President Meloni meets with top executives of major Japanese companies

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met with top executives of major Japanese companies at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo today: 17 economic and industrial groups with a combined turnover of over EUR 1,000 billion that operate on a global scale in the priority sectors of the Italy-Japan Special Strategic Partnership.

These sectors include aerospace, defence, infrastructure, rail industry, automotive, digital, innovation, electrical and electronic equipment, pharmaceuticals, finance, commerce and food.

President Meloni had an exchange of views on the strengthening of economic, industrial and technological cooperation between Italy and Japan, highlighting the opportunities that political stability and the numerous measures implemented by the Italian Government - from the Single SEZ to incentives for job creation and technological innovation for businesses - can offer those intending to develop new investments in Italy.

The exchange of views between President Meloni and the Japanese business leaders also focused on global trade dynamics, value chain resilience and the supply of critical raw materials.

The meeting was attended by: Hiroshi IDE, President, IHI; Yoshinori KANEHANA, Chairman of the Board, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI); Eisaku ITO, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Co-Chairman of the Italy-Japan Business Group; Noriya KAIHARA, Executive Vice President, Honda Motor; Koji SATO, President, Toyota Motor; Toshiaki HIGASHIHARA, Executive Chairman, Hitachi and Vice-Chair for Europe of Keidanren; Kei URUMA, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Electric; Eiichi KATAYAMA, Executive Vice President, Panasonic; Kenichiro YOSHIDA, Executive Chairman, Sony Group Corporation; Kazuhiko NAKAYAMA, Senior Executive Vice President/CFO, NTT DATA Group; Milano FURUTA, Chief Financial Officer, ⁠Takeda; Motoya OKADA, Chairman of the Board, AEON; Kenichi HORI, President & CEO, Mitsui & Co.; Masayuki OMOTO, President & CEO, Marubeni; Keita ISHII, President & Chief Operating Officer/CSO, Itochu; Hironori KAMEZAWA, President & Group CEO, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG); Makoto TAKASHIMA, Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).