Japanese company will arrive in Guanajuato

During a work tour of Japan, the governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez, managed to attract the company Mitsui Hihg Tech, which was interested in installing an operational headquarters in the entity. This company is considered the main provider of frames for integrated circuits, precision tools, motor cores and surface grinders.

It is estimated that Mitsui Hihg Tech will be making an investment of 130 million pesos and will be able to generate 180 new direct jobs for the people of Guanajuato. According to information provided by the entity's government, the Japanese company will begin construction of the plant in Apaseo El Grande in the coming months.

At the work meeting, directors of the Japanese company showed interest in settling in Guanajuato due to its strategic location to expand its production in America. "This alliance will be for the good of Guanajuato and for this great Japanese company," said the state governor, who added that, worldwide, Mitsui High Tech has manufacturers in more than 30 countries.

At the work meeting, executives from the Japanese company Mitsui High Tec; Kazuo Narita, Executive Chairman and Takafumi Kashu, General Manager; the governor, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo; as well as the Secretary of Sustainable Economic Development, Ramón Alfaro; the Japanese consul in León, Katsumi Itagaki; the general coordinator of Social Communication, Alan Sahir Márquez Becerra, and state officials.

JICA supports SMEs and startups in Guanajuato

Continuing with the work agenda, the Governor, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, met with directors of JICA, the international cooperation agency in Japan, with the objective of strengthening collaboration and training programs to improve the meeting between Japanese and Mexican companies installed in the state of Guanajuato.

JICA Vice President Yamada Junichi promised to continue the training programs for Mexican companies, the promotion of scholarships for Mexican workers in Japan, and support for SMEs through the Guanajuato Training Institute.

During the meeting, Yamada Junichi announced that JICA support will be extended in Guanajuato to promote startups (newly created companies). “We collaborate not only with SMEs but also with startups in Mexico. We are preparing to send an expert JICA startup advisor who will arrive in Mexico in August” to be in contact with the Guanajuato government, Vice President Yamada Junichi reported.