On February 25, Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC, participated in the celebration of the 178 Anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic.

On this occasion, H.E. Robert Takata, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic conveyed a congratulatory message, reiterating the strong bonds of friendship between Japan and the Dominican Republic.

The event counted on the participation of high representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heads of Mission of Latin America and Caribbean countries accredited in Japan, business people as well as other distinguished members of Japanese society.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC participated in the inauguration of the Photographic Exhibition “Dimension of Devotion – Images of the Oruro Carnival”, from the Bolivian photographer Marcelo Chacon Aracena.
The Oruro Carnival is a religious and cultural festival held in Oruro, Bolivia, and it is a blend of belief from Andean deities and Christianity. It is dedicated to the Virgin of Candelaria or Virgin of the Mineshaft. The carnival is one of UNESCO’s Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
During the festival, over 40 groups of folk dancers perform 18 different dances, which showcase the multicultural nature of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on February 25, 2022, at the Latin American Hall of Kowa Building No. 38 in Tokyo. On this occasion, the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia also presented a musical and dance performance reflecting the cultural tradition of the carnival.

The Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC) organized a business meeting to introduce cocoa from Forest Finance, an international forest-conservation company operating in Panama to  produce high quality organic cocoa for the European markets.

One of the activities of JAPOLAC is the promotion of small and medium size companies from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries interested in the Japanese market. JAPOLAC also collaborate with large and international companies interested in expanding trade between Japan and LAC countries.

Through business facilitation, and in collaboration with government trade agencies and business associations, JAPOLAC identifies, evaluate, select and recommend companies in the LAC region with high quality products for the Japanese market.

JAPOLAC also promotes small and medium size Japanese companies interested in selling products in LAC countries.

The Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC) organized a business meeting to introduce hot sauces manufactured by Productos Lux, S.A., a Panama company with more than 50-years producing high quality hot sauces for the Panamanian, Central American, Caribbean and US markets.

One of the activities of JAPOLAC is the promotion of small and medium size companies from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries interested in the Japanese market. Through business facilitation, JAPOLAC identifies, evaluate, select and recommend LAC companies with high quality products for the Japanese market.

JAPOLAC also promotes small and medium size Japanese companies interested in selling products in LAC countries.