International interaction – To be a company contributing to the world


Hello everyone. This is Takayuki Kondo.

I participated in an information exchange meeting with staffs of chambers of commerce from developing countries such as Thailand and Vietnam on September 16th. The meeting was hosted by Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co.,Ltd and held in Nagoya, Japan.

In this meeting, I learned about main industries and attractiveness of countries in South East Asia. It was a precious opportunity to talk with local people, deepen human interaction, learn about economic situation/development, and gather regional information.

I also had an opportunity to explain about our business and thought as a representative of small and medium-sized companies which expand business overseas.

We had 17 participants from 12 countries i.e. Thailand, Vietnam, Macedonia, Mexico, Vanuatu, Namibia, Dominica, Zambia, Kirghiz, Ghana, El Salvador, and Morocco.

All the participants, including people from 3 countries where we do not have a business relation, listened to my explanation very eagerly. I received many questions from the participants. As they understood the need of vehicle recycling, they wanted to know how to promote recycling in their countries.

The day before the meeting, 14 students from 7 African countries, as “ABE Initiative”, visited our company. “ABE Initiative” is an abbreviation for “African Business Education Initiative for Youth”.

This program offers opportunities for young African people to study at Japanese universities or graduate schools and to experience internships at Japanese companies. One of the companies which accepted interns recommended them to visit our company.

I received many questions from the African students this time as well. I thought that we, Japanese, should have emulated their positive attitude.

Our company started an auction house of Japanese used auto parts in UAE on December 2014. We are currently preparing for the same auction business in Kenya. We will cooperate with African people throughout this business and take initiative to act in order to contribute to regional and global environment.

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