Partnership On The Horizon Or Coincidence? Meeting Between Ceará Governor And Consul General Of Japan In Recife Reinforces Possibilities Of A Potential Agreement Between Them

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 11/10/2022 at 12:06

Updated on 11/10/2022 at 13:01

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With This Meeting and the New Investments Made in Ceará, It Is Possible That the State Is Aiming for a Partnership with Japan, Considering That the Region Exported About US$ 9.3 Million to the Country

The Governor of Ceará, Izolda Cela, met on the afternoon of last Thursday, 6, at the Abolição Palace, with the Consul General of Japan in Recife, Hiroaki Sano. This was the first visit by the Japanese diplomat to the Ceará Government since he took office at the Consulate in 2020, and the event is being seen as a possible meeting for future business, or even a potential interest in investments from Japan.

The consul general of Japan was accompanied by a professor from the State University of Ceará (Uece) in the area of Japanese language, and by the president of the Center for Japanese Culture and Language, Laura Tey Iwakami. From the Ceará Government, the executive secretary of Regionalization and Modernization, Célio Fernando Bezerra Melo, and the Executive Advisor for International Affairs, Felipe Barros Leal Rocha, also participated.

During the meeting, Governor Izolda Cela spoke about the investments that the State of Ceará has been making in strategic areas such as clean energy, through the development of projects related to green hydrogen and education. She also highlighted the expansion of trade relations with Japan. “In 2021 alone, exports to Japan grew by 52%. And we want to expand these partnerships by attracting new investments.”

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Japan and Ceará, Partnerships

In 2021, Ceará exported approximately US$ 9.3 million to Japan, which corresponds to a growth of 52% compared to 2020. The items exported to the Asian country included:

Carnauba wax and vegetable waxes, sourced from the municipalities of Eusébio and Itarema;

Vegetable juices and extracts;

Frozen lobsters;

Rubber or plastic footwear;

Ferro-silicon;

Cashew nuts;

Acerola juice;

Leather footwear is the main product exported from the Ceará to Japan.

In contrast, in 2021, Ceará imported US$ 14 million in products from Japan, which represents a slight growth of 1% compared to 2020. Among the imported items are:

Solar cells in modules or panels;

Weaving looms;

Magnesian or chromium oxide refractory bricks;

Copper profiles were the main products that Ceará imported from Japan.

Partnership On The Horizon Or Coincidence? Meeting Between Ceará Governor And Consul General Of Japan In Recife Reinforces Possibilities Of A Potential Agreement Between Them

With This Meeting and the New Investments Made in Ceará, It Is Possible That the State Is Aiming for a Partnership with Japan, Considering That the Region Exported About US$ 9.3 Million to the Country

Japan and Ceará, Partnerships

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Partnership On The Horizon Or Coincidence? Meeting Between Ceará Governor And Consul General Of Japan In Recife Reinforces Possibilities Of A Potential Agreement Between Them

With This Meeting and the New Investments Made in Ceará, It Is Possible That the State Is Aiming for a Partnership with Japan, Considering That the Region Exported About US$ 9.3 Million to the Country

Japan and Ceará, Partnerships

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