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Last update : September 24, 2025
Kansai, Japan’s second largest economic region, has long maintained strong historical, economic, and business ties with ASEAN and other Asian countries through trade, investment, tourism, and human exchanges.
As exchanges expand in the lead-up to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, regional economic organizations such as the Kansai Economic Federation and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry are working together to connect companies through practical platforms like the Asia Business Creation Platform (ABCP) and the ASEAN-Japan Business Promotion Platform (AJBP).
Multifaceted collaboration among economic organizations to promote international business exchanges among companies, which are the driving forces behind the economy, will expand opportunities for business collaboration, contribute to the strengthening of sustainable and trustworthy business relationships, and ultimately contribute to the region's sustainable economic growth.
For this reason, the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry has compiled the efforts of Kansai economic organizations to promote business collaboration with ASEAN and other Asian countries into the " Kansai’s Initiatives to strengthen business ties with Asia (Kansai’s Initiatives)," and will encourage cooperation from related organizations through the publication of Kansai’s Initiatives, thereby supporting the steady and smooth implementation of Kansai’s Initiatives and hoping that it will develop into new initiatives in the future.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Affairs Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone:+81-6-6966-6031
E-Mail:bzl-kin-kokusaiinfo@meti.go.jp