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Posted inJapan
Kemp: Japan Trip Crucial for Georgia as Focus Shifts From Tariffs to Strategic Investments
As Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed Japanese Ambassador Shigeo Yamada to the State Capitol in early November, neither likely needed much of a refresher about the other. Just a few weeks […]
Posted inJapan
Former Georgia Tech Professor Decorated by Japanese Government
Retired Georgia Tech Professor Brian Woodall, a political scientist with deep expertise on East Asia and three books on Japan to his credit, has received one of the Japanese government’s top honors.
Posted inSouth Korea
Kemp Interview: Governor Says Korea Trip Changed the Narrative, Cleared the Air After ICE Raid
Despite the circumstances, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s third trip to South Korea in late October felt more like a homecoming than damage control.
Posted inJapan
By the Numbers: Southern States Outline Japanese Investments, Showing What Was at Stake in Trump’s Trade Talks
The annual SEUS-Japan conference last week in Tokyo gave states a major stage on which to quantify the extensive impacts of Japanese investment in the South.
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
Japan’s New Consul General in Atlanta Debuts at Southeast U.S. Conference in Tokyo
After taking up his post in Atlanta just two weeks ago, Kenichi Matsuda might be forgiven for skipping this year’s Southeast-U.S. Japan alliance conference in Tokyo.
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
Meet the Japanese Georgia Tech Alum Driving Lunar Colonization
Before Takeshi Hakamada arrived at Georgia Tech in the mid-2000s, he’d almost been afraid to go abroad. Good thing he brushed up on his English and took the plunge: the […]
Posted inJapan Dispatch 2025
As Gov. Kemp Arrives in Japan, Georgia’s New Tokyo Rep Reflects on the Future of Investment, Trade Ties
At a time of turbulence, Takao Yamamoto says tried and true factors that have brought Georgia 50-plus years of success in Japan — solid friendships, tended with care, concern and mutual trust — will continue to shape the relationship.
Posted inAustralia
Australian PPE Producer Unveils $2M Customer Experience Center in Alpharetta
An Australian producer of personal protective equipment has put a hub in metro Atlanta designed to foster joint innovation with customers while giving them a chance to experience its products.
Posted inIndia
Indian Pharma Supplier Plans $200M Capsule Factory in Atlanta
An India-based pharmaceutical machinery firm selling in the U.S. for 25 years has chosen metro Atlanta for a $200 million bet on American manufacturing.