Japan is a economic and strategic partner for India with over 1400 Japanese firms working in India. In the time period between April 2000 to June 2023, the FDI flow to India from Japan was around $40 billion. Japanese firms in India have operations across a range of industries which include electrical, automotive products, machine tools as well as engineering, chemicals and. In the year 2022 72 percent of Japanese companies operating in India had a surplus. India is among the top five most profitable locations in the world for Japanese firms. Japanese firms plan at investing 5 trillion dollars into India in 2027, as per India’s Japanese consul general of India. In the year 2023-2014 the trading with India and Japan was at a level at USD 22.85 billion. Let’s take a look at the top 10 Japanese companies operating in India in 2026.
Top 10 Leading Japanese Companies in India
1. Sony Corporation
Sony Corporation, founded in 1946 was founded in 1946, is a Japanese multinational corporation that has a variety of business interests that include consumer electronics semiconductors, computer hardware, semiconductors TV shows, films, and robots. It is a major player within India by way of its subsidiary Sony India Private Limited which was established in 1994. Sony India has established itself as a top name in India across various categories such as televisions and audio devices such as video cameras, automobile gaming, audio, as well as memory and storage products.
Sony India is headquartered in Delhi and has 23 branches across the nation. Its branches are split in East, West, North and South zones. The primary business functions that the firm performs in India are sales, marketing and after-sales service for electronic goods.
2. Suzuki Motor Corporation
Suzuki Motor Corporation, established in 1909 was an Japanese multinational producer of automobiles motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, as well as other mobility products. It operates across India via its affiliate Maruti Suzuki India Limited, founded in 1981. Maruti Suzuki dominates the Indian automobile market, with over 40% of the market. The company has launched a number of well-known models on India. Indian market, including Alto, Swift, Wagon R, Grand Vitara, Ertiga and more.
MSIL has two production facilities located within Haryana as well as a manufacturing plant in Gujarat. MSIL is the largest affiliate of Suzuki Corporation, in terms of production capacity as well as sales.
3. Honda Motor Company Limited
Honda Motor Company Limited, founded in 1946 was an Japanese multinational producer of automotive items, such as automobiles, scooters, and motorcycles. The company has been operating in India from with its affiliate, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited. Honda India is the second largest company that operates two-wheelers in India with more than 60 million customers. The company is renowned for its Activa series of scooters that is very popular with Indian people. In addition to scooters the company also makes and sells motorbikes and large motorcycles in India.
Honda India operates four manufacturing facilities, situated within Haryana, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Honda India has a vast number of dealers and service centers across India.
4. Komatsu Limited
Komatsu Limited, founded in 1921 was an Japanese multinational company that manufactures heavy equipment used in mining, construction forest, and other purposes. Komatsu Limited operates through India via its subsidiary company, Komatsu India Private Limited, which was established in the year 2005. Komatsu India provides construction and mining equipment, as well as industrial machines to Indian customers.
The authorised distributor for Komatsu India is Larsen & Toubro. The company runs an extensive network of development and design centres as well as parts distribution centers as well as stock depots and service centers across India.
5. Yamaha Motor Company Limited
Yamaha Motor Company Limited, founded in 1955 was an Japanese automobile manufacturer that specializes in motorboats, motorcycles, outboard motors and a lot more. The company has been operating in India from in 1985, through its affiliate company Yamaha Motor India Private Limited. The company has launched a number of model motorcycles and scooters in India including R3, R15V4, MT-03 Aerox RayZR 125, 155 and many more.
YMI has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Surajpur located in UP in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Kanchipuram located in Tamil Nadu. It also has a network of more than 500 dealers across India.
6. Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation, founded in 1918 in 1918, is an Japanese multinational corporation that has diverse business interests in consumer products as well as machinery, chemicals, and much more. The company is present across India by way of its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric India Private Limited which was established in 2010. Mitsubishi Electric India provides air conditioning systems factories automation as well as trains, traction motors system, management and monitoring systems for semiconductors hand dryers, and much more to Indian customers.
Mitsubishi Electric India operates two manufacturing facilities at Pune as well as Bangalore. It has 24 sales offices in various cities across India.
7. Casio Computer Company Limited
Casio Computer Company Limited, founded in 1946 was a Japanese electronic manufacturer that has diverse product lines that includes watches, calculators as well as electronic instruments for music. The company is present through India by way of its subsidiary Casio India Company Private Limited. Casio India is particularly known for its well-known brand names in watches like Edifice, G Shock, Vintage, Sheen, Pro Tek and many more.
8. Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation, founded in 1937 was an Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer. It operates within India via its joint partnership together with Kirloskar Group, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited which was established in 1997. TKMPL manufactures and markets an extensive range of Toyota automobiles in India such as Innova, Land Cruiser and Glanza. The company operates two manufacturing factories in Karnataka and has a total annual manufacturing capacity of 320,000 cars.
9. Isuzu Motors Limited
Isuzu Motors Limited, founded in 1934 was an Japanese multinational automaker that specializes on commercial automobiles. It operates within India by way of its subsidiary Isuzu Motors India Private Limited founded in 2012. Isuzu Motors India operates a manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh and has 43 dealer locations across the country. It is currently selling the D-Max range of pickup trucks as well as the MU-X variety of SUVs throughout India.
10. Konica Minolta Inc.
Konica Minolta Inc., established in 2003 was an Japanese multinational company in technology that produces industrial and business imaging equipment. It has been operating in India since in 2010 through its subsidiary, Konica Minolta India. Konica Minolta India provides a variety of products for the Indian customers, such as medical diagnostic instruments textile printers, measuring instruments as well as IoT-based image platforms.
Conclusion
India allows 100% FDI into certain sectors, which aids Japanese businesses expand the operations they have in India. Japanese companies also view India as a key hub for expansion due to the strategic geographical location of the country allows easy access to markets in Asia, Africa and Europe.
