A scene from the assembly

The Kawasaki Water Business Network (KaWaBiz NET) held the Kawasaki Water Business Network FY2025
General Assembly on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference
Hall. As with last year, this year's assembly was once again conducted using a hybrid style, both online and
face-to-face. The event was attended by 106 people (of whom 27 attended online), including Chairman Koizumi
(Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Science Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Special Advisor Fukuda (Mayor of Kawasaki City), Special Advisor
Kusakabe (Chairman of the Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce), 55 members, 14 supporting organizations, and
observers.
The General Assembly started with a report on the activities of FY 2024, followed by a confirmation hearing
among assembly members for the FY2025 agenda covering three points; 1) undertakings toward achieving our
projects, 2) providing information to members, and 3) disseminating information abroad. Subsequently,
members reviewed KawaBizNet activities and confirmed the direction to take in response to the review.
This was followed by the presentation from the Yokohama Trade Information Center of the Japan External Trade
Organization (JETRO) entitled “The current state of overseas expansion and JETRO’s overseas expansion
support,” and the presentation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry entitled “Introduction to the
scheme for feasibility studies and small-scale demonstration projects under the Global South Future-oriented
Co-creation Project Subsidy,” and finally by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation on "JBIC's support
for overseas expansion in the water sector."
KaWaBiz NET will continue to function as a public-private networking platform that strives to enhance the
international water environment through achievements in the water business.