KOTRA Holds 'Korean Excellent Products Exhibition' in Osaka... Expanding Export Routes to Japan

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KOTRA announced that it will hold the '2023 Osaka Korea Excellent Products Exhibition' in Osaka, Japan, for two days starting from the 26th to support Korean companies' entry into the Japanese export market.

The 'Korea Excellent Products Exhibition' is a special exhibition solely hosted by Korea in promising overseas export markets. It was created to respond to the local demand for Korean products formed recently due to the expansion of Korea-Japan business exchanges and the new Hallyu boom.

KOTRA Headquarters Exterior.
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Held in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Osaka, this event carries the theme 'R.E.D.I (Recovery, Energy, Digital Transformation, Interconnection),' delivering the message that Korea and Japan are ready for mutual cooperation focusing on demand recovery items after the COVID reopening, decarbonization and eco-friendly energy, and industries related to digital transformation.

The Osaka Korea Excellent Products Exhibition contributed not only to business between Korean and Japanese companies but also to economic and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Kim Hyung-jun, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Osaka, said, "Currently, Korea and Japan are discussing an upgraded level of economic cooperation," adding, "The favorable wind of normalizing Korea-Japan relations will positively affect the business of our companies participating in this event." Many local high-ranking officials, including Keiji Okamoto, Director of the Economic Strategy Bureau of Osaka City, also participated in this event to discuss the direction of economic and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Yoo Jung-yeol, President of KOTRA, emphasized, "To fully respond to export recovery, KOTRA is actively supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in exploring overseas markets through the Korea Products Exhibition," and added, "We will support more Korean companies to succeed in entering the Japanese market."

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