Regarding the military coup d'etat in Myanmar, Ken Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council, which is made by a major trading company, expressed concern about ensuring the safety of employees and the impact on business at a regular meeting on the 17th, and then the Japanese government etc. I showed the idea of responding in cooperation with.
Among them, Chairman Kobayashi of the Japan Foreign Trade Council said about the military coup d'etat in Myanmar, "Myanmar is a geopolitically important country that borders China and faces the Indian Ocean, and the last 10 years have been democratized. With the progress, trading companies have also promoted many businesses as "the last frontier in Asia". It is a pity that this coup goes against democratization. "
Regarding the impact on future business,
based on the fact that there
are about 430 Japanese companies and
about 3,500 Japanese people in the area, "We are swelling in the big family, but we are concerned about ensuring safety and business continuity. After saying, he expressed his intention to respond in cooperation with the Japanese government and others.
On the other hand, regarding the start of vaccination against the new coronavirus on the 17th, "I expect that it will have a great effect on the prevention and control of infection, and I think that it will lead to the promotion of economic activities from the latter half of the year. "There is," he said, expressing his hope that vaccination will help the Japanese economy recover.