Japanese businesses set to join export expo

Japanese businesses set to join export expo

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

As many as 106 Japanese businesspeople are expected to
participate in the country's 16th Export Products Exhibition,
scheduled to be held here from Oct. 24 to 28, the Japan External
Trade Organization (Jetro) said on Monday.

The agency, which will also be represented at the expo, said
in a press release that the Japanese businesspeople had confirmed
their participation in the exhibition to follow up on contact
made with Indonesian businesspeople during a recent business
meeting in Osaka.

The Osaka meeting, which was jointly held by Jetro,
Indonesia's National Export Development Board and the Indonesian
Trade Promotion Center on Sept. 11, was attended by 20 Indonesian
exporters and 127 of Japan's Kansai businesspeople.

The Indonesian exporters present at the Osaka meeting were all
from small and medium enterprises selling or producing a wide
range of handicraft and souvenir products, including rattan
products, aroma therapy, silver craft products, leather products,
natural fiber-based souvenirs and wooden products.

Aside from promoting its own activities during the upcoming
expo, Jetro said it will also provide space for the 20 Indonesian
participants of the Osaka meeting to exhibit their products.

Jetro has been implementing programs to promote and increase
the export of Indonesian products, particularly handicrafts and
souvenirs, to Japan.