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Japan–Norway Business Summit
- Delegation/business summit held 2–3 June 2026 in Tokyo during the official visit of Crown Prince Haakon. He was accompanied by Fisheries and Ocean Policy Minister Marianne Sivertsen Næss and State Secretary Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Organisers: Innovation Norway, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo and Norway’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Partners: Norwegian Seafood Council, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association (FSi), and NHO.
- The summit built on the Japan–Norway Strategic Partnership established in 2023 and aimed to strengthen bilateral collaboration and resilient value chains. Focus areas included seafood, maritime industries, defence, AI/advanced technologies, and emerging industrial and research cooperation. The page links to a separate official summit site.
- Contacts listed: Cecilie Wessel and Anja Fallan Gustavsen (Innovation Norway official delegations); Gaute Gaarder (press); and Tokyo-based Innovation Norway staff Svein Grandum, Anette Yamamoto-Hansen, Michal Louis Berg, Hiroko Tominaga and Benjamin Donald Smith, with their respective roles and email addresses on the source page. Participation conditions include ESG/responsible-business standards, UN Guiding Principles, OECD guidelines and due diligence.