The Tennessee World Affairs Council
in association with
Belmont University Center for International Business, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee presents
Global Nashville
Guest Host: Matt Kisber with Governor Phil Bredesen
A conversation about the Tennessee-Japan commercial relationship.
Former Governor of Tennessee Phil Bredesen
Former Commissioner of Tennessee Economic and Community Development
August 17, 2021 @ 7 pm CT
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Let’s put the Tennessee-Japan commercial relationship in numbers.
Statewide FDI statistics
- 1,021 FDI establishments
- 156,439 employees
- Approximately $40B in capital investment
Japan is the largest FDI nation
- 190 establishments in the state with a Japanese parent company
- 54,080 employees
- Nearly $20B in capital investment
The 54,080 Tennesseans employed by Japanese-owned companies is more than the employment totals of the next four nations combined (Germany – 20,897; UK-11,600; France – 10,440; Canada – 8,807).
Japan’s investment includes pioneering companies like Nissan, Toshiba, Sharp and Denso along with new investment like Advanex Americas that recently announced a spring manufacturing facility in White House (Robertson County).
The new companies get the big press, but Japanese companies continue to reinvest in communities all across Tennessee … several for over 30 years.
To Talk About This Relationship That Forms A Significant Driver of Tennessee Prosperity
Matt Kisber
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