Fuku Suzuki, NTV Personality, Participates at the Special Meeting of JAPOLAC Board of Directors with Honorary Director, Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura

The Board of Directors of JAPOLAC convened a special session at Kiyomura Corporation to provide a report to the president of the company, Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura, on the past, present and future activities of the association.

Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura also serves as Honorary Director of JAPOLAC and has been a strong supporter of the activities of the association since its inception in 2020.

In attendance at the meeting was also Mr. Fuku Suzuki, a TV personality from Nippon Television (NTV) who is currently working on a program about the activities of the President of Kiyomura Corporation, including his involvement with JAPOLAC.

Reception in Honor of the Visit of H.E. Raquel Peña, Vice President of the Dominican Republic to Japan

Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura, Honorary Director of JAPOLAC, along with Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director, Mr. Ajoy Shinha Roy, Senior Director, and Mr. Hirokazu Yamaguchi, Managing Director of JAPOLAC, attended a reception on the occasion of the official mission to Japan by H.E. Raquel Peña, Vice President of the Dominican Republic.

During the event, Mr. Kimura conveyed JAPOLAC’s greetings to Vice President Peña and expressed his best wishes for stronger ties between Japan and the Dominican Republic. He also informed the Vice President that JAPOLAC is available to support and advance education, culture and business cooperation between both countries.

Vice President Peña’s itinerary included meetings with authorities from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, parliament, the mayor of Aikawa city, Dominican Republic citizens residing in Aikawa city, the president of the baseball team Hiroshima Toyo Carp, as well as a visit to the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, among other activities.

JAPOLAC will host the cultural event “Rhythms of the Caribbean: The Magic of Dominican Republic” on July 23 this year at Hamamatsuchokan in the center of Tokyo to promote Dominican Republic’s music, dance, food and tourism.

Lastly, it is worth mentioning that the Embassy of the Dominican Republic is an honorary member of JAPOLAC.

Rhythm of the Caribbean: The Charm of Cuba

JAPOLAC Participates in FOODEX JAPAN 2023

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC participated in FOODEX JAPAN 2023 by invitation of Ms. Blanca Kato, Japan Business Development Executive of the Costa Rica trade promotion agency, PROCOMER.

At the booth of PROCOMER, Ms. Kato explained Dr. Diaz the export offer of Costa Rica, which included gourmet coffee, frozen pineapple, juices, among others.

Dr. Diaz also held meetings with the presidents of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association and the Bolivian National Exporters Association to explain the trade facilitating activities of JAPOLAC to support small and medium size companies of Latin America and the Caribbean interested in the Japanese market.

In addition, Dr. Diaz met with company representatives from Costa Rica, Jamaica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay to explain the role of JAPOLAC to identify, analyze, select and recommend Latin American and Caribbean products with good potential for the Japanese market.

One of the objectives of JAPOLAC is trade facilitation between Japan and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean focusing on the promotion of small and medium size companies.

FOODEX is the largest food fair held in Japan and took place from March 7 to 10, 2023.

Working Meeting with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC, held a working meeting with H.E. Robert Takata, Ambassador of Dominican Republic, to request the cooperation of the Embassy of Dominican Republic to celebrate the next JAPOLAC event showcasing the music, dance, food and tourism of Dominican Republic.

H.E. Robert Takata expressed his support for the celebration of the event titled “Rhythms of the Caribbean: The Magic of Dominican Republic” to be held on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at Hamamatsuchokan, Tokyo City Port Takeshiba.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC, also explained Ambassador Takata about a scholarship program to invite talented high schools from Latin America and the Caribbean to Japan.

Ambassador Takata showed interest in the program and confirmed the cooperation of the Embassy to identify talented students from Dominican Republic to participate in the said program.