The number of Japanese companies registered in India increased 5.2 percent in 2018 from the previous year as the nation's businesses continue to tap opportunities in Asia's third largest economy.
The figure totaled 1,441 as of October, 72 more than a year earlier, with manufacturing firms accounting for half the total, according to the latest joint survey by the Embassy of Japan in India and the Japan External Trade Organization known as JETRO.
The number of Japanese business establishments starting up in India grew 5.5 percent this year to 5,102 from 2017, the survey released last week also showed.