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SCCI attracts Japanese investments at Sharjah-Japan Business Forum
Gulf Today
|November 25, 2025
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), organised the Sharjah-Japan Business Forum to explore new prospects for trade and investment cooperation.
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The forum aimed to deepen current partnerships between the two countries' business communities, showcase high-potential opportunities in advanced technology and industrial fields, and provide a direct networking platform for investors and entrepreneurs from both sides.
The event was attended by Mohammed Ahmed Amin Al Awadi, Director-General of SCCI; Takafumi Suzuki, Executive Vice-President of JETRO; and Imanishi Jun, Consul-General of Japan in Dubai.
Also present were Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Business Sector at SCCI; and Dr. Fatima Khalifa Al Muqarrab, Director of the International Relations Department at SCCI, along with senior members of the Japanese delegation and high-level representatives from Sharjah's business sector and investment companies.
The program featured a set of structured bilateral meetings between investors from both countries. During these sessions, both sides highlighted available opportunities, identify new avenues for expanding investment cooperation, and discussed ways to establish new commercial partnerships. They also considered coordinated approaches to strengthening effective channels of communication between UAE-based investors and Japanese stakeholders.
This story is from the November 25, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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