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Exports & Imports

Total exports to Japan in 2015 $507,647,035

Top export commodities Food manufactures Chemicals Transportation equipment Fabricated metal products Computer and electronic products

Total imports from Japan in 2015 $287,187,957 Education Top import commodities Missouri State University (Springfield) Chemicals Offers an Asian Studies minor Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Truman University (Kirksville) Transportation equipment Asian Studies minor Electrical equipment, appliances & components University of Missouri (Columbia) Source: International Trade Administration East Asian Studies minor, BA in International Studies with East Asian Emphasis, and BA in Population International Business with East Asian area emphasis Missourians born in Japan 2,124 Washington University in St. Louis BA, MA, PhD in Japanese Missourians who speak Japanese 2,797 University of Missouri Asian Affairs Center Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 American Community The AAC builds upon MU’s substantial Asian Survey 1-Year Estimates programs and connections through the univer- sity and alumni to benefit citizens, government entities, and businesses in Missouri and in the region: asia.missouri.edu

St. Louis Language Immersion Schools sllis.org Culture Kitz Corporation: Kitz Corporation Of America (St. Louis) Japanese societies in Missouri Kyowa Hakko Kirin: Biokyowa Inc. (Cape Japanese Council of Greater Kansas City: Girardeau) japancouncil.org Corporation: Gavilon (Alexandria, Japan America Society of St. Louis: Cape Girardeau, Scott City, New Franklin, St. jasstl.wordpress.com Joseph, Rock Port, Kansas City); Helena Chemical Heart of America Japan-America Society: Company (Wyaconda, Clarkton, Hayti, Dudley, kcjas.org Matthews, New Madrid, Canton, Chillicothe, Edina); Mac Trailer Leasing L.L.C. (St. Louis) Sister Cities Maruka Machinery Co., Ltd.: Maruka U.S.A. Inc. Missouri’s sister state in Japan is the Nagano (Lees Summit) Prefecture, and it has several sister cities as Mitsui & Co., Ltd.: Novus International, Inc. (St. well: Charles); Ventura Foods, LLC (St. Joseph) Columbia / Hakusan City Mizkan J Plus Holdings Co. Ltd.: Mizkan Grandview / Haruna Americas Inc (Kansas City) Independence / Higashimurayama NEC Corporation: Nec Energy Solutions LLC Kansas City / Kurashiki (Chesterfield) Lee’s Summit / Aizuwakamatsu Nichiryo Co. Ltd.: Nichiryo America, Inc. (Maryland Heights) Springfield / Isesaki Nidec Corporation: Nidec Motor Corp (St. Louis) St. Louis / Suwa Nikken Foods Co.,Ltd.: Nikken Foods Co., Ltd (St. Louis) Companies Nippon Express Co., Ltd.: Nippon Express U.S.A., Largest Japanese-owned in Missouri Inc. (Hazelwood) Co Inc: Ajinomoto Windsor (Carthage, Nishitetsu: NNR Global Logistics USA Inc. Piedmont) (Maryland Heights) Industries, Ltd.: American Air Filter Corporation: Nitto Denko (Columbia) Automotive, Missouri, Inc. (Kansas City) , Ltd.: Hitachi Data Systems Corp (St. Otsuka Koki Co.,Ltd.: Otscon, Inc. (Columbia) Louis, Kansas City); Mechanical Dynamics & Porite Corporation: Jefferson Porite Corporation Analysis, Ltd. (St. Louis) (Jefferson City) Corporation: Master Halco Inc. (Kansas SMC Corporation: SMC Corporation Of America City, St. Charles); Primesource Building Products, (Earth City) Inc. (Kansas City, Springfield); CGB Enterprises Softbank Group Corp: Virgin Mobile (Kansas City) (Part Owner) (Scott City, Charleston, East Prarie, Sojitz Corporation: Sojitz Aerospace America Cape Girardeau, Caruthersville) Corporation (St. Louis) Japan Pulp And Paper Company Limited: Starting Industrial Co., Ltd: Starting USA Western-Brw Paper Co., Inc. (Kansas City) Corporation (Poplar Bluff) Jeol Ltd.: Jeol Usa, Inc. (St. Louis) Sumitomo Warehouse Co.,Ltd., The: Westwood Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.: Kawasaki Shipping Lines, Inc. (Ballwin) Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A. (Maryville) Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: Matheson Tri- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.: K Line America, Inc. Gas, Inc. (Kansas City, Columbia, Joplin, St. Joseph) (St. Louis) Takara Belmont Corp.: Koken Manufacturing Corporation: Keyence Corp Of America Company, Inc. (St. Louis) (St. Louis) Holdings, Inc.: Philadelphia Recent Investments Insurance Company (St. Louis); Reliance In 2013, Tokyo-based Inc. pur- Standard Life Insurance Company (St. Louis); chased St. Louis-based Zoltek Companies Inc. Safety Casualty Corp (St. Louis) for $584 million. Zoltek, which produces carbon Tomy Inc: Tomy International (Kansas City) fiber for various applications, is a wholly-owned Toray Industries Inc.: Zoltek (Bridgeton) subsidiary of Toray and operates as a separate business. Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.: TG Missouri Corporation (Perryville) In the past four years, Bodine Aluminum, a Industries Corporation: Heubel Material wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. Handling, Inc. (Kansas City, Earth City, Springfield) and a manufacturer of casting parts, announced Toyota Motor Corporation: Bodine Aluminum, investments of $60 million to expand its Troy, Inc. (St. Louis, Troy) Missouri facility, creating over 60 jobs. Toyota Tsusho: Toyota Tsusho America Inc. (Troy) In 2012, TG Missouri Corporation (Toyoda Gosei) announced an investment of nearly $40 million Trend Micro Incorporated: Mobile Armor, Inc. to expand its Perryville facility, creating 200 jobs. (Chesterfield) U-Shin Ltd.: Yuhshin USA (Kirksville) : G3 Boats (Lebanon) Yamazaki Mazak Trading Corporation: Mazak Corporation (Maryland Heights) Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (Part Owner): CGB Enterprises (Scott City, Charleston, East Prarie, Cape Girardeau, Caruthersville)

Largest Missouri-owned in Japan Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. (St. Louis) Belden Inc. (St. Louis) Biomedical Systems Corporation (Maryland Heights) Brewer Science, Inc. (Rolla) Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (St. Louis) Emerson (St. Louis) Energizer Holdings Inc. (St. Louis) Enterprise Holdings, Inc. (St. Louis) ESCO Technologies Inc. (St. Louis) H&R Block Inc. (Kansas City) Hallmark Cards Inc. (Kansas City) Independent Stave Company, Inc. (Lebanon) Monsanto Company (St. Louis) Positronic Industries, Inc. (Springfield) Reinsurance Group Of America, Inc. (Chesterfield) Watlow Electric Mfg. Co. (St. Louis)