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Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)‼
Last Updated March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020
Economic Affairs Bureau International Business Division
Norio Tomioka
Phone number: 045-671-2576
Fax: 045-664-4867
Yokohama City, in cooperation with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), co-hosting the Conference on Direct Investment in Japan (RBC Program) in October 2019, has been promoting international business, including attracting foreign-affiliated companies.
This time, we will conclude a new “Comprehensive Partnership Agreement” with JETRO to further strengthen cooperation. Leveraging JETRO's domestic and overseas networks and abundant know-how, JETRO will further attract foreign-affiliated companies and enhance support for overseas expansion of companies in Yokohama to realize the "Innovation City Yokohama".
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