A 20 member delegation of medium sized industries of Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) led by Chairman Sohail P. Ahmed and Senior Vice Chairman Kimihiro Ushimaru, visited Japan for meeting respective companies from 23rd to 28th May. Pakistan Embassy in Japan arranged 101 meetings in Tokyo, Toyama and Osaka for the members representing Textile, Pharmaceutical, Surgical, Auto Part, Shipping and Information Technology, besides meetings with SME Support, Japan Institution for Overseas Investment (JOI), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Chairman of Marubeni Corporation Taruo Asada who also happens to be the Chairman of the counterpart organization of PJBF in Japan, Japan-Pakistan Business Cooperation Committee (JPBCC).
Members accompanying were from Textile Sector Mahmood Group and Feroze1888 from Pharmaceutical sector, Glitz Pharma & Tabroz Pharma from Surgical, IAA Surgical & Usman Trading, from Automotive A-One Techniques from Information Technology, Superior Information System (SIS) and Universal Shipping from shipping sector.
(Members of the delegation with Ambassador Farukh Amil and Sohail P. Ahmed)This was the fourth consecutive delegation in the last 4 years and all participants have returned with various possibilities in their briefs, which they will now pursue. This was made possible through the joint efforts of PJBF, the Embassy of Japan, JETRO and JICA whose expert Masao Otsuka, delegated to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) also accompanied the delegation. Earlier in April PJBF had hosted a textile delegation from Japan, arranged by TDAP for Texpo and prior to that in November last had hosted a Joint Dialogue with Japanese businessmen.