Pursuing Private Economic Diplomacy

CCIs provide information to support the global economic activity of local small and medium-sized business, including information on the investment climate in foreign countries and trade inquiries from overseas. They also play a central role in facilitating local-to-local international exchange through nationwide events that bring together Japanese municipalities and their sister cities, as well as sister CCIs.

JCCI holds regular bilateral and multilateral economic conferences to further promote understanding and economic exchange between Japan and other countries, and we facilitate face-to-face meetings among business leaders from around the world. In addition to providing information on trade inquiries from abroad and introducing Japanese firms to foreign countries, we dispatch staff to Japanese CCIs in Asia and elsewhere around the world and provide support to Japanese firms operating in those regions.


Major activities

● Promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation through the conclusion of FTAs (free trade agreements) and EPAs (economic partnership agreements)
● Issuing certificates of origin
● Receiving foreign dignitaries
● Sending and receiving economic missions
● Managing bilateral and multilateral economic committees
● Hosting business networking events
● Promoting internationalization in regional communities
● Enhancing internationalization support to SMEs
● Enhancing overseas trade information services
● Strengthening linkages with Japanese CCIs overseas
● Promoting exchange with diplomatic missions and CCIs in Japan
● Promoting better understanding of internationalization at home


Multilateral and Bilateral Economic Cooperation Committees
The Asean-Japan Business Council (AJBC)

The Japan-Argentina Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Bngladesh Committee for Commercial and Economic Cooperation

The Japan-Chile Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Egypt Economic Association

The Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee

The Meeting of the Chairmen of the Japan and Korea Chambers of
Commerce and Industry

The Japan-Malaysia Economic Association

The Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Myanmar CCI Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-New Zealand Business Council

The Japan-Pakistan Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Peru Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Philippines Economic Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Spain Business Cooperation Committee

The Japan-Sri Lanka Business Cooperation Committee

The Joint Meeting of Japan-Taiwan Business Organizations

The Business Study Committee on China

Japan-Canada Chambers Council