After a busy and highly rewarding week in Japan, we are back home with new impressions, new connections and – perhaps most importantly – a strong belief in the opportunities ahead.

Japan remains one of the world’s most important seafood markets. With a large share of seafood consumption supplied through imports, the market represents significant opportunities for Norwegian seafood exporters. Japan is already one of Norway’s most important seafood markets, and we see considerable potential for further growth.

During our time in Tokyo, 𝗢𝗹𝗮𝘃 𝗘. 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗦 had the opportunity to meet with Japanese buyers, importers and distributors, both at 𝗝𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 and through the 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗝𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 hosted by the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼.

We were fortunate to have the expertise of 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 with us throughout the week. Her knowledge of the Japanese market and strong network helped us connect with several potential customers and partners that we look forward to getting to know better.

We made good use of our time in Tokyo, and the week resulted in 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Our experience in Japan has strengthened our belief that there are 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 – not only in Japan, but across the international markets where we operate. We see exciting potential to further develop our business within both the 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

🐟 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱, and the entire seafood industry is watching closely to see what this season will bring. So are our customers in Japan, who have a strong appreciation and demand for 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹.

A huge thank you to 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗸 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 and the entire team at the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼 for an excellent programme and for making the week such a success.

We are excited to see where the conversations and relationships from Tokyo will take us.

🇳🇴➡️🇯🇵 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

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