Japan’s Minister of Economy wants national corporations to cooperate with Russia
On Monday, Kyodo news agency reported that Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, who is in charge for the expansion of economic ties with Russia, during a meeting with members of Japan Foreign Trade Council, has urged national corporations to cooperate with Russia. According to the Agency, heads of Japanese companies belonging to the organization, asked Seko to provide governmental support to Russian-Japanese projects in the area of urban planning, transport infrastructure and finances. On the 6th of May, Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, put forward an eight-point cooperation plan to develop the relations with Russia during his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Sochi. The plan includes efforts to foster relations between Japan and Russia in the energy sector, small and medium-size businesses, the promotion of industrialization of the Far East and expansion of the export base.