BCIC hits another BIG milestone!​ Signing of Memorandum of Understanding for the Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation between Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the City of Osaka, Japan​ ​This partnership aims to:​ Promote exchanges between Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) that correspond with Manufacturing and other related industries.​ Foster exchanges and collaborations between the Startup ecosystems of each party. ​ Day 3- Sep 10, 2025​

Group Photo​

MoU Signing in progress

CA K Ravi, Senior Vice President and Mr. T R Parasuraman, Past President and Mr. Thyagu Valliappa, Past President felicitated Mr. YOKOYAMA Hideyuki, Mayor of Osaka, Japan

At Indian Pavilion with ​Mr. B K Shivakumar,MD, VTPC

Visit to Healthcare Pavilion & Reborn Challenge​ Day 2 - Sep 9, 2025​

July 31, 2025: Interactive Meeting with Mr. B K Shivakumar, Director (Exports) and Managing Director, Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC), Bengaluru. Mr. Shivakumar, who is also leading the Government of Karnataka's delegation to Japan, shared key insights on Karnataka’s participation at the Osaka Expo 2025, scheduled from September 7 to 13, 2025, offering opportunities to showcase and promote the state's capabilities on a global stage.

August 5, 2025: Interactive meeting with delegates from Aichi Bank Ltd headquartered in Nagoya, Japan (the capital city of Aichi Prefecture)

BIC had the opportunity to facilitate the meetings with the senior level officials from the Government of Karnataka, and coordinating for signing of the JDI​

August 5, 2025: Interactive Meeting with Shri M. B. Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Large & Medium Scale Industries and Infrastructure Development, Government of Karnataka to collaborate with the Govt. of Karnataka Ministerial & Bureaucrats delegation being led to Osaka Expo & Tokyo between 07 Sep to 13 Sep 25.

January 21, 2025; Inauguration of Kimura Foundry India Pvt. Ltd. a satellite Office of Kimura Foundry, Japan from BCIC Japan Initiatives Expert Committee. inaugurated by H E Nakane Tsutomu, Consul General of Japan in Bengaluru. Dignitaries from JETRO, JICA were also present. Dr. K G Suresh and Mr. A Murali, Co- chairpersons of Japan Initiatives and Ms. Rajashree Iyer, BCIC were present.

January 23, 2025; BCIC Japan Initiatives leaders were invited for Dinner by the Consul General of Japan in Bengaluru; Mr. Prashant Gokhale, Sr. Vice President, BCIC and Dr. K G Suresh, Co- chairman, Japan Initiatives, BCIC represented from the Chamber and attended the Dinner meeting with H E Nakane Tsutomu, Consul General of Japan.

January 23, 2025 - Visit to IMTEX 2025 and Ace Designers Minnapura Plant - delegation from METI Chubu GNI - Japan - under the aegis of Japan Initiatives, BCIC​

February 11, 2025: SMRJ Delegation visit to BCIC​

February 7, 2025: Mr. Vineet Verma, President, BCIC, Raising the Toast for Japan Emperor’s Birthday during the Japan National Day celebrations​

January 28, 2025 - IIHM supported by BCIC hosted a delegation visit from Brain Academy Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan) and other allied hospitality partners​

December 4, 2024: BCIC under the aegis of Japan Initiatives hosted the delegation from Osaka City Economic Bureau. Ms. Maya Haruki and Mr. Toshio Ohashi visited BCIC office and discussed on possible collaborations with Osaka City Economic Bureau.​

February 12, 2025 - MoU Signing between SMRJ and GoK - an initiative under the aegis of BCIC Japan Initiatives Expert Committee ​

August 22, 2024: Mr. Vineet Verma President, BCIC and Mr. Prashant Gokhale SVP, BCIC met with H.E. Nakane Tsutomu, Consul General of Japan in Bengaluru on underscores the strong and growing relationship between BCIC and the Japanese business community, reflecting our commitment to fostering international collaboration and exchange.​

October 3, 2024: BCIC Japan Initiative leadership team Mr. A V Srinivasan Chairperson, Japan initiatives, BCIC and Dr. K G Suresh Co-Chairperson, Japan Initiatives, BCIC met the Consul General of Japan in Bengaluru Mr. Nakane Tsutomu and Deputy Consul General Mr. Kaya Hokuto and briefed them on Japan Initiatives activates which was conducted and the forth coming events from the Expert Committee and sought the Consular Office towards the endeavours of BCIC Japan Initiatives. ​

August 25-28, 2024: SMRJ CEO Business Meetings at Tokyo Japan; Virtual meetings between MSMEs of India & Japan​

Oct 2, 2024: BCIC Japan Initiatives leadership team met Mr. Satoshi Igarashi, General Manager, International Business Division, Shinkin Central Bank. They invited Mr. Igarashi San to be part of forthcoming India Japan Business Summit (IJBS) event second edition.

May 21, 2025 - M&A Thinking Leaders Meetup with BCIC members organized by Optius Inc in collaboration with BCIC under the aegis of Japan Initiatives Expert Committee. This exclusive gathering brought together members of the Japanese M&A-Thinking Leaders Club, a forward-thinking community of Japanese SMEs focused on strategic global expansion through M&A. The session provided a vibrant platform for sharing insights, exchanging ideas, and exploring partnership opportunities with India’s dynamic MSME sector.​

November 14, 2024 – Second edition of BCIC India Japan Business Summit​

March 6 & 7, 2025: Osaka Prefecture Exhibition at Osaka Japan - Mr. TR Parasuraman, Past President, BCIC represented from BCIC ​

SUZAKI CASTINGS​ ​

INDIAN CONSULATE GENERAL AT OSAKA​ ​

March 14, 2025: Online B2B Networking Session with the Osaka City Government, organized under the aegis of BCIC Japan Initiatives focused on Machinery Manufacturing and Metal Processing sector, providing a valuable platform for fostering business collaborations, technological advancements between Indian and Japanese enterprises​ ​ ​

January 17, 2025 - Yokohama India Centre New Year’s Lecture and Networking Event at Yokohama, Japan​ ​ ​

April 29, 2024: B2B Meetings with CEO Business Delegation from JAPAN - organized under the aegis of BCIC - JAPAN Initiatives​​ ​

June 25, 2024: Breakfast meeting with BCIC Japan officials and Members of the Kannada Sangha, Tokyo with GoK High Level Delegation led by Shri M B Patil, Minister for Commerce & Industries and Infrastructure accompanied by Dr. S Selvakumar, Principal Secretary, C & I Department, Smt. Gunjan Krishna, IAS, Commissioner C & I Department and Mr. H N Ravindra, Deputy Director, Invest Karnataka Forum.​​

July 14, 2023: BCIC 1st Edition of India Japan Business Summit​ ​

March 17, 2023: Majesty Japanese Emperor’s birthday celebrations Dr. L. Ravindran, President, BCIC was one of the elite persons for ceremonial ‘kagamivari’ or ‘japanese sake barrel breaking’.​​

September 22, 2022: BCIC hosted His Excellency Mr. Nakane Tsutomu, Consul General of Japan in Bengaluru and his team, post the BCIC Second Meeting of the Management Committee.​ ​​

August 26, 2022: Interactive Session with Mr. Nakane Tsutomu, Consul General of Japan in Bengaluru​ ​​

October 6, 2022: Inauguration of first International Office of BCIC in Tokyo, Japan His Excellency Mr. Sanjay Kumar Verma, Ambassador of India in Japan, Embassy of India, Tokyo, Japan​​​

BCIC Delegation to Osaka Expo 2025 Kansai, Japan & Signing of MoU with the City of Osaka – September 8 to 10, 2025

Positioning Karnataka as a preferred investment destination

Virtual meeting of Indian Diaspora in Japan with His Excellency Shri. Sanjay Kumar Verma as Chief Guest

Meeting with Industry Minister Dr. Murugesh Nirani, GoK with Her Excellency CG and BCIC team

Karnataka’s Skill Development Minister Dr. Ashwathnarayan & H.E Akiko Sugita on inauguration of BCIC Incubation Centre

BCIC teams meeting with His Excellency Nakane san, Counsel General of Japan in Bengaluru

Karnataka’s Industry Minister Dr. Murugesh Nirani on the MoU signing day