Fukuoka Directive Council has established “FDC Launch Program (FLaP)”, the organization to support commercialization for accelerating the creation of new businesses contributing to regional strategies in Fukuoka metropolitan area. Since its establishment, FDC has implemented projects such as social experiments to create new businesses and increase visitors, for improvement of regional growths and sustainability as “the hub of East Asia” of business, development and sales by strengthening Fukuoka metropolitan area’s international competitiveness. With this FLaP establishment, FDC will accelerate business expansion based on Fukuoka such as implementation of open innovation, new business development, overseas expansion and attraction of foreign enterprises starting from more than 150 FDC m