Posted 4/9/2024, 8:54:00 PM
North Carolina Rolls Out Red Carpet for Japanese PM Kishida as State Looks to Add Thousands More Japanese Jobs
- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visiting North Carolina this week, likely coinciding with a major jobs announcement
- North Carolina officials approving economic incentives for a business recruitment on same day as Kishida's visit
- Kishida's visit follows NC Governor Cooper's trips to Tokyo to recruit Japanese businesses
- 225 Japanese companies already in NC, employing 30,000 people, with thousands more jobs expected
- Toyota recently announced doubling size of a massive electric vehicle battery factory in Randolph County, creating over 5,000 jobs