Ansan City Seeks to Attract Investment in the Robot Industry in Japan

Mayor Lee Min-geun and Economic Delegation Promote ASV District
Attending Local Robotics Business Expo and Hosting Investment Briefings

Ansan City in Gyeonggi Province is visiting Tokyo, Japan to promote the Ansan Science Valley (ASV) Free Economic Zone and attract investment in the robot industry.

On December 3, Ansan City announced that the "Ansan City Robot Industry Promotion Economic Delegation," led by Mayor Lee Min-geun, departed for a five-day business trip to Tokyo, Japan on December 2.

The Ansan City Robot Industry Promotion Economic Delegation is pledging successful investment attraction activities ahead of their departure. Photo by Ansan City

The purpose of this visit is to publicize the ASV district, which was designated as a Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone in September, and to seek investment from global companies in the robot industry, including those from Japan.

The economic delegation includes Lee Ki-hyung, Vice President for Industry-Academia Cooperation at Hanyang University ERICA; Kim Min-sun, Director of the Human-Centered Production Technology Research Center at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology; Choi Cheol-ho, Senior Vice President of the Korea Industrial Complex Managers Association; Lee Jun-gi, President of the Smart Hub Managers Association; Byun Hwa-soon, President of the Smart Hub Women Managers Association; Bae Jeong-hee, Honorary President of the Smart Hub Women Managers Association; and Yoon Young-jung, President of Inbiotech.

During the trip, the delegation will visit the KOTRA Tokyo Trade Center and the Omron Automation Center Tokyo, and attend the "2025 International Robot Exhibition Tokyo (iREX 2025)," a business expo in the robotics field. The delegation will also hold investment briefings and meetings for domestic and international companies regarding the ASV district.

Based on the outcomes of this visit, the city plans to continue holding investment briefings for both domestic and overseas companies.

Mayor Lee stated, "The dispatch of this economic delegation is intended to lay the groundwork for collaboration to foster the robot industry," adding, "We will continue to expand our investment network so that companies can grow and quality jobs can be created."

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