Japan is the largest Asian investor in Spain, concentrating 75% of its investment in Madrid. Of the 500 Japanese companies based in Spain, almost half are in the capital, generating more than 31.600 jobs.
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La Region of Madrid has carried out its first economic mission in Japan with the aim of strengthening trade relations and attracting new investments to the region. The initiative, led by Invest in Madrid, included a series of meetings with investment funds, technology companies and key corporations in Tokyo y Nagoya.
The visit focused on promoting investments in strategic sectors such as digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI), innovation and high value-added industry. One of the most important milestones of this mission was the meeting with NTT DATA, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Pimco, among other key players. These meetings have reinforced the idea that Madrid is a priority destination for technological investments. Pimco, for example, has confirmed that "Madrid is already a Tier 1 destination for data centres and artificial intelligence."
Madrid is a hub of global opportunities, the economic engine of Spain, has a highly competitive tax system, administrative agility, and is unstoppable in leading growth.
This economic mission also gave continuity to the collaboration agreement signed in July between Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, and Hideaki Ohmura, Governor of Aichi Prefecture. He also highlighted the interest of entities such as Station AI, which showed great interest in the Madrid startup ecosystem and its participation in the South Summit 2025.
The Spanish ambassador to Japan, Fidel Sendagorta, and Gonzalo Ramos, Chief Counselor of the Economic and Commercial Office in Tokyo, also participated in the meetings, where the prospects for trade relations between both markets were discussed.
