Japanese have better image of Pres. Ma: JCCI head Ogura

And the time is right. Taiwan is planning to sign an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China early next year at the latest.

The ECFA, which Ogura's JCCI, along with the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, has urged the Ma administration to conclude as soon as practicable, will further boost Japanese investment for joint ventures in China with Taiwan partners. Without the ECFA, whose signing the European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei has also called for, Taiwan will have difficulty surviving the onslaught of the economic globalization.

Founded in 1971, the JCCI is instrumental in promoting economic relations between Taiwan and Japan. Altogether 420 Japanese business firms operating in Taiwan are members of the JCCI. They include multinational giants as well as medium-sized and small businesses. On October 23, the JCCI issued a white paper calling for action on the part of Taiwan to improve economic relations between Taiwan and Japan. The ECFA is at the top of its list of recommendations.

To those recommendations for improvement, the JCCI head adds a call for a better communication channel between Taiwan and Japan.

Mass media, Ogura regrets, have failed to provide sufficient information on Taiwan for the businesspeople in Japan. “Those of us who are here have all the news we need, but the vast majority of people in Japan simply do not know how Taiwan can be of use to them in getting more and better business done for the good of both,” he says.

Moreover, Ogura adds, more news from Taiwan will promote mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries. “The Japanese people have to know Taiwan is the best friend Japan has, and they need to be told of what's going on here every day,” he concludes.

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