Dikhyaa Mohanty 
A delegation from Japan visited Odisha with the Foreign Secretary, MEA, GoI to explore and discussed various partnership opportunities in Odisha and the Japanese Deletion was led by Ambassador of Japan in India H.E. Mr Satoshi Suzuki.
The Japan investment seminar was addressed by Capt. Dibya Sankar Mishra, Hon’ble Minister of Industries, MSME, Energy and Home, Shri Suresh Mohapatra, Chief Secretary to Government of Odisha and senior officials from the various departments of Govt. of Odisha.
Union foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, and top Japan diplomats and representatives of Japanese companies in India such as Mr Yoji Taguchi, Chairman & MD, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mr Shusuke Suto, MD Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Pvt. Ltd, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel, Tata Krosaki, Indo Nissin and JSW were also present in the seminar held on Industries and Investments.
Shri Hemant Sharma, Principal Secretary of Industries welcomed Ambassador of japan in India H.E. Mr Satoshi Suzuki, Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India and other delegates from Japan. He said – “We have a natural advantage in mineral-based industries and have been able to attract investment to the tune of 4 lakh crores in last two years, now because of huge investment in infrastructure, ports, rail, roads, power and skill development, we are preferred destination for diversified industries.”
Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India shared the recent schemes and actions brought up by the Govt. of India to boost industrial and economic growth. He also praised the good governance and the industrial infrastructure of the state.
Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra thanked Japan for being the country partner in Nov 2018, when Odisha hosted the 2nd edition of Make in Odisha. He urged the Japanese firms and investors to come to Odisha and see our offerings and promised that the team Odisha is ever ready to facilitate and handhold investors for their proposed investment
