The British Industry Centre , opened January 1998, is situated on the 11 th floor (west tower) of the prestigious Yokohama Business Park in Yokohama’s Hodogaya Ward right in the center of the city (not far from Yokohama Central Station) and is occupied by the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan as well as several British companies. As its objectives are to reduce start-up costs for British companies entering Japan, the BIC provides affordable space for common use like running a representative office in Japan.