On 19 Jun, the ‘Invest Tokyo Seminar in Sydney’ event was held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in collaboration with JETRO. Over 30 participants from organisations such as fintech and IoT companies attended the seminar.
Ms Helen Oh, Senior Policy Officer at NSW Treasury opened the seminar by cerebrating the 35th sister state relationship between Tokyo and New South Wales. There were presentations on a variety of initiatives which encourage overseas companies to operate in Japan, such as the National Strategic Special Zone and the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters. JETRO also presented on their support schemes for overseas companies that are interested in the Japanese market.
Some participants said that it was a great opportunity to get to know the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s policies, as previously they did not have enough information for them to consider expanding their business in Japan.
In addition to hosting the seminar, the Tokyo delegation attended an international conference on foreign direct investment and ran a booth to promote their initiatives to attract companies from overseas. Also, they had several meetings with government organisations and companies during their stay in Sydney.
Assistant Director SASAKI Yusuke, who is seconded from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government accompanied them and provided support at the seminar. CLAIR Sydney will continue to work to assist Japanese local governments’ activities for attracting companies from overseas and foreign direct investment.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
