Invest Japan Symposiums Held This October in Washington, D.C. and Miami
On October 24th and 25th, JETRO, together with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the US Department of State, held Invest Japan Symposiums in Washington, D.C. and Miami under the theme, "Creating Value Through Innovation".
Representatives from US firms already operating in Japan's service or ICT markets shared their views on the country as an investment destination, and firms preparing to enter the Japan market examined the importance of tying up with a Japanese partner and utilizing available market information.
Some key points to emerge were:
(1) Quality is a must requirement in the Japanese market; it is important to add value to products or services through innovation.
(2) The Japanese market is not easy to enter, but once firms build trust among customers it pays high dividends.
(3) Japan's regions offer clear business opportunities, in terms of economy size and presence of industrial clusters.
Washington, D.C. (October 24th, 2007)
<Opening Remarks>
- Patricia M. Haslach , Senior Official for APEC, US Department of State
- Tadashi Izawa , President, JETRO
<Keynote Speeches>
- Leslie T. Chao , CEO, Chelsea Property Group, Inc.
- Ken Hisamoto , Vice President of US International Sales, FedEx Services
<Panel Discussion and Q&&A Session>
Moderator:
- James W. Frierson , Former Chief of Staff, Office of the US Trade Representative; Founding Director, Kruesi Center for Innovation
Panelists:
- Vinh Nguyen , CEO, Macronetics
- Joshua Ziff , CEO, Bridge Semiconductor
- Naoshi Yamauchi , Director, Business Dept for Asia, Lulu Enterprises
<Closing Remarks>
- Toshihisa Takata , Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)
- Robert Reis , Senior Director, Japan and Korea, US Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C.
Miami (October 25th, 2007)
<Opening Remarks>
- Patricia M. Haslach , Senior Official for APEC, US Department of State
- Tadashi Izawa , President, JETRO
<Keynote Speech>
- Ken Hisamoto , Vice President of US International Sales, FedEx Services
<Panel Discussion and Q&A Session>
Moderator:
- James W. Frierson , Former Chief of Staff, Office of the US Trade Representative; Founding Director, Kruesi Center for Innovation
Panelists:
- David Zalewski , Vice President and Corporate Controller, Citrix Systems, Inc.
- Sterling Lapinski , President, Genscape, Inc.
- Dale M. Timmons , R.G., President, ARI Technologies, Inc.
Presentation:
- Masaaki Kaji , Chief Representative, Representative Office in New York, Development Bank of Japan
<Closing Remarks>
- Toshihisa Takata , Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
Miami
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