Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC participated at a working lunch with Mr. Juan Camilo Gomez, Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of Colombia to exchange views on the potential collaboration to promote access of Colombian products in 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.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC held an online working meeting with professors from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of Chiba University (CU) to explore the possibility of developing special lectures on Latin America and the Caribbean for CU students.

CU has been collaborating with JAPOLAC to expand academic cooperation with universities in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean.

On September 5, took place the first short online program delivered by the University of Technology, Jamaica to Chiba University students under the Program of University Internationalization by the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC).

The three-week synchronous short online program includes an introduction to Jamaica’s history, geography and culture; a course on Jamaica’s energy sector; a course on Jamaica’s ecology and climate change; and a component for cultural exchange and interaction between Japanese and Jamaican university students.

The opening ceremony was honored by the presence of H.E. Masaya Fujiwara, Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, H.E. Shorna-Kay Richards, Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan, Professor Makoto Watanabe, Vice President of Chiba University, and Professor Colin Gyles, President (Acting) of the University of Technology, Jamaica.

During the welcoming remarks, the Director Representative of JAPOLAC, Dr. Ritter Diaz, pointed out that this program will serve as the first step for a closer academic cooperation between Chiba University and the University of Technology, Jamaica.

JAPOLAC’s short online programs seek to introduce practical knowledge of Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) to Japanese university students, encouraging them to visit and study in the LAC region.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC participated at the Costa Rica Activation Fair on July 8, 2022, at NewsPicks Ginza.

The event was organized by the Embassy of Costa Rica together with Costa Rica Trade Promotion Agency with the purpose of showcasing high quality Costa Rican products such as bananas, coffee, chocolate, dehydrated pineapples, jams, rum, among others.

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.

 

 

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC), accompanied by directors of the Association, held a meeting with Mrs. Sandy Dávila Sandoval, Chargé d’ Affaires of the Republic of Nicaragua to explain the objectives and activities of the Association.

Mrs. Dávila expressed her thankfulness for the visit and introduction of the Association, expressing interest in the activities of the JAPOLAC In this regard, she said that she will seek instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua to explore ways of collaboration with the Association.