) and admitted 247 foreign entrepreneurs, achieving an 82% five-year survival rate well above Japan's ~50% national average. However, the evidence documents only modest absolute startup numbers relative to Tokyo, and notes that the programme has brought fewer than 612 accompanying technical employees over five years against a projected regional ICT skills shortage of ~4,800 professionals.
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 +27 pts 92 here · 64 average
Inclusiveness / equity +17 pts 58 here · 41 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +16 pts 75 here · 59 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +15 pts 75 here · 60 average
Sustainability / continuity +12 pts 92 here · 80 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
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more