Japanese official including Ministry of Economic Trade and Industry (METI), Japan International Cooperation Industry (JICA) congratulated for the informative session and positive responses that were received from prospective investors. Chief Representative of JICA in Sri Lanka Tetsuya Yamada remarked, “Congratulations to the great success of the Investment Forum, which gave a lot of useful information and made me feel the appetite of investors towards Sri Lanka”

Sri Lanka Mission in Japan also facilitated two webinars in coordination with two major Chambers , National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) and National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) participated by over 60  Sri Lankan exporters in each webinar session representing each Chambers. Majority of participants at both the seminars were from food sector though there were participants representing various sectors including ICT, Education, and Apparel.

Speaking at both the seminars the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan highlighted some of the services currently extended by the Mission in order to promote exports such as translation and transcribe services, as well as sample receiving for checking quality and standards of packaging and labeling before sending to prospective buyers. The Ambassador also informed the audience that the Mission enthusiastically assists exporters who want to access the Japanese market and invited them to contact Mission for any assistance. Participants also engaged interactively with the Ambassador during the Q & A session and were appreciative of the valuable knowledge gained regarding market access to Japan. First secretary -commercial made a presentation on Japanese market, tariff and non-tariff situation and market entry strategies at both webinars.