Last month, I attended the Japan Business Promotion Symposium jointly hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The Symposium showcased the opportunities and potential now available in doing business with Japan. At the Symposium, I made a presentation entitled “Tohoku is Back”, which highlighted how promptly the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami took place, how strong the Tohoku people are and about the economic recovery situation of the four affected prefectures: Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori.
In my presentation, I explained the many advantages of doing business in the Tohoku region, one of which is a skilled and educated workforce. Even among the Japanese people, Tohoku people are known to be very polite, patient and diligent. You can imagine how calm and organised they were when the disaster struck.
My presentation slides are at the link below:
https://www.jlgc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Tohoku-is-back.pdf
If you are interested in my presentation, I am happy to talk about Japanese disaster recovery with your council staff.
