The delegation of Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry led by Mr. Toru Sofukuwaki, Chairman of Kyshu Economic Federation, visited ERIA office on November 26, 2012.

Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director of ERIA, received and welcomed the delegation. He briefed on ERIA's recent activities and mentioned about Fukuoka Forum which will be held in February 2013 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan.

A lively discussion was conducted especially on Japanese SME development. In this regard, Prof. Nishimura introduced APEN-ERIA SME Mission to Cambodia. In this mission, around 12 SME companies in Japan will be dispatched to Cambodia in January 2013.