Front (all rows left to right): Japanese Consul General Takuji Hanatani, Gainesville Mayor Ruth Bruner. Middle: Yasuo Yazaki, president and CEO, American Yazaki Corp.; Billy Powell, Hall County commissioner. Back: Tim Evans, vice president of economic development, Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce; Scott McMurray, project manager, Georgia Department of Economic Development; Sachi Koto, chair, Japan-America Society of Georgia.

A Japanese fuel tank manufacturer will put a new plant and its North American headquarters in Gainesville.Yazaki Corp., based in the city of Iwata, will initially employ 20 at the…

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As managing editor of Global Atlanta, Trevor has spent 15+ years reporting on Atlanta’s ties with the world. An avid traveler, he has undertaken trips to 30+ countries to uncover stories on the perils...