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Midwest NEWSLETTER Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Michigan • Minnesota • Missouri • Nebraska • North Dakota • Ohio • South Dakota • Wisconsin Vol. 23, No. 4, Autumn, 2013 Japan External Trade Organization 1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 600 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-832-6000 Fax: 312-832-6066 Midwest www.jetro.org NEWSLETTER Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Michigan • Minnesota • Missouri • Nebraska • North Dakota • Ohio • South Dakota • Wisconsin Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker writes The power of Midwest-Japan cooperation about 2013 Japan-Midwest U.S. Association Conference I arrived in Chicago at the end of July, From the succeeding Mr. Tatsuhiro Shindo. Through “The Midwest U.S.-Japan this newsletter, I’d like to continue to share Association Conference Chief up-to-date information on business interaction provided us the opportunity Executive between Japan and the U.S. Midwest, to meet with the heads Director and strengthen the tie we call “KIZUNA” in of Japan’s leading Japanese – a “bond of emotion” . corporations and promote Ichiro Soné Wisconsin as a great place Chief Executive Director, Although I worked in JETRO’s offices in Los to invest or build a business. JETRO Chicago Angeles in the mid 1990’s and San Francisco Discussions on Wisconsin’s manufacturing from 2005-08, I haven’t had the chance to tax credit and our new early stage venture learn much about Chicago and the Midwest until now. capital program, administered through the Department of Administration and State of I am very impressed with Chicago as a leading global city. Chicago itself epitomizes the history Wisconsin Investment Board, drew a great of U.S. industry with its dignified skyline of breathtaking architecture. It has an incredible amount of interest from corporate leaders.” concentration of business, finance, commerce, engineering and logistics and one of the busiest airports in the world, as well as rich cultural assets like art, music, theater and sports. Chicago Read all of Governor Walker’s comments was ranked No. 6 in Atlantic magazine’s 2012 World Economic Power Cities Index. I instantly fell and complete Conference coverage on in love with the city, and I will definitely enjoy living and working here. pages 4-6 I also realized anew that the 12 Midwest States are truly the “Heartland,” in that they are the very Also in this issue ... center of U.S. manufacturing and agriculture. Naturally, their economic ties with Japan are great. • JETRO Around the Midwest ... page 2 There are 574 Japan-affiliated manufacturing plants in the Midwest, a number comparable to that of the West, including California, and to the whole South/Southeast region. • JETRO to host Japan Pavilion at RSNA ... page 3 Since coming here, I have felt very encouraged that now is the time for us to strengthen the business ties between Japan and the Midwest, teaming up with local business leaders and colleagues at organizations such as state governments and industry associations. JETRO to host Monozukuri I worked in Los Angeles at the height of trade disputes between Japan and the U.S., due to Japan’s seminar in Birmingham, large trade surplus. I’m sure you remember when the U.S. government tried to impose a 100% import tariff on luxury cars from Japan in the mid ‘90’s (they ended up not doing so). “The Japanese Alabama on October 24 market is closed” was a typical mindset. My main job at the time was to persuade the local business people, “The Japanese market is not closed. We welcome imports. We can help your business in the world’s second-largest economy.” We assisted so many U.S. companies in exporting their goods to Director’s Japan. Dialogue See “Chief Executive Director,” page 8 Kevin Kalb OESA President bids farewell to friends, colleagues Project Coordinator, As I contemplate the end of my tenure at the JETRO Chicago Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), Guest View I am gratified that we have successfully built Neil De Koker On Thursday, October 24, JETRO Chicago a partnership between JETRO and OESA that will host a luncheon and seminar entitled, has greatly enhanced ties between the U.S. “The Mindset of Monozukuri: Encouraging automotive supplier industry and Japan. It is with President and CEO, a Culture of Talent and Innovation in mixed emotions that I say farewell to my friends Original Equipment Manufacturing,” in Birmingham, Alabama. and colleagues at JETRO, and to all of the other Suppliers Association Co-organized with the Japan-America Japanese colleagues and organizations I have (OESA) Society of Alabama, the event will take place come to know. in the Medical Forum Auditorium within the I was first privileged to visit Japan in early 1986 as a representative of Magna International. I Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. have felt that same privilege on each and every trip I have made subsequently, whether I was See “Monozukuri,” page 7 See “Guest View,” on page 7 This material is distributed by JETRO Chicago on behalf of Japan External Trade Organization, Tokyo, Japan. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. In this issue ... • 2013 Japan-Midwest U.S. Association Conference ... pages 4-6 • Monzukuri Seminar in Birmingham, Alabama ... page 1 • JETRO releases 2013 Global Trade and Midwest Newsletter Investment Report ... page 6 Autumn 2013, Page 2 • Guest View: OESA President bids farewell ... page 1 • Back to Page 1 JETRO Around the Midwest Seminars, Meetings and Events During the first week of August, JETRO Chicago Chief Executive Director Ichiro Soné visited Kansas and Missouri. Near right, Hon. Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas, welcomes Mr. Soné to his office. Right center, Mr. Soné meets with Esther George, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Far right, Hon. Sylvester “Sly” James, Jr., Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri greets Mr. Soné. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh arranged for a Japan lecture on June 27, at JETRO Chicago to young managerial leaders visiting from the Viessmann Group, (Allendorf, Eder, Hesse, Germany). The Viessmann Group is a global leader in heating and renewable energy systems. On Wednesday, August 14, students and faculty from Meiji Gakuin University stopped by JETRO Chicago for a briefing from JETRO’s Ichiro Soné, Robert Corder and Kelly Highland. The students were finishing their part of an exchange program with Hope College in Holland, Michigan. JETRO Chicago’s Kohei Okui (at left above), welcomed a group of students and faculty from the Chicago Futabakai Japanese School in Arlington Heights, Illinois to the JETRO office on Thursday, August 22. JETRO Chicago had a booth in the exhibition area of The Battery Show, September 17 - 19, in Novi, Michigan. JETRO staff at the show included, from left, Hidemi Saito, Ralph Inforzato, Eri Sorimachi, Kazuo Yaji, A group of students from Meiji University, along Before returning to Japan, Kohei Okui and Kevin Kalb. with their professor, visited the JETRO Chicago office former JETRO Chicago Chief on Thursday, September 19, and heard remarks from Executive Director Tatsuhiro Chief Executive Director Ichiro Soné. Shindo visited South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard on July 10, in Pierre, SD. In this issue ... • 2013 Japan-Midwest U.S. Association Conference ... pages 4-6 • Monzukuri Seminar in Birmingham, Alabama ... page 1 • JETRO releases 2013 Global Trade and Midwest Newsletter Investment Report ... page 6 Autumn 2013, Page 3 • Guest View: OESA President bids farewell ... page 1 • Back to Page 1 JETRO to host Japan Pavilion at RSNA Conference in Chicago contact Stephen Vullo at 312-832-6000 ext. 212, or at Stephen_Vullo@ jetro.go.jp . Thank you! The companies exhibiting this year are: • JOB Corporation, From Yokohama The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, RSNA http://www.job-image.com/index-eng.html 2013, will be held from Sunday, December 1st through Friday, December • TORECK Co., Ltd., From Yokohama 6th in the North and South Halls of McCormick Place in Chicago. This http://www.toreck.co.jp/english/index.html year, JETRO will be sponsoring six Japanese companies at our Japan • CLIMB Medical Systems Inc., From Osaka Pavilion in the North Hall, Booth 7923. http://www.climb-ms.com/en/ The technical exhibition hours of RSNA 2013 are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • ViewSend ICT Co., Ltd., From Tokyo from December 1-4, and 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the December 5. http://www.viewsend-ict.co.jp/ Roughly 55,000 attendees are expected to visit the show and see some • PSP Corporation, From Tokyo of the latest breakthroughs in medical imaging and other technological http://www.psp.co.jp/en/index.html advancements. Please come and visit our Japan Pavilion during the show! If you would like any additional information, or if you are interested • Orion Electric Co., Ltd., From Nagoya in scheduling a meeting with any of our exhibiting companies, please http://www.oriden.co.jp/engcatalog.html Robotics focus in Japan Pavilion at CES 2014 in Las Vegas JETRO Chicago will once again be exhibiting in the Robotics TechZone at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place from January 7-10, 2014, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Several robotics companies from Japan will be featuring their leading edge robot technology at CES 2014, and will be seeking business opportunities and partnerships in the US market. More detailed information on exhibiting companies will be provided later. JETRO Chicago will be located at Booth 21862 within the Robotics TechZone in South Hall One of the LVCC. In addition to the exhibition, the inventor of the therapeutic robot Paro, Dr. Takanori Shibata, Chief Senior Research Scientist at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, will participate in a panel session entitled “A Robot in Every Home” on Thursday, January 9, as part of the 2014 International CES Conference.
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