Body boasts as Japanese: the minister surprises Japanese investors in search of businesses

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By TP


The viral moment of 2024 of Carlos body speaking is repeated. The Minister of Economy, Commerce and Company of Spain went on Thursday in Japanese to representatives of important Japanese companies in a meeting to explore new business opportunities, with which he started his second visit to Japan in just over a year. During his introduction of about two minutes in Japanese, he presented his conviction that the meeting, a working breakfast at the Hotel Okura de Tokyo, will be “a door” to address new business opportunities Joint of the economic development of both countries. «Let’s continue working together to become a force of mutual growth,» said body in Japanese, relying on a written text, and thanked and was «honest» before the attendees for their participation last April in Spain in the investment forum in Spain (invest in Spain). «The meeting today will undoubted added. The minister went to a group of representatives of large Japanese companies such as Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Ittohu, Nippon Sago, NTT Data, Resonac, Data Section, AESC, Mitsui & Co, Kao and Sumitom Business forum in the Japanese capital, a moment that was very applauded and that went viral in the Asian country. Then the Spanish minister explained that he had studied a Japanese year. During today’s work breakfast, which was only open to the press during the first minutes, the minister highlighted the potential of Spain as a destination for investments. «I do not have to convince them, because their investments are already in Spain, but the main message is that Spain is the country where you have to be, within Europe and also of the world for many reasons,» said body, already in English. The minister also showed interest in listening to the opinion of his Japanese interlocutors about the emerging investment opportunities they see in Spain and Europe, and their possible concerns to «try to solve them.» «Japan is a key strategic partner for Spain. I have been a minister for a year and a half and I have been here twice. I think this is indicative of what this relationship means to me and my government,» he said. After working breakfast, body attended a meeting with investment funds and Japanese banks and Spanish emerging companies that accompany him on this trip. In the next few hours, body plans to meet with its Japanese counterpart, the Minister of Economy, Commerce and Industry, Yoji Muto, and participate in several interviews with local media.