On Wednesday, March the 6^th, a large and high-level economic delegation with 33 representatives of Slovenian companies, economic andscientific-research institutions arrived to Japan. This time visit of economic delegation takes place along the visit of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Borut Pahor, to His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Japan, Akihito, and the Prime Minister of Japan, AbeShinzō. As part of the efforts of the international investors' programs of PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD): Invest to Slovenia(investo.si) and International Investors' Network (invest-to.net), the President of VZMD, Mr. Kristjan Verbič, is also visiting Japan as a member of Slovene delegation.

In organization of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and SPIRIT Slovenia, partner Japanese agency JETRO andJapanese Agency for Development of New Energy and Industrial Technologies – NEDO, numerous bilateral business meetings, presentations and events are being held in Tokyo and Yokohama. Thus, members of the delegation on Wednesday visited the Toyotapresentation center Toyota Mega Web and the Panasonic Center, where they were received by the highestrepresentatives of global corporation. Visits were followed by a joint dinner of Slovenian businessmen in Japan, businessmen and members of the delegation, which was also joined by the President of the Republic of Slovenia. The meeting was held in the famous Yam Yam restaurant in the center of Tokyo, which is renowned as an important meeting point for Slovenes in Japan, and it impresses distinguished Japaneseguests with the outstanding selection of Slovenian wines. At the end of the evening, individual members of the delegation, including the President of VZMD, have beenadmitted to the eminent association of Japanese-Slovene friendship – Fuji Triglav Society (FTS).

Yesterday, "Japan – Slovenia Technology Cooperation Seminar" was held on the premises of Association for Technological Excellence Promoting Innovative Advances – TEPIA, where President Borut Pahor addressed the participants. The seminar was followed by a working lunch, organized by the President of NEDO, Mr. Hideo Hato. In addition to the members of the economic delegation, President of the Republic of Slovenia, President of the Board of Hitachi Corporation, Mr. Hideo Hato and many other prominentbusinessmen also attended the lunch. After lunch, the participants set out for Yokohama, where they visited Kankankyo and the Nissan Global Center premises.Slovene economic delegation concluded its intense and successful day at the reception for reputable Japanese representatives and members of the Slovene community in Japan, hosted by the President of the Republic of Slovenia in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Japan.

Also on these occasions, the proper presentation of companies, institutions and investment projects, included in the international investors' programs investo.siand invest-to.net, was provided. After a successful cooperation in economic delegation, which in January visited Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and this time visitof the economic delegation in Japan, VZMD invites all interested companies, institutions, communities and individuals to take advantage of opportunities for cooperation and inclusion of their informational materials, promotional materials and investment projects in web portals, materials and occasional magazines"investo Expo", as well as in events on numerous other anticipated occasions, which are being prepared within the context of both international investors' programs in 2013.