Overseas Market Development Support Programs

1. Overseas Expansion Subsidies

Sales Channel Development Support Program
The Toyama Challenge Fund Program for Small and Medium Enterprises provides subsidies to SMEs in Toyama Prefecture to support the development of overseas sales channels.

2. Inviting Buyers for Business Meetings

business meetings We invite leading buyers with overseas business channels from Japan and overseas to hold business meetings in the fields of food (including beverages and liquor) and miscellaneous goods.
We also provide information on business meetings held by related agencies in Japan and abroad.

Business Meetings 2023
Date: November 16, 2023
Place: Wohlfahrt Toyama, 2nd floor Pearl Room
Target Fields: Food and miscellaneous goods
Export Destinations: Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Canada, etc.
Participating Buyers: 4 companies from Asian countries including Japan
Participating Companies from Toyama: 10 companies

Business Meetings 2022
November Face-to-Face Meetings
Date: November 9, 2022
Target Fields: Food, miscellaneous goods, and traditional crafts
Export Destinations: China, Taiwan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Middle East, Australia, USA, etc.
Participating Buyers: A total of 6 companies from Asian countries including Japan
Participating Companies from Toyama: 20 companies

November Online Meetings
Dates: November 4 and 18, 2022
Target Fields: Food including beverages
Export Destinations: Gulf countries in the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, etc.)
Participating Buyers: 1 company from UAE
Participating Companies from Toyama: 5 companies

December Online Meetings
Dates: December 14, 16, and 22, 2022
Target Fields: food (including beverages and liquor) and miscellaneous goods
Export Destination: Vietnam
Participating Buyers: 2 companies from Vietnam
Participating Companies from Toyama: 7 companies

3. Economic Exchange Missions

business meeting with overseas buyers We send missions composed of representatives from companies in Toyama Prefecture to provide opportunities that will directly lead to international business expansion by gathering the latest information on market trends and the investment environment, and conducting visits and exchanges with local governments and companies in the Asian region.

Destinations visited since 2004

2004: China (Dalian City, Qingtao City)
2005: China (Shanghai City, Suzhou City, Hangzhou City)
2006: China (Shanghai City)
2007: China (Shanghai City, Wu-hsi City, Wuhan City)
2009: China (Dalian City, Tianjin City, Yantai City
2010: China (Chengdu City, Chongqing City, Shanghai City)
2011: China (Harbin City, Changchun City, Yanbian Self-government State)
2012: Taiwan (Taipei City, Taicyung City)
2013: China (Province Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan)
2014: China (Liaoning Province)
2015: Myanmar (Yangon), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh), Singapore
2016: China (Shanghai City, Chongqing City)
2017: Thailand (Bangkok, Chonburi, Rayong)
2022: Singapore