Alabama was in Atlanta this month, as top economic development leaders held a March 3 reception with the local consular corps to deepen international investment partnerships worth $3.6 billion to the state.
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Gov. Kemp’s Office Trolls California, Linking Japanese HQ Move to October Trip
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s first trip to Japan last fall included a full slate […]
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Yamaha Motor Set to Move U.S. Headquarters to Kennesaw From California
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., which makes ATVs, boat engines, personal watercraft and more, is […]
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Consul: New Japanese Investments in the South Underscore Longstanding Friendship
“We often hear about the impressive expansion of Japanese businesses decades ago, but what is truly exciting is that we are witnessing this growth right now,” says Kenichi Matsuda, Japan’s consul general in Atlanta.
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Curiosity Lab Appoints New Executive Director, Signals Next Phase of Global Growth
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Curiosity Lab, the living laboratory for testing, validating and deploying innovative technologies in metro […]
Posted inEducation
‘Transformative’ Japan Exchange Seeks Georgia Applicants for Fully Funded Program in Atlanta’s Sister City
A longstanding exchange program that has proven “transformative” for Atlanta fourth and fifth graders is seeking its next set of 11-year-old applicants for a fully funded two-week experience this July.
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Report: Foreign Investors Employ More Than 300,000 in Georgia
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Some 1,500 foreign investors employ more than 300,400 people in Georgia, a third of […]
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Acquisition Deepens Atlanta IT Firm’s Access to India, Japan
Atlanta-based Kaizen Analytix is acquiring an Indian information technology consultancy driving innovation in Japan.
Posted inWorld Cup
At Least Five National Teams Eyeing World Cup Base Camps in Atlanta
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Beyond hosting eight matches, part of Atlanta’s strategy for the World Cup is to […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Diplomatic Digest: Turnover in Atlanta’s Consular Corps During 2025
Besides the fact that they provide the first touch points for Atlanta companies doing business in their respective countries, these consuls, honorary consuls and trade officials end up becoming de facto ambassadors for the city and region they’ve come to call home. The South, they find, is a region of both political and economic dynamism.