TOKYO:听Tokyo Governor Koike听Yuriko, speaking ahead of her trip to the Middle East听later this month,听emphasized the importance of attracting investment from 海角直播 during her weekly press conference.
鈥淲e are currently in the midst of attracting investors to 海角直播, a country that is enthusiastic about investing, so I think it is extremely valuable to promote Tokyo there,鈥 she said.听鈥淚 hope to promote Tokyo鈥檚 initiatives and appeal, and foster cooperation between cities.鈥
Koike听referred to听the Future Cities Initiative in Riyadh, which, she pointed out,听has attracted a great deal of attention听by bringing together听investors and those involved in innovation and financial strategy.听
鈥淭o give you an idea, people like Elon Musk have attended this event,鈥 she said. 鈥淎nd it听attracts听roughly 5,000 people,听making it a sort of听鈥楧avos in the desert.鈥櫶鼳t these events, I hope to firmly promote Tokyo鈥檚 financial market and engage in investor relations.鈥
While Koike is keen to boost business opportunities, she will also be promoting so-called soft power, such as anime and manga.听She听will be appearing on stage with听Takahashi Yoichi, the creator of听Captain Tsubasa, who is known as Captain Majid in the Middle East. Koike said anime and its content听are said to have an economic impact of approximately 8 trillion yen.
Koike will be听conducting business matching for Tokyo-based small and medium-sized enterprises and startups听in Riyadh and Kuwait, as well as Tokyo鈥檚听鈥渆xcellent technology鈥澨齮o local government officials and business communities.听
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