{"id":4692,"date":"2023-09-01T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:35:22","slug":"ticad-30th-anniversary-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/2023\/09\/01\/ticad-30th-anniversary-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Standage's Omori takes to the stage at TICAD 30th anniversary event: "Seeing is believing" - encouraging young people to take action"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a business perspective, this book offers suggestions on how to engage with Africa and the future of Japan-Africa relations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kenta Omori, Executive Vice President of STANDAGE Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akinori Adachi; hereinafter referred to as STANDAGE), a company that develops and provides digital trade platforms, took the stage at Panel 3, "The Future of TICAD," of the TICAD 30th Anniversary Commemorative Event, "TICAD's 30-Year History and Outlook - The Significance of TICAD and the Future of Japan-Africa Relations," hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 26th (Saturday).<\/p>\n

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TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) was established in 1993 and celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. This event was held to commemorate this milestone, to look back on TICAD's history, and to discuss the future of TICAD and Japan-Africa relations.<\/p>\n

The opening address included a video message from Prime Minister Kishida, and the event was attended by approximately 400 people from various sectors who share a common connection to Africa, including former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, members of parliament, representatives from African embassies in Japan, academia, and private companies.<\/p>\n

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In addition, three panel discussions were held within the program, featuring panelists from various sectors of government and industry who engaged in a lively exchange of opinions on TICAD's 30-year history and its future.<\/p>\n

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Omori participated in Panel 3, "The Future of TICAD," alongside House of Representatives member Takako Suzuki, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Africa Bureau Afna Ezakonwa, and Sasakawa Africa Foundation Chairman Masato Kitach\u016b. From the perspective of businesspeople involved in trade with Africa, they discussed the role TICAD should play in the future and a "Japanese-style" approach.<\/p>\n

During the discussion, he emphasized that Africa is a very attractive field for business and the need to spread awareness of this. He then delivered a powerful message to the participating students, saying, "Seeing is believing. I want you to go to Africa tonight and see what's happening there with your own eyes."<\/p>\n

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Standage will continue to contribute to the development of Japan-Africa relations and the creation of new value through trade with the African region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Proposals for how to engage with Africa and the future of Japan-Africa relations from the perspective of business professionals STANDAGE Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Akinori Adachi, hereinafter STANDAGE), a company that develops and provides digital trade platforms, offers proposals for how to engage with Africa and the future of Japan-Africa relations from the perspective of business professionals. Continue reading Standage's Omori takes to the stage at TICAD 30th anniversary event: "Seeing is believing" - encouraging young people to take action<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"acf":{"en_news":{"custom_css":"","en_title":"TICAD 30th Anniversary Commemorative Event with Standage Omori \"Seeing is Believing\" Encourages Youth to Take Action","content":"Message from a Professional Businessperson on the Future of Japan-Africa Relations.<\/strong>

\r\n\r\nKenta Omori, Vice President of STANDAGE, Inc., a developer and provider of digital trade platforms, participated in Panel 3, \"The Future of TICAD,\" at the TICAD 30th Anniversary Commemorative Event \"30 Years of TICAD and Prospects: Significance of TICAD and Future of Japan-Africa Relations,\" organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

\r\n\r\nTICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) was launched in 1993, and this year marks its 30th anniversary. To honor this milestone, this event was held to review TICAD to date and to discuss the future of TICAD and Japan-Africa relations.

\r\n\r\nIn addition to a video message from Prime Minister Kishida, former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, members of the Diet, embassy officials from African countries, academics, private companies, and about 400 people from various industries who share a common interest in Africa participated in the opening remarks.

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\r\n\r\nThree panel discussions were also held during the program, with a variety of panelists from the public and private sectors taking the stage to share their passionate views on the progress of TICAD over the past 30 years and the future of TICAD.

\r\n\r\nOmori participated in Panel 3, \"The Future of TICAD,\" together with Takako Suzuki, a member of the House of Representatives, Afuna Ezakonwa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director-General for Africa, and Masato Kitanaka, President of the Sasakawa Africa Foundation. The panelists discussed the important role that TICAD should play in the coming years from the perspective of business people engaged in trade with Africa, as well as the \"Japan-like\" approach to TICAD.

\r\n\r\nDuring the discussion, he emphasized that Africa is a very attractive field for business and the need to spread awareness of this fact. He also gave a strong message to the participating students, saying, \"Seeing is believing, and I urge you to go there tonight and see Africa with your own eyes.

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\r\n\r\nStandage will continue to contribute to the development of Japan-Africa relations and the creation of new value through trade with the African region."},"author":{"author_image":"","author_name":"","author_image_link":"","introduction":""},"production_published":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4692"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4734,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4692\/revisions\/4734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.standage.co.jp\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}