Japanese Companies in India

Japan was building in India long before most foreign investors arrived. Suzuki’s bet on a small car in the early 1980s created Maruti, and Japanese companies now make cars, two wheelers, air conditioners, steel and electronics here, run trading houses and banks, and back Indian lenders. This page tracks the Japanese companies in the TNR directory, with their India offices, headcount and year of entry. Each company links to a full TNR profile.

Last updated: 29 October 2026

Snapshot Bengaluru hosts the most Japanese companies in our list, with 25 present. Manufacturing and supply chains account for 34 of the 48 companies.

Japanese companies at a glance

Data: The Narrative Republic. Companies are sorted by India headcount, which covers all of a company’s India entities, with the year shown beneath it. A plus sign marks an approximate figure.

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