Outline of Kochi Prefectural Trade Association

Outline of Kochi Prefectural Trade Association, a Public Interest Incorporated Association

Established July 8th, 1947
Number of
Members
Regular member : 80 companies (as of August 1st, 2023)
Special member : 7 companies (as of August 1st, 2023)
Chairman Yoshihiko Miroku (representative director and president of Miroku Corp. Plant)
Location Kochi Prefectural Office, 1-2-20 Marunouchi, Kochi, Kochi prefecture

Timeline of Kochi Prefectural Trade Association, a Public Interest Incorporated Association

June 1947 Kochi Prefectural Trade Association, a public interest incorporated association (henceforth referred to as "the Association," is established (Chairman: Taizo Irimajiri).
January 1948 Sends 70 letters of introduction for products hoping to be exported from Kochi prefecture to major chambers of commerce in countries around the world.
April 1948 Delegates representatives to Tokyo and Osaka (until 1951).
December 1957 Tahei Irimajiri is appointed Association Chairman.
September 1959 Appoints two Ryukyu market researchers
November 1962 Attracts JETRO (the Japan External Trade Organization) Kochi Office, from which point all trade-related business (except for some independently conducted association business) is jointly sponsored by JETRO.
December 1962 Holds exhibition to promote export from Kochi prefecture in collaboration with the prefecture and cities at Kochi Kenmin Hall.
April 1963 The Association and JETRO offices move from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the Prefectural Industrial Research Institute.
May 1963 The government institutes June 28th as International Trade Commemoration Day.
August 1965 Dispatches representatives from Kochi prefecture to Hong Kong (3 months), and continues to do so yearly until 1972.
June 1966 Begins publicly commending ten excellent workers yearly, from the 4th International Trade Commemoration Day onwards.
April 1968 The Association and JETRO offices move from the Prefectural Industrial Research Institute to the 7th floor of the Kochi Denki building.
June 1979 Yasuoka, managing director and head of JETRO retires, after which the head of the prefectural Commerce Policy Division and head of JETRO become executive directors.
June 1981 The Association's office moves from the Kochi Denki building to the prefectural Commerce Policy Division.
January 1982 Junichiro Hisamatsu is appointed Association Chairman.
June 1986 Shinichi Yoshimura is appointed Association Chairman.
June 1996 Assumes management of Kochi Prefectural Office, Singapore.
November 1996 Tajiro Irimajiri is appointed Association Chairman.
June 1997 Ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Association.
June 2000 Hiroshi Kan is appointed Association Chairman.
September 2003 Assumes management of Kochi Prefectural Office, Shangai.
September 2007 Ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Association.
April 2012 Moves to Kochi Prefectural Trade Association, a Public Interest Incorporated Association
June 2012 Yoshihiko Miroku is appointed Association Chairman.
June 2017 Ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Association.

List of Executives of Kochi Prefectural Trade Association,
a Public Interest Incorporated Association

Chairman MIROKU FIREARMS MFG.CO. Yoshihiko Miroku
Corporate Affairs Director
(Vice-Chairman)
HOKIYAMA CUTLERY CO., LTD Shinsuke Hokiyama
Director UJIDEN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Yuichi Wada
SKK Corporation Nobuaki Iwasaki
KAKIUCHI Co., Ltd. Daisuke Kakiuchi
KOEI IRON WORKS Co., Ltd. Ryuichi Tabuchi
THE BANK OF KOCHI, LTD. Kenichi Miyaji
KOCHI PREFECTURE Miwako Hamada
KOCHI KOUN CO., LTD. Masaki Kubota
KOCHI CITY Arata Ookita
KOCHI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Michio Yamasaki
Kochi FAZ Co.,Ltd. Machio Kataoka
SHIKOKU BANK, Ltd. Toshihiro Taniwaki
TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION Tosa office Masaru Hanyu
Tsukasa Botan Brewing Co.,Ltd. Hiroyuki Watanabe
TOYO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD. Tokio Kai
NIPPON KODOSHI CORPORATION Tatsushi Yatabe
JETRO KOCHI Akihiko Ueno
Audit SHOKO CHUKIN BANK Kochi Branch Toshiyuki Oka
TOSADENSHI LTD. Akinori Tsuji

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Kochi Prefectural Trade Association

Address:Kochi Prefectural Office, 1-2-20 Marunouchi, Kochi, Kochi prefecture

TEL:088-821-0033 FAX:088-822-3065