Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual recently invited Japanese investors and companies to do business in the Philippines, highlighting several government initiatives focused on attracting investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, services, energy and agriculture.
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A total of 35 investment deals – including those on infrastructure, energy, health care and agriculture sectors – were signed here yesterday between the Philippines and leading Japanese firms.
In the 60th edition of a hobby show held in Japan Shizuoka prefecture, Gundam plastic car models which resemble real automobiles were put on public display.
EXPANSION PLAN. Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V (left) and Tamiya Inc. chairman Shunsaku Tamiya (right) recently met in Tamiya, Inc. headquarters in Shizuoka, Japan. Tamiya has discussed the expansion plan of the company in its manufacturing plant in Cebu. (Photo courtesy of DTI) MANILA - Tamiya, Inc., a Japanese producer of plastic model kits and radio-controlled cars, remains confident in the Philippines as it plans to expand its manufacturing facility here. In a statement Tuesday, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Tamiya will be investing PHP2 billion for a new manufacturing line inside Cebu Light Industrial Park. The production plant in Cebu is Tamiya's only manufacturing operation outside Japan, although the company is also present in the United States, Germany, and Hong Kong. "The fact that Tamiya has been operating in the country for about 30 years and is now moving forward with expansion plans despite the challenges of the pandemic, is testam