The partnership aims to strengthen investment, entrepreneurship, skill development, and overseas employment opportunities for the youth of Odisha.
The Odisha government signed a Friendship Agreement with Japan’s Tottori Prefecture on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in industry, investment, entrepreneurship, skill development, tourism, and culture, according to The New Indian Express.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Tottori Governor Shinji Hirai signed the agreement at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar in the presence of an 80-member Japanese delegation.
Two additional memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed to promote startup collaboration and human resource development.
The first MoU, between Startup Odisha and the Director of Industries, Tottori, focuses on business matchmaking, startup exchanges, accelerator programmes, mentoring, and investor connections to help MSMEs and startups explore Japanese markets.
The second MoU involves the World Skill Center, Tottori Prefecture, and Nihon Edutech to provide vocational training in manufacturing and nursing care, including Japanese-language instruction, to facilitate employment for skilled youth in Japan.
Chief Minister Majhi invited Japanese business groups to explore investment in Odisha’s industrial clusters and startups, noting that companies such as Nippon Steel, JFE Steel, Krosaki, TYK, Yokohama, IHI, and Toray are already present in the state.
