METI Minister Motegi, State Minister Sugawara, and Parliamentary Vice Minister Sato Attended the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V)

1) Minister's presentation in the TICAD thematic meetings (June 2)

Minister Motegi attended two TICAD thematic sessions titled "trade and investment" and "infrastructure development for growth." In these sessions, he announced measures for Africa focusing on four pillars: [i] strengthening business exchanges between Japan and Africa, [ii] promoting improvement of infrastructure, [iii] employment creation and human resources development, and [iv] cooperation in the area of the environment and encouraging symbiosis with local communities. At the same time, Minister Motegi reported the details of the Japan-Africa Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development, which was held for the first time on May 18, 2013.

Key measures announced by Minister Motegi

• Doubling the number of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) offices in Africa (from 5 to 10)
• Easing the cover terms and conditions for trade insurance (covering 19 African countries)
• Doubling the number of locally-hired employees in Japanese enterprises in Africa in five years (from 200,000 to 400,000)
• Promoting environment cooperation, including the Joint Crediting Mechanism
• JOGMEC's financial support of African countries by providing them with 2 billion dollars*
• Developing 1,000 human resources exclusively in the resources field*

*Note: Measures that Japan previously presented in the Africa-Japan Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development

2) Minister's attendance at the official banquet hosted by the Prime Minister (June 2)

Minister Motegi and Mrs. Motegi attended the official banquet, which they co-hosted with Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe. They deepened exchanges with H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique, and other participants.

3) Organization of the official side-events (co-organized by METI and JETRO)

1. African Fair 2013 (from May 30 to June 2)
   METI and JETRO hosted the African Fair 2013 as co-organizers. As the economy of Africa is growing remarkably, this fair aims to further familiarize Japan's private sectors with Africa, by holding various events, including an exhibition of products made in Japan or in African countries, a business-matching event, and a presentation of African culture. The number of companies that exhibited their made-in-Japan products as well as the number of visitors to the fair significantly increased respectively from 11 to 73 and from 46,000 to 56,000, from the previous fair in 2008. At the opening ceremony on May 31, Parliamentary Vice Minister Sato, representing the organizer, delivered an address and expressed Japan's anticipation toward the establishment of relationship of trust between Japan and Africa. Later, Minister Motegi as well as State Minister Sugawara also visited the fair.

2. Africa Symposium (May 31)
   METI invited heads of enterprises from Japan and Africa and held a panel discussion concerning the economic relationship between Japan and Africa. The participating enterprises are pioneering companies that are endeavoring to develop their businesses in the African region through M&A or BoP (base of the pyramid) business models, and they presented the attractiveness of African markets and their methods for developing business there. Nearly 400 people attended the symposium, mainly people involved in Japanese enterprises.

4) Attendance at side events

1. Gathering organized by Keidanren (June 1)
   As representatives of the Government of Japan, Prime Minister Abe and Parliamentary Vice Minister Sato attended the gathering and deepened exchanges with heads of state from African countries and dignitaries from both business communities.

2. Seminar co-organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the African Union (AU) (June 1)
   State Minister Sugawara attended the seminar. During the opening remarks, he introduced METI's policies toward Africa, including encouraging Japanese enterprises to develop their businesses and invest in Africa, promoting improvement in infrastructure, human resources development, cooperation in the environment field, and encouraging symbiosis with local communities.

3. Ethiopia investment seminar (June 3)
   State Minister Sugawara made opening remarks at the seminar and expressed Japan's potential contribution to Africa in the geothermal field, where Japan is proud of its advanced technology. At the same time, he welcomed the signing of the Joint Crediting Mechanism concluded between Japan and Ethiopia on May 27, 2013.

Using TICAD V to its full advantage, Japan held meetings with leaders and ministers of eight African countries, and top-level officials from international organizations. They exchanged views concerning improvement of the investment environment, cooperation for developing infrastructure, and individual cases concerning Japanese enterprises' business development in Africa, and strengthened their relationships.

Countries and organizations with which Japan held meetings

Minister Motegi

H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania

H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique

H.E. Mr. William Arap Ruto, Vice President of the Republic of Kenya

H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana

H.E. Mr. Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of South Africa

State Minister Sugawara

H.E. Ms. Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Republic of Uganda

H.E. Mr. Sidi Ould Tah, Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Islamic Republic of Mauritania

H.E. Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General, UNIDO

Parliamentary Vice Minister Sato

H.E. Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head, UN Women

H.E. Mr. Albert Toikeusse Mabri, Minister of State, Planning and Development, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

Minister Motegi delivering a speech at a thematic session

Minister Motegi exchanging views with H.E. Mr. Guebuza, President of Mozambique

Minister Motegi visiting the African Fair

Minister Motegi exchanging views with H.E. Mr. Ruto, Vice President of Kenya

State Minister Sugawara exchanging views with H.E. Mr. Tah, Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Mauritania

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Sato touring the African Fair with Prime Minister Abe

June 4, 2013

Middle East and Africa Division, Trade Policy Bureau