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BENGALURU: With the aim of creating a one-stop platform to facilitate and expedite credible business information between Indian and Japanese companies, Namaste Konnichiwa Foundation today inaugurated the Indo Nippon Business Council and Academia Collaboration (INBCC) in the city. INBCC is formed with the primary objective of promoting business, trade, academic and cultural exchange between India and Japan. Enabling investment opportunities for startups will also be a focus area for INBCC.

INBCC will create an integrated business environment for member companies by enabling end-to-end support to expedite business activities between the two Countries. A digital platform would also be provided for B2B facilitation to ease transactions between international partners.

Dr. Ashwath Narayan C N, Minister of Higher Edu, IT and BT, Sci and Tech and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, Government of Karnataka, said, “the launch of INBCC is timely as there is no better way of celebrating the 70th year of the Indo-Japanese relationship. In modern times no one can survive alone, and collaboration is the way forward. Respecting each other’s culture is very important and the pursuit of excellence without comprising the culture will be the collective aim of the organization. Japan and India are natural partners as both countries share lots of common things. The State of Karnataka has a very good relationship with Japan as they have invested massively in our infrastructure. Any company can look at Karnataka for investments because we offer the best facilities in the country. And I am sure that in the next 25 years Bengaluru will be the best city in the world.”

Toshihiro Mizutani, Director General, Jetro Bengaluru said, “INBCC would be a great platform for people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Japanese companies will be looking at strategic investments in Indian startups. The focus will be to accept the difference with due respect for each other’s individuality and progress together with proper collaboration and cooperation.

Ms. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, Chairperson of, Adamya Chetana Foundation during her address said “we Indians had always been looking at the west for better opportunities and better future. Now is the time to look east for better opportunities as Japan is calling Indians. Culturally India and Japan are very much alike, and it will be easier for the Indians to adapt to Japanese culture than the western culture. The influence of the west had changed our viewpoint as use and throw became the norm of people in the country. We Indians had zero waste ingrained in our culture and there were no garbage bins in the ancient Indian homes. She said that we can learn a lot in the aspect of waste management and zero waste from Japan.”

In his address, Deepak Anand, Former Director of JETRO and Founding Member of INBCC, said “We can say we are seeing the golden era of Indo-Japan relationship, but there is still a large gap at the micro level or grass root level, so to close the gap, we are setting up Indo Nippon Business Council and Academia Collaboration (INBCC), an integrated support platform where we can provide end-to-end support and solutions for all the Japanese and Indian companies. Talking about Indo – Japanese relations he said that there are 1455 Japanese companies that are active in India. Japan is the 3rd largest contributor of FDI to India and is one of the largest investors in the manufacturing sector. By 2025 USD 42 billion is expected to be invested in India. From 2000 till June 2022 Japanese companies have invested USD 37.79 billion in India. Japanese industry is looking at a parallel supply chain ecosystem other than China and they are looking at India to deliver the same”.

Krishna Gowda, Founding Member of INBCC said “India and Japan have a deep-rooted connection, which goes back centuries. But we realized that there are challenges like lack of adequate information available for the companies which want to do business with Japanese companies and vice versa. INBCC aims to create a robust and informative support system for both Indian and Japanese companies. Japan requires over 300,000 IT-trained people and 6 million foreigners to run their economy smoothly and this is a great opportunity for India to supply this manpower. By 2024, INBCC is hoping to facilitate 75 Indo-Japanese university collaborations, 50 B2B networking, and create 10,000 Jobs for Indians in Japan”.

                       

Source : https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/already-home-to-japanese-firms-bengaluru-to-be-worlds-best-city-in-25-years-dr-ashwath-narayan/

Language or culture should not be a hindrance to business collaborations between India and Japan, especially when Japan already is the third largest foreign investor in India, said C.N. Ashwath Narayan, minister for Higher Education, IT, BT, Science and Technology and Skill Development.

Speaking at the inaugural of the Indo Nippon Business Council and Academia Collaboration (INBCC), a body formed with an objective of promoting business, trade, academic and cultural exchange between the two countries, the minister said India and Japan have been working together in the last 70 years despite the boundaries of language and culture.

“India is one of the largest populous countries and Japan is one of the richest. It is important that the countries work together, further breaking the boundaries of language and culture. Our entrepreneurs should learn Japanese and their startup owners should learn Kannada plus we also have to explore our commonalities,’‘ he urged.

University collaborations and job creation

India is expected to receive foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the tune of $42 billion from Japan by 2025, according to INBCC.

The newly set-up INBCC was hoping to facilitate 75 Indo-Japanese university collaborations, 50 B2B networking, and create 10,000 jobs for Indians in Japan, said Deepak Anand, one of the founders of the inter-cultural and business collaboration platform.

According to INBCC spokepersons, there are 1,455 Japanese companies that are currently active in India with Bengaluru accounting for a major share of it. “Japanese industry is looking at a parallel supply chain ecosystem other than China and they are looking at India to deliver the same,’‘ they said.

INBCC would create an integrated business environment for member companies by enabling end-to-end support to expedite business activities between the two countries.

Source : https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/language-or-culture-should-not-be-barrier-for-business-collaborations-between-india-japan-says-ashwath-narayan/article66070336.ece

To create an integrated business environment for member companies by enabling end-to-end support to expedite business activities between the two countries

A non-profit initiative, Indo Nippon Business Council & Academia Collaboration (INBCC), has been set up by Namaste Konnichiwa Foundation to facilitate investments from Japanese investors in Indian start-ups, among other objectives.

“These start-up investments could be in sectors like IoT (internet of things), artificial intelligence, fisheries, food tech etc,” Krishna Gowda, founding member and co-founder of INBCC, told businessline. In addition to venture capitalists from Japan investing in Indian start-ups, Gowda noted that some Japanese people are also interested in specific projects in the food industry and fisheries.

“We will not only enable start-up funding, we want to bring technology, solutions and build the confidence in the Indian entrepreneur community that they can do the business in Japan,” he added. INBCC aims to provide a one-stop platform for credible business information and solutions to facilitate business between Indian and Japanese companies.

INBCC will create an integrated business environment for member companies by enabling end-to-end support to expedite business activities between the two countries. These member companies will also pay a minimal fee to support the organisation’s multiple initiatives.

Digital platform

A digital platform would also be provided for B2B facilitation to ease transactions between international partners. By 2024, INBCC hopes to facilitate 75 Indo-Japanese university collaborations, 50 B2B networking, and create 10,000 jobs for Indians in Japan.

Further, talking about INBCC’s vision, Gowda said, “We are building a go-to platform where the investor from Japan and entrepreneurs from India can collaborate and are also looking to support the academicians. For example, some of our friends are working very closely with SRM University mentoring the students to take Japan as an opportunity land and learn the language. We all worked in Japan for long time. We know the potential of Japan and now we want to extend this to the next generation.”

Source : https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/inbcc-to-facilitate-indian-start-ups-in-raising-funding-from-japanese-investors/article66070174.ece

The INBCC is a 'One Stop Platform to promote Indian and Japanese businesses along with academic collaborations and opportunities. Its key co-founder directors come with rich Japanese and global business, industry, and academia backgrounds.

BENGALURU: With an objective of facilitating Start-up (New Tech) Funding, Joint Ventures & Business Collaborations, Merger and Acquisitions, Technical transfer support, and other sectors including Business, Cultural, Research, and Industry fields, the Indo-Nippon Business Council & Academia Collaboration (INBCC) is all set to be rolled out on October 29.

To have the representation of the stalwarts from various spheres of trade, commerce & industry, academia, diplomacy etc., with veterans of Indo-Japan relations, the INBCC is the brainchild of Mr. Bengaluru Sreedhara, Founder & Director of the ToonMedia and Sakuraa Group.

The first gathering and preliminary meeting of the new forum Karnataka was held at Jayanagar Shaikshanika Samiti, BBMP Auditorium, SIF office Jayanagar, Bengaluru on July 23, 2022. It was sponsored by Mr. Bengaluru Sreedhara, Founder & Director of the ToonMedia and Sakuraa Group.

去る2022 年 7 月 23 日（土）、バンガロール、ジャヤナガルの SIF オフィスBBMP オーディトリアムで、カルナータカ州印日ビジネス協議会の第一回会合と予備会議が開催されました。ToonMediaならびにSakuraa Groupの創設者兼ディレクターである Bengaluru Sreedhara 氏の後援によるものです。

More than 25 Young and Dynamic Industry Leaders and professionals with Expertise in IT & Non-IT domains participated in the 1st gathering and preliminary discussion to explore Business & Academic prospects between Karnataka & Japan.

カルナータカ州と日本の間のビジネスおよび学術の展望を模索する目的で、IT およびIT以外の分野から25 人を超える、専門知識を持つ若くダイナミックな業界リーダーと専門家が参集し予備討論に参加しました。

Indo-Japan industry Leader Harikrishna Bhat, a senior person with vast experience in Japan, gave a glimpse into the contributions of Late Shri Shinzo Abe to the Indian economy.

印日産業界のリーダーであり、日本での豊富な経験を持つハリクリシュナ・バート氏は、故安倍晋三氏のインド経済への貢献についても言及しました。

Senior Academician & Economist Shri. Dr HS Prabhakar expressed the importance of India-Japan bilateral relations today stand qualitatively transformed notwithstanding deep interest both in Japan and India shifting more towards Security related aspects along with academic, industrial and professional sectors carry more responsibility in sustaining quality in all dimensions of our bilateral and multilateral relations.

学術および経済の専門家であるHS Prabhakar 博士は、今日の印日二国間関係の重要性は質的に変化しており、日本とインドの両国の深い関心が安全保障関連の側面に移行しているにもかかわらず、二国間および多国間の関係におけるあらゆる側面で学問、産業、専門分野の質を維持する責任があると述べられました。

At this Forum preliminary meeting, Indo-Japan Industry Young and Dynamic Leaders Mr Deepak Anand, Mr Shamanth SN, and & CA Nisha Dhanuka presented the current situation and issues of business in India from their respective perspectives, future developments, and the possibility of trade and cultural exchange between India and Japan.

本フォーラムの予備会議では、印日産業の若くてダイナミックなリーダーである Deepak Anand 氏、Shamanth SN 氏、および CA Nisha Dhanuka 氏が、それぞれの視点からインドにおけるビジネスの現状と課題、将来の展望、貿易およびインドと日本の文化交流の可能性について発表されました。

Thought-provoking reports were presented, and opinions were exchanged between all the participating leaders.

示唆に富む多くの報告が行われ、全参加者の間で活発な意見交換が行われました。

In this new forum INBCC, most of them are representatives of various fields closely related to Japan, and discussions were held from a wide range of perspectives, such as education and environmental improvement, as well as business, and it was a meaningful meeting. We also confirmed that we would continue to provide such venues regularly.

今回新設された印日経済協議会フォーラムでは、日本に関係の深い各分野の代表者が多く、ビジネスのみならず、教育や環境整備など幅広い視点から議論が行われ、有意義な会となりました。また、こうした機会を定期的に設けていくことも確認しました。

The main key objective of this New Forum would be, initially, to focus on the following one:

1. Facilitating Start-up (New Tech) Funding,
2. Joint Ventures & Business Collaboration,
3. M & A – Merger and Acquisition
4. Technical transfer support and
5. Other Business, Cultural, Research, & Industry Academic fields

この新たなフォーラムでは、まず以下の点を主要な目的としています。

1. スタートアップ（新技術）の資金調達の促進
2. ジョイント ベンチャーおよび業務提携
3. M & A – 合併および買収
4. 技術移転支援
5. その他のビジネス、文化、研究、および産業の学術分野

Mr Bengaluru Sreedhar also arranged to gift souvenirs to all the participants. After the meeting, a luncheon was held, which also served as a social gathering.

Bengaluru Sreedhar 氏はまた、すべての参加者に記念品を贈呈し、会議終了後は懇親会を兼ねた昼食会が開催されました。

The 1st preliminary forum meeting was concluded with a group photo session followed by lunch at a well-known Andhra restaurant nearby.

第 1 回予備フォーラムは、集合写真撮影の後、近くの有名な アンドラレストランでの昼食で締めくくられました。

Mr Bengaluru Sreedhar said, “Shortly, we shall share more information about our newly formed Indo-Japan Business Forum activities and invite like-minded professionals, Industry Leaders Indo-Japan, and IT & Non-IT Companies to this forum for membership purposes.”

新たに設立された印日ビジネスフォーラムの活動について、今後もより多くの情報を共有し、志を同じくする専門家、印日業界のリーダー、ITおよび非IT企業をこのフォーラムにメンバーとして招待して参ります。

While quoting an unknown author, he said, “Coming Together is a Beginning, Associating is a Progress, and Being Actively Participating together is a Great Success.”

「集まることは始まりであり、交流することは進歩であり、積極的に参加することは大きな成功を生む。」 （著者不明）

Source : https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/indo-japan-nippon-business-council-to-be-launched-on-oct-5-bengaluru-sreedhara/