By B2B Asia News on Apr, 23 2026

Cambodia and Japan to Boost Investment, Technology Transfer, and Human Resource Development./Image credit: Ministry of Commerce.

A private sector delegation from Cambodia met with officials from Tochigi prefecture in Japan at the Tochigi Prefectural Government headquarters on April 15, 2026.

According to an announcement made by the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce on April 22, the Commercial Attaché to the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan, Sin Saray, also attended the meeting aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries.

The delegation from the Tochigi Prefectural Government was led by H.E. Fukuda Tomikazu, Governor of Tochigi Prefecture, alongside H.E. Yukihiko Soutome, Tochigi Prefectural Assembly Member, and other relevant officials. The Cambodian private sector delegation was led by H.E. Lim Dararith, Personal Advisor to Prime Minister Hun Manet and personal representative to the CEO of AZ Group, with participation from Ishikawa Osamu, President of SV Construction Co., Ltd.; Sakaki Anera, President of TENSHI Co., Ltd.; Jesse McCaul, Director of Business Development at AZ Group; and other company representatives.

The meeting focused on strengthening diplomatic relations and cooperation between Cambodia and Japan, especially promoting trade and tourism between Tochigi Prefecture and Cambodia.

The announcement added that the Cambodian and Japanese sides have agreed to organise investment seminars and business matching programmes in the future with the following key goals:

• Promoting investment in agriculture, labour, education, technology, and transportation
• Promoting bilateral tourism between Tochigi Prefecture and Cambodia
• Promoting human resource development in Cambodia, and encouraging the recruitment of Cambodian workers in Tochigi Prefecture
• Strengthening the transfer of agricultural technology to Cambodia.

Cambodia and Japan to Boost Investment, Technology Transfer, and Human Resource Development./Image credit: Ministry of Commerce.

Cambodia and Japan to Boost Investment, Technology Transfer, and Human Resource Development./Image credit: Ministry of Commerce.