Maryland, Japan renew Memorandum of Cooperation to bolster economic relations

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday welcomed Japanese Ambassador to the United States Koji Tomita to the State House, where they renewed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the State of Maryland and the Government of Japan to further bolster economic and trade relations. The agreement will bring more Japanese investment to Maryland, and expand collaboration in a range of […]

Governor Hogan announces new partnership between Maryland’s Global Gateway Initiative and Japan’s Kanagawa Science Park

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has announced that Japan’s Kanagawa Science Park business incubator will become the latest partner of Maryland’s Global Gateway Initiative, a first-of-its-kind program that offers international businesses a soft landing by connecting them with local accelerators and incubators. Kanagawa Science Park becomes the second partner to join the initiative during Governor Hogan’s economic development mission to Asia […]

Maryland renews cooperative agreement with Japanese region

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Monday joined Governor Yuji Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan to sign and renew a Memorandum of Understanding between Maryland and Kanagawa. The renewal highlights the regions’ shared commitment to advancing the life sciences and health care as well as the potential for health-related collaboration in other industry sectors including cybersecurity and robotics. “It […]