UCB Japan to Relocate Headquarters to Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building

UCB Japan plans to relocate its headquarters to the 20th floor of Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building in Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, in June 2027. Its current headquarters is on the 13th floor of Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower (Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo).

The new location, Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building, was developed by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance and completed in August 2026. Directly connected to Shinjuku Station, the building has 23 floors above ground and four below, with office floors of approximately 820 tsubo (approx. 29,200 sq. ft.) each. CAMCOM Group plans to relocate its headquarters to the building in January 2027 and HENNGE its Tokyo headquarters in April 2027, and Nikkiso, which makes products including those related to hemodialysis, will also move its headquarters there in November 2027 (see related article: Nikkiso To Relocate Headquarters to Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building).

UCB Japan was established in 1988 as the Japanese subsidiary of UCB, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and had 650 employees as of the end of December 2025. The company decided to relocate its headquarters to further strengthen its business foundation and achieve sustainable growth by promoting quick and flexible decision-making and cross-departmental collaboration to accelerate innovation.

Key Facts

• Company: UCB Japan Co., Ltd.
• Relocation Date: June 2027 (scheduled)
• Former Office: Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower, 13F (8-17-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
• New Office: Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building, 20F (1-9-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
• Former Office Property Overview (Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower)
• • Completion: December 2011
  • Number of Floors: 40F / B3 (steel-frame and steel-reinforced concrete construction)
  • Area: Typical floor plate of approximately 802 tsubo (approx. 28,500 sq. ft.) / Gross Floor Area of approximately 54,459 tsubo (approx. 1,937,800 sq. ft.)
  • Nearest Station(s): Four-minute walk from Nishi-shinjuku Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line / Eight-minute walk from Tochomae Station on the Toei Oedo Line / Nine-minute walk from Nakano-sakaue Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and Toei Oedo Line
• New Office Property Overview (Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building)
• • Completion: August 2026
  • Number of Floors: 23F / B4 (steel-frame construction, partially steel-reinforced concrete and reinforced concrete construction)
  • Area: Typical floor plate of approximately 820 tsubo (approx. 29,200 sq. ft.) / Gross Floor Area of approximately 29,445 tsubo (approx. 1,047,700 sq. ft.)
  • Nearest Station(s): Directly connected to Shinjuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line, Chuo Line (Rapid), Chuo-Sobu Line (Local), Saikyo Line and Shonan-Shinjuku Line, the Odakyu Odawara Line, the Keio Line and Keio New Line, the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and the Toei Shinjuku and Oedo lines