MIDWEST U.S. JAPAN ASSOCIATION

As we plan for our 54th Joint Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, we look forward to reflecting on our past as we plan for our Associations' future... From governors to top executives at leading companies in both America and Japan, the Midwest US Japan Conference serves as a unique venue for bringing together political and business leaders to foster business relations... For over five decades, business leaders from the Midwest region of the United States and Japan have met on an annual basis to discuss the growth and progress of economic relations of the American Midwest and Japan. The first meeting took place in 1967 when a delegation from the Japan Committee for Economic Development was welcomed in Chicago, Illinois by representatives of the Chicago Association of Commerce & Industry. This initial meeting was designed simply to open a dialogue between executives from diverse business environments. While no great conclusions were drawn from the meeting, those attending decided that annual..

Primary location: Chicago United States