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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Japanese Auto Supplier to Make Sixth Expansion in Rome
A Japanese supplier of auto parts to the likes of Honda and Nissan in the Southeast U.S. is set to embark on its sixth expansion over two decades in Rome, Ga. The latest expansion from F&P Georgia isn’t the flashiest — it is to create 15 jobs on $22.8 million in investment, much of which […]
Japan-based Toppan’s Two Georgia Factories Keep Focus on Innovation While Adjusting to New Realities
While Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. is celebrating the preservation of traditional printing practices back home in Japan, the company’s two Georgia subsidiaries are using the latest technologies to drive growth at a time of uncertainty. Toppan recently reopened its Printing Museum in Tokyo, which focuses on the history of printing, from early woodblocks to the […]
Japanese Language, Culture Seminar Series Seeks Black, Latinx College Students from the South
College students of color in the South are being sought for a four-week seminar series designed to get them interested in studying Japan’s language and culture. Black and Latinx students from Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas who have never studied the language or traveled to the country are invited to apply for the Tayō-sei program, […]
Chamber Looks at Uncertain ‘Road Ahead’ for Foreign Investment in Georgia Amid Pandemic
To hear Georgia’s top foreign investors tell it, the state has the No.1 business climate in the U.S. for a reason, but macroeconomic issues beyond its control are threatening cross-border dealmaking during a strange season marked by a global pandemic. The Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted a “road ahead” webinar with representatives from the countries taking […]
Listening: The Key to Attracting and Keeping Japanese Companies
Since they began setting up shop in the U.S. in large numbers following the trade turbulence of the 1980s, Japanese companies have quietly become major contributors to American employment, especially in manufacturing. As the epicenter of the automotive industry has moved southward in recent years, the trend has solidified. In Georgia alone, some 218 separate Japanese […]
Survey: Trump Visa Policy Could Hinder Japanese Investors’ Operations
More than a third of Japanese investors across the country expect a Trump-administration crackdown on visas through 2020 to affect their ability to operate in the U.S., according to the results of a newly released survey. About half of the 961 firms surveyed foresaw no negative impact from the June 24 proclamation suspending the issuance […]
Japanese Athletic Brace Brand Picks Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young as Ambassador
Zamst, a Japanese brand of athletic braces, has picked 21-year-old Atlanta Hawks basketball star Trae Young as a global ambassador. On the court, Mr. Young will sport the A2-DX ankle brace, which is designed to prevent injuries. The CEO of Tokyo-based Nippon Sigmax Co., a longtime orthopedics product manufacturer that introduced Zamst in 1993, said […]
Japan-Southeast U.S. Conference Postponed Until 2021
An annual conference bringing leaders of Southeast U.S. states together with Japanese investors and officials in the region has been postponed till next year as COVID-19 continues to constrain international business travel. The SEUS-Japan Alliance conference was last hosted in Georgia in October, as more than 430 people from Japan and the seven-state area descended on Savannah for […]
Survey: Japanese-Owned Factories Back Up and Running, With Smaller Teams
Japanese-owned factories are back up and running across the nation, but most are operating with reduced staff as they wait for the appropriate time to bring back their full teams. In its fourth “short survey” since the pandemic began, the Japan External Trade Organization found that the majority of Japanese subsidiaries — in manufacturing and […]
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