Trade Japan’s Satsuma Country eyeing closer business ties with Macau

Commending Macau as a key market and partner, the mayor of a city in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture has announced the area is seeking further business opportunities with larger enterprises in Macau.

Speaking on the sidelines of a retail event held yesterday at New Yaohan that revolved around produce from Satsuma Country in Japan, Ryoji Tanaka, mayor of Satsumasendai City and chairman of the Satsuma Country Wide-Area Export Promotion Council, said that on a commercial level, his area is seeking opportunities wherein caterers in Macau will source produce from the Satsuma Country.

Satsuma Country comprises three cities in Japan: Satsumasendai, Hioki and Akune.

Having now visited Macau three times, Tanaka said some other mayors as well as the representative of Kagoshima Prefecture in Hong Kong were also in Macau for the occasion.

To explore business opportunities, the delegation visited locations in Macau, mainly for regaining familiarity with the city after years of pandemic restrictions.

Given the nature of this visit, the mayor was asked how produce from his area stands out from other quality products from Japan.

Expressing his gratitude for the positive words used to describe Japanese products, the mayor said Kagoshima Prefecture is dubbed Japan’s food storage and beef from Satsuma won the Japan Wagyu Olympics last year, highlighting its quality and surpassing that of other regions in Japan.

In addition, the mayor said the region’s sweet potatoes also possess a very delicate quality and are popular. The produce is even used to make associated products, such as noodles and Shochu, which are also very popular.

A fair that features more than 40 products from the Japanese region is being held at the supermarket at New Yaohan Department Store from now until Tuesday. The range of specialty products includes processed foods, seafood, seasonings, sake, water, tea leaves and confectionery sourced from Satsuma Country.