Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services Inc.

The Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services Inc. — commonly known as JICT (JAPAN ICT FUND) — is a Japanese public-private investment fund headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It was established on 25 November 2015 under the Act on the Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services (Act No. 35 of 2015). Its mandate is to support Japanese companies operating in overseas telecommunications, broadcasting and postal businesses, as well as related fields, by supplying risk money through equity investment and by providing hands-on support such as dispatching specialists. JICT describes itself as a "public-private fund" whose vision is to support the overseas expansion and innovation of Japanese businesses in the ICT field and to contribute to solving social issues and realizing a better world. Its three basic policies are to maintain a balance between policy objectives and profitability while supplying risk capital and hands-on support; to promote social transformation by building and strengthening industry-government-academia ecosystems; and to contribute to creating new value by leveraging ICT knowledge. Five strategic axes guide its work: an SDG perspective, origination and value-up, a global perspective, human resource development, and management foundations and strategic functions, combining ICT-related knowledge with financial expertise. As of the company profile, JICT's capital and capital reserve stood at approximately 171.227 billion yen (as of 19 June 2026), and it employed about 35 people. Its representative director and president is Amane Oshima, with Yoshihiko Shimizu serving as chairman of the board. The fund's investment targets are businesses conducted overseas in telecommunications, broadcasting or postal services and related activities. JICT publishes annual business reports and financial statements, and has disclosed investment plans and progress updates tied to the Japanese government's reform implementation schedules. JICT's activities include additional support decisions for overseas investments, such as a 2026 decision to expand support for a UK-based corporate acquisition providing CO2 emissions management and decarbonization support cloud services. It also engages in outreach and awareness activities, including seminars on ICT trends. The organization operates as a policy-oriented investment vehicle rather than a conventional commercial enterprise, and its brand identity is tied to Japan's official strategy for exporting ICT infrastructure and services.

JICT was established on 25 November 2015 as a Japanese public-private fund under the Act on the Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services (Act No. 35 of 2015). Its creation was part of Japan's policy to support the overseas expansion of domestic businesses in telecommunications, broadcasting and postal services by supplying risk capital and hands-on support. The fund began operations in its first business year, which ran from 25 November 2015 to 31 March 2016. From its inception, JICT has published annual business reports and financial statements, and has disclosed investment plans and progress in line with the Japanese government's reform implementation schedules (改革工程表). These disclosures include investment plans based on the 2018 reform schedule and improvement plans based on the 2021 reform schedule, with progress updates through fiscal 2025. The fund also publishes medium-term management plans, including one covering 2023 onward. JICT's leadership has included figures from both the public and private sectors. Yoshihiko Shimizu, a former NHK executive, became Chairman of the Board in June 2021. Amane Oshima, formerly of Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank, became Representative Director and President in June 2021. Other executives have backgrounds at NTT Communications, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Fuji Television, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. As of 2026, JICT's capital and capital reserve stood at approximately 171.227 billion yen, and it employed about 35 people. The fund has continued to make investment decisions, including additional support in 2026 for a UK corporate acquisition related to CO2 emissions management and decarbonization cloud services. It also engages in outreach activities such as ICT trend seminars. The establishment deadline was extended, and JICT published an improvement plan reflecting that extension.

• JICT established under the Act on the Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services (Act No. 35 of 2015).

• End of first business year (25 November 2015 – 31 March 2016).

• Amane Oshima appointed Representative Director and President; Yoshihiko Shimizu appointed Chairman of the Board.

• Medium-term management plan (2023 onward) published.

• Notice regarding extension of establishment deadline.

• Capital and capital reserve reported at approximately 171.227 billion yen.

• Decision on additional support for expansion of CO2 emissions management and decarbonization support cloud services through corporate acquisition in the UK.

A Japanese public-private fund providing risk capital and hands-on support for the overseas expansion of Japanese ICT, broadcasting and postal businesses.

• Equity investment in overseas telecommunications, broadcasting and postal businesses

• Hands-on support through specialist dispatch

• Risk capital supply

1. 1JICT official website homepagejictfund.co.jp
2. 2Company profile - JICTjictfund.co.jp
3. 3Vision - JICTjictfund.co.jp
4. 4Financial statements - JICTjictfund.co.jp
5. 5Wikidata entrywikidata.org