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- METI will Invite Enterprises to Apply to Exhibit Products at the Made in Japan Products Exhibition and to Open Shops in a Food Court at African Fair 2013, a TICAD V Official Event
METI will Invite Enterprises to Apply to Exhibit Products at the Made in Japan Products Exhibition and to Open Shops in a Food Court at African Fair 2013, a TICAD V Official Event
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will set up a Made in Japan Products Exhibition and an African cuisine food court at African Fair 2013, which is an official event in the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), to be held in June 2013.
As leaders from African countries will visit Japan for the TICAD V, METI considers this conference a good opportunity to promote Japan's trade with Africa. On the occasion of the exhibition, METI will introduce excellent made-in-Japan products, technology, and services to the countries, aiming at supporting Japanese companies conducting business with Africa. The food court will be set up to promote people's comprehensive understanding of African cultures by introducing African cuisine.
METI will start inviting applications from enterprises that wish to exhibit their business in the exhibition or entities that wish to open shops in the food court.
1. Background
TICAD is an international conference led by the government of Japan that is held every five years, targeting the development of Africa. In 2008, the fourth TICAD was held, and 41 heads of state and leaders from African countries attended, including 3,000 or more participants from international and other organizations. African Fair 2008 was held as an event coinciding with the conference and gathered 45,000 or more visitors.
In recent years, the populations and economies of African countries have surged dramatically, and it is noticeable that Africa has been shifting from a continent that should be the recipient of aid to a continent that should grow with Japan.
Based on this fact, METI and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will jointly hold African Fair 2013, taking advantage of African leaders' visits to Japan for the TICAD V. At the fair, they will exhibit and introduce made-in-Japan products and technology that could contribute to the sustainable economic growth of Africa. At the same time, the food court will be opened to provide visitors with an opportunity to enjoy African cuisine so as to promote visitors' understanding of African cultures.
2. Outline of the invitation
- Event date:
- Thursday, May 30 to Sunday, July 2, 2013
- Venue:
- Hall B for African Fair 2013 (6,700m2 hall), Pacifico Yokohama
- Eligibility
- Exhibition: Japanese enterprises that provide made-in-Japan products and technology that could contribute to the sustainable economic growth of Africa (about 40 companies)
- Food court: Entities that sell African cuisine that could contribute to the promotion of visitors' understanding of African cultures (about 7 shops)
- Application period:
- Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 22, 2013 (applications must be postmarked no later than March 21, 2013.)
- Organizers:
- METI and JETRO
Note: Budgets for the exhibition and food court are currently being requested as a project financed by the FY2013 Budget. Therefore, please note that the sizes of the events could change due to various situations.
3. How to apply
- Enterprises wish to exhibit products at the exhibition
- Please submit the necessary documents after confirming the application guidelines attached to the Japanese news release.
- Entities wish to open shops in the food court
- Please submit the necessary documents after confirming the application guidelines below:
- Application guidelines(PDF:1,044KB)
(in Japanese) - Application form(PDF:19KB)
(in Japanese)
Release Date
March 11, 2013
Division in Charge
Middle East and Africa Division, Trade Policy Bureau, METI