Japan is an important strategic and economic partner for India with more than 1400 Japanese companies operating in India. In the period between April 2000 and June 2023, FDI inflow into India from Japan stood at approximately USD 40 billion. Japanese companies in India operate across sectors, including automotive, electrical goods, machine tools, chemicals and engineering. In the year 2022, 72% of Japanese companies in India reported a surplus. India is among the top five profitable destinations worldwide for Japanese companies. Japanese companies are aiming to invest 5 trillion yen in India by the year 2027, according to the Japanese consul general in India. In the fiscal year 2023-24, bilateral trade between India and Japan stood at a value of USD 22.85 billion. Let’s have a look at the top 10 Japanese companies in India for the year 2025.
1. Sony Corporation
Sony Corporation, founded in the year 1946, is a Japanese multinational corporation with diverse business interests, including consumer electronics, semiconductors, computer hardware, movies, television shows and robots. It operates in India through its subsidiary, Sony India Private Limited, established in the year 1994. Sony India has established itself as a premium brand in India across categories like televisions, home entertainment systems, audio products, video cameras, car audio, gaming, energy storage and memory solutions.
Sony India is headquartered in Delhi and has 23 branch offices across the country. Its network of branches are divided into East, West, North and South zones. The core business activities of the company in India are marketing, sales and after-sales services of electronic products.
2. Suzuki Motor Corporation
Suzuki Motor Corporation, established in the year 1909, is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and other mobility products. The company operates in India through its subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, established in the year 1981. Maruti Suzuki dominates the Indian passenger vehicle market with more than 40% share. The company has launched multiple popular models in the Indian market, such as Alto, Swift, Wagon R, Grand Vitara, Ertiga and more.
MSIL owns two manufacturing facilities in Haryana and one manufacturing facility in Gujarat. It is the largest subsidiary of Suzuki Corporation, in terms of both production volume and sales.
3. Honda Motor Company Limited
Honda Motor Company Limited, founded in the year 1946, is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of automotive products, including cars, motorcycles and scooters. The company is operating in India since the year 2001 through its subsidiary, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited. Honda India is the second largest two-wheeler company in India with over 60 million customers, and is particularly famous for its Activa series of scooters which is hugely popular among the Indian consumers. Apart from scooters, the company also manufactures and sells motorcycles and big bikes in India.
Honda India operates four manufacturing plants, located in Haryana, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The company has a large network of dealers and service centres across India.
4. Komatsu Limited
Komatsu Limited, founded in the year 1921, is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of heavy equipment for construction, mining, forestry and other applications. The company operates in India through its subsidiary, Komatsu India Private Limited, established in the year 2005. Komatsu India provides construction and mining equipment along with industrial machine tools to Indian consumers.
Komatsu India’s authorised distributor is Larsen & Toubro. The company has a network of design and development centres, parts distribution centres, stock depots and service centres across India.
5. Yamaha Motor Company Limited
Yamaha Motor Company Limited, established in the year 1955, is a Japanese automotive manufacturer specialising in motorcycles, motorboats, outboard motors and more. The company is operating in India since the year 1985 through its subsidiary, Yamaha Motor India Private Limited. The company has launched several motorcycle and scooter models in India, such as R3, R15V4, MT-03, Aerox 155, RayZR 125 and more.
YMI operates two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at Surajpur in UP and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. It has a network of over 500 dealers in India.
6. Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation, founded in the year 1918, is a Japanese multinational corporation with diverse business interests in consumer goods, machinery, chemicals and more. The group operates in India through its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric India Private Limited, established in the year 2010. Mitsubishi Electric India provides air conditioning systems, factory automation systems, traction motors, train control and management systems, semiconductors, hand dryers and more to the Indian consumers.
Mitsubishi Electric India operates two manufacturing facilities, located in Pune and Bangalore. It has a network of 24 sales offices located in multiple major cities in India.
7. Casio Computer Company Limited
Casio Computer Company Limited, established in the year 1946, is a Japanese electronics manufacturer with a wide product portfolio, including watches, calculators and electronic musical instruments. The company operates in India through its subsidiary, Casio India Company Private Limited. Casio India is particularly known for its popular watch brands like Edifice, G Shock, Vintage, Sheen, Pro Tek and more.
8. Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation, founded in the year 1937, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer. The company operates in India through its joint venture with Kirloskar Group, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited, established in the year 1997. TKMPL manufactures and sells a wide range of Toyota cars in India, including Innova, Land Cruiser and Glanza. The company has two manufacturing facilities in Karnataka with a total annual production capacity of 320,000 vehicles.
9. Isuzu Motors Limited
Isuzu Motors Limited, founded in the year 1934, is a Japanese multinational automobiles manufacturer specialising in commercial vehicles. The company operates in India through its subsidiary, Isuzu Motors India Private Limited, established in the year 2012. Isuzu Motors India operates a manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh and has 43 dealer outlets in the country. It currently sells D-Max range of pickup trucks and MU-X range of SUVs in India.
10. Konica Minolta Inc.
Konica Minolta Inc., established in the year 2003, is a Japanese multinational technology company manufacturing business and industrial imaging products. The company is operating in India since the year 2010 through its subsidiary, Konica Minolta India. Konica Minolta India provides a diverse range of products to the Indian consumers, including medical diagnostic devices, measuring instruments, textile printers and IoT-based imaging platforms.
Conclusion
India is allowing 100% FDI in several sectors which is helping Japanese companies in expanding their operations in India. Japanese companies also consider India as a major hub for expansion because the strategic geographic location of the country provides easy access to the markets of Asia, Africa and Europe.