Japan-US Investment Initiative Seminar in Shizuoka

 

The “Japan-US Investment Initiative Seminar in Shizuoka” was held on October 30, 2008 and participants also took part in an Industrial Tour the following day.

 

1 Japan-US Investment Initiative Seminar in Shizuoka

(1) Organizers: Shizuoka Prefectural Government, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Embassy of United States in Japan, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

(2) Date: October 30, 2008

(3) Program:

○Opening Remarks:

Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Governor of Shizuoka

Sadahiro Sugita, Deputy Director-General, METI

The Honorable Patricia M. Haslach, US Ambassador to APEC

○Presentation of Organizers:

“Foreign Direct Investment & JETRO” Yasuo Hayashi, Chair and CEO, JETRO

“Investment in Shizuoka” Eiichi Sugiyama, Director, Shizuoka Prefectural Government

○Special Lecture:  “Foreign Direct Investment into Japan” Haruo Shimada, President of Chiba University of Commerceonomic Partnership Vision for Trade and Investment”

Alan D. Smith, President of American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

○Panel Discussion:   “Key to Success for Foreign Business, Expectation & Challenge”

Moderator: Haruo Shimada, President of Chiba University of Commerce

Panelists: Tomoyasu Inuzuka, Director, Corning Japan K.K.

Kyle Verplank, Japan Commercial Director, Shape Corporation

Masahiro Otake, President, Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd

Takashi Kajikawa, President, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

○Closing Remarks: Hideyuki Morooka, Director-General, Kanto Bureau of Economy, METI

 

2 Industrial Tour

Participants chose from three alternative courses depending on their interests

(1) Transportation:

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd

Sagara Plant of Suzuki Co., Ltd

(2) Life Science:           

Ashitaka Factory of Terumo Corporation

National Institute of Genetics

Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute

(3) Optics & Electronics: Central Research Laboratory of Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

Hosoe Technology Center of Pulstec Industrial Co., Ltd