MOTIE and KOTRA Attract Port and Logistics Investment in Fukuoka with Free Economic Zone Authorities

"Economic Free Zone Japan Investment Attraction IR" Event
Attracting Investment in Cold Chain, E-Commerce, and Integrated Logistics Specialized Complexes
Promoting Cooperation in Logistics Robotics
Regional Investment Attraction Utilizing E

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on the 12th that they held the "Economic Free Zone Japan Investment Attraction IR" event in Fukuoka, Japan, for three days starting from the 10th.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held the "Economic Free Zone Japan Investment Attraction IR" in Fukuoka, Japan, for three days starting from the 10th. The scene at the venue where the port logistics investment attraction IR took place. KOTRA

This event targeted potential investors in the port and logistics sectors in the Kyushu region of Japan. It was organized to promote the investment appeal of Korea, introduce its economic free zones, and support foreign investment activities.

Fukuoka and the Kyushu region serve as logistics gateways in western Japan, which are geographically close to Korea. As a result, maritime logistics between the two countries is concentrated in this area. The region also has a developed robotics and automation industry linked to its logistics infrastructure.

More than 100 participants attended the event, including representatives from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, KOTRA, the Incheon, Busan-Jinhae, and Gyeonggi Economic Free Zone Authorities, as well as major Japanese port and logistics companies such as Nippon Express, Mitsui-Soko, and Kokura Transport. They attended the port and logistics IR session and visited key investors and related organizations.

During the port logistics IR held the previous day, the Incheon, Busan-Jinhae, and Gyeonggi Economic Free Zone Authorities presented projects such as cold chain specialized complexes, e-commerce zones, and integrated logistics complexes within their respective regions. Following this, J&K Logistics, a Japanese logistics consulting firm, introduced real-life investment cases of Japanese logistics companies that have entered Korea. Participants also visited the headquarters of Yaskawa Electric, a leading Japanese industrial robot company, to explore trends in Japan's AI robotics industry. They discussed investment incentives offered by Korea's economic free zones and explored the potential for cooperation in port and logistics infrastructure.

Jae Kyunghee, Director of the Economic Free Zone Planning Division at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, explained, "This event brought together representatives from over 100 major Japanese port and logistics companies, providing an opportunity for economic free zone authorities to seek cooperation with Japanese companies." She added, "By introducing industry- and region-specific projects for each economic free zone and conducting tailored consultations with Japanese companies, this event will serve as a catalyst to expand cooperation between the two countries in the port and logistics sectors."

Kim Taehyung, CEO of Invest Korea, also stated, "This event was an opportunity to showcase Korea's investment appeal as a global logistics hub to Japanese companies." He added, "In particular, if cooperation is centered on port and logistics projects within the economic free zones, it will help enhance the efficiency and stability of supply chains between Korea and Japan."

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