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Yumiko Kijima
Supporting Swiss exporters doing business in Japan & Japanese companies in setting up business/innovation activities in Switzerland
Yumiko Kijima is currently the Deputy Head of the Swiss Business Hub Japan and serves as the Head of Export Promotion at the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan. Her role involves implementing Swiss export strategies and promoting Switzerland as a favorable business location within Japan. The Swiss Business Hub acts as a key contact point for Swiss and Liechtenstein SMEs seeking export opportunities in the Japanese market, providing services such as market analysis, distributor searches, and B2B sales development.123
Kijima has extensive experience in international trade and economic promotion, contributing to the facilitation of business relations between Switzerland and Japan. She is based in Tokyo and operates under the mandate of the Swiss Government's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) while collaborating closely with regional business promotion agencies in Switzerland.4