Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is commencing his trip to Japan today

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be leading a high-level delegation to Japan starting April 4, 2023, to promote investment opportunities in the state.

The delegation includes Minister of Industries, MSME and Energy Pratap Keshari Deb, Chief Secretary PK Jena, and other senior officials from various departments.

Accompanying the delegation will be a business delegation from Odisha, consisting of selected industries in sectors like Steel, Aluminium, Textiles, Food and Sea-Food processing, and Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia.

The high-level delegation will conduct one-to-one meetings with potential investors, host the Odisha Business Meet Tokyo 2023, and hold an interactive meeting with the Odia diaspora in Japan. They will also visit the Kimitsu Steel Works and the R&D Center of Nippon Steel Corporation, as well as explore avenues of collaboration in the areas of skill development and high-tech start-ups.

The delegation will hold a roundtable discussion in Kyoto on opportunities for collaboration between Japan and Odisha in the tourism sector, focusing on Buddhist and Eco-Tourism related sites in Odisha. Additionally, they plan to explore possible collaboration in the training and development of sports talent in Odisha.
The Chief Minister’s visit to Japan underscores the state government’s commitment to promoting Odisha as a favourable investment destination and strengthening economic and cultural ties with Japan.

During the Make in Odisha conclave 2022, Japan was a country partner and had invited the Chief Minister to visit Japan.