North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is main a state delegation to Japan subsequent week to attend the Southeastern United States/Japan (SEUS/Japan) financial improvement convention in Tokyo.

The journey, from Oct. 11 to fifteen, goals to entice companies to maneuver to the state. The delegation may also meet with officers and enterprise leaders.

“Japan is a extremely valued financial companion for our state,” Cooper stated. “It is necessary to take this chance to strengthen our relationship with Japanese leaders and employers whereas laying the groundwork for our SEUS/Japan financial improvement convention in Charlotte subsequent yr.”

SEUS/Japan is the premier financial improvement partnership between eight states within the Southeast and Japan and residential to 225 Japanese firms within the area. In North Carolina, virtually 30,000 residents work at Japanese-owned companies.

Cooper is touring with state officers together with Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders and Financial Improvement Partnership of North Carolina Govt Director Chris Chung.

Prior to now few years, companies together with Toyota, HondaJet and Fujifilm have introduced important investments in North Carolina.

Cooper has made it a precedence to deliver good-paying jobs with Japanese companies in high-growth industries like aerospace, electrical automobiles and biotech to the state. He first traveled to Japan in 2017 and was final there in Might.

“On this journey, I’ll recruit new companies with better-paying jobs for North Carolina, whereas having discussions with and personally encouraging trade leaders to attend our convention subsequent yr to allow them to see for themselves what our nice state of North Carolina has to supply,” Cooper stated.

North Carolina has gilt-edged credit score, carrying triple-A scores from Moody’s Buyers Service, S&P World Rankings and Fitch Rankings.