Bahrain-Japan ties enter into new era of development

Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan Fakhro confirmed the strength bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Japan, which came as a result of positive communication and continuous coordination between officials in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Japan, praising the role played by the Japanese Embassy in coordination with the competent authorities in Bahrain to strengthen mutual relations in all fields, especially the economic field, which tops the list of Interests with the leaderships of the two countries.

This came during a reception dinner which organized by the Japan-Bahrain Economic Cooperation Association (JBECA) headed by Yoshihiro Shigehisa, Ali Bin Saleh Alsaleh, Chairman of the Shura Council and Dr.Mohamed Abdul Ghaffar, King’s Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs in presence of Japanese Ambassador Shigeki Sumi and a number of Ministry officials. The diner was held at Sofitel Hotel.

During the reception dinner, industry and Commerce Minister delivered a speech stating that notable business mission commemorates His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa’s historic State Visit to Japan in April 2012. His Majesty’s summit meeting with His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Japan unfolded unprecedented opportunities for mutual cooperation between our two friendly nations. It is now up to the business community in both countries to take advantage of these opportunities and the Bahrain-Japan Business Forum tomorrow should provide the right impetus to take forward the ‘Summit Meeting’ initiatives to the next level of formulating concrete plans for mutual cooperation.
HRH the Crown Prince last month reinforced these relations much further
Dr. Fakhro also confirmed that Japan’s economic development remains a model for many developing countries that can learn valuable lessons on assimilating advanced industrial technologies and organisational advances and maintaining high productivity in all spheres of activities – be it industry, commerce or services. The private sector in Japan has been extraordinarily creative in searching out and learning to use modern technologies. The interaction between private entrepreneurial activities and public policy over a period of time has led to development of sound industrial systems and a robust manufacturing sector.

Dr. Fakhro added that the First Bahrain-Japan Business Forum also commemorates the 40th anniversary of establishing formal diplomatic relations between Japan and Bahrain. However, we must remember that our trade relations are much older; going back to 1934 when the first oil shipment was shipped to Japan from our oil field.