Two mainstays of Georgia’s engagement with Japan are being honored in 2021 for their long-term commitment to the state’s economic ties with the country. Yumiko Nakazono, who recently retired after 30 years as the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s investment representative in the country, will join Day Lancaster, senior vice president of Japan corporate services at […]
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These Are the Foreign Suppliers Already Following Korea’s SK Battery to Georgia
It’s a story Georgia has lived before: A massive Korean plant takes root, followed by a parade of suppliers that end up creating more jobs than the initial record-breaking foreign investment. The first wave was the Kia Motors plant in West Point, starting in 2007. According to SK Battery, which is in the midst of […]
Books 2020: Struggling for Sincere Faith in Japan’s Crucible of Persecution
Book: Silence, a novel Author: Shūsaku Endō Review by: Trevor Williams, managing editor, Global Atlanta What would you die for? Perhaps more importantly: Is there an idea or belief so precious that to hold it you would suffer the loss of all else you hold dear, including your own dignity? These are the questions Shūsaku Endō’s […]
New Georgia Tech Master’s Grads Emerge Ready for Multilingual Careers
Editor’s note: This sponsored commentary was provided by the School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. It was written Jenny Strakovsky, associate director of graduate studies. Renowned for its engineers and computer scientists, Georgia Tech has gained the national spotlight as a groundbreaking leader in liberal arts […]
Japan Ambassador Sees Stable Ties Continuing Through Presidential Transition
Signs point to shift in tone and approach from the Trump administration, but the core tenets of the U.S.-Japan relationship will remain much the same despite the impending U.S. leadership transition in January 2021, Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama said in a virtual call today. Japan’s top diplomat in the U.S. was careful not to make […]
Georgia Celebrates Top Business Ranking at Japan-owned Bridgestone Golf
While they explicitly linked it to the opening of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, officials announcing Georgia‘s eighth straight No. 1 business ranking also offered a fitting, if inadvertent, nod to the international connections driving many recent investment decisions. Gov. Brian Kemp and others gathered at a Bridgestone golf ball factory in Covington to celebrate […]
Patience, Consistency Key Ingredients for Communities Prepping for Japanese Investment
Communities around Georgia looking to attract Japanese investment should learn one thing — patience — while forgetting much of what they’ve done while wooing other international prospects. That was the consensus among economic development experts on a Japan-America Society of Georgia panel discussion on attracting Japanese firms to the state. “Communities need to realize that […]
Georgia’s Outgoing Japan Rep: How to Keep the State’s Investment Edge
Editor’s note: Representing Georgia for nearly 30 years, Yumiko Nakazono has been compiling insights for decades now on what makes the state attractive for Japanese investors. Her short answer? Southern Hospitality is real, as are the region’s competitive advantages in labor and land prices, as well as governments that are genuinely eager to help companies […]
Leader of Georgia’s Japan Office to Retire After 30 Years
It wasn’t long after studying American literature and English language in college that Yumiko Nakazono set about putting her cultural understanding into action. Herself a “southerner,” hailing from Georgia’s sister prefecture of Kagoshima on the southern tip of the island of Kyushu, Ms. Nakazono joined the state’s Tokyo office in 1989 after a stint in […]
Toyota Supplier to Expand With $5M Investment in Jackson County
A Toyota supplier of electronics for compressors will spend $5.5 million to expand in Jackson County, creating 27 new jobs at an already-large facility it set up nearly seven years ago to the tune of $350 million. Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America will add 15,000 square feet to a 600,000-square-foot plant, enhancing production of DC/AC […]
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