Japanese investors interested in Jamaica

Japanese businesses have demonstrated significant interest in investing in Jamaica.

Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiroshi Yamaguchi says the interest was demonstrated as recently as November last year during a Japanese trade mission to the island.

 A number of Japanese businesses already have significant investments in Jamaica including Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC), the largest marketer of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee in Japan, and Marubeni Corporation, which currently owns 80 per cent stake in Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS).