Results of IFFT 2007

Name of the Fair

International Furniture Fair Tokyo 2007 (IFFT 2007, the 23rd show)

International Development Association of the Furniture Industry of Japan (IDAFIJ)
(Chairman: Yasumasa Kosuga)

November 21 (Wednesday) - November 24 (Saturday), 2007 (4 days)

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Final day closes at 5:00 p.m.)

Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)

East Hall 1, 2, 3

Total 14 countries and regions (374 companies)

Exhibitors' list is Here

Japan (275 companies)
Asia: 8 countries and regions (87 companies): China (34); Hong Kong (2); Indonesia (1); Korea (5); Malaysia (7); Singapore (1); Taiwan (22); Vietnam (15)
Europe: 4 countries (11 companies): France (1); Germany (2); Italy (7); Switzerland (1)
North and South Americas: 1 country (1 companies): U.S.A (1)

1.Total 22,772

2.Classification

Importer, Exporter	1,059
Department Store, Mass Merchandiser	615
Furniture Wholesaler	1,373
Furniture Retailer	2,467
Furniture Manufacturer	2,036
Interior Design Office, Architectural Design Office, Interior Decorator	3,029
Interior-Related Business	2,638
Construction Company, Furnisher, Housing Company, Developer	3,239
Hotel, Restaurant, Food & Drink-Related Business	226
Other Industries	2,581
Government, Association, Education, Press	726
General Public, Student	2,583
Others	200

3.Foreign Visitors

824 visitors from 45 countries and regions

JAPAN (21,948)
ASIA: 634 visitors from 15 countries and regions: KOREA (324); CHINA (132); TAIWAN (96); HONG KONG (21); MALAYSIA (18); INDIA (14); THAILAND (11); SINGAPORE (5); INDONESIA (3); PHILIPPINES (3); BANGLADESH (2); PAKISTAN (2); MYANMAR (1); NEPAL (1); VIETNAM (1)
Europe: 108 visitors from 18 countries: LITHANIA (22); ITALY (17); GERMANY (12); FRANCE (9); U.K. (7); DENMARK (6); RUSSIA (6); BELGIUM (5); SPAIN (5); AUSTRIA (3); FINLAND (3); NETHERLANDS (3); SWITZERLAND (3); CZECH REPUBLIC (2); UZBEKISTAN (2); LIECHTENSTEIN (1); SWEDEN (1); YUGOSLAVIA (1)
Middle Eastern & Africa: 41 visitors from 5 countries: IRAN (34); TURKEY (3); EGYPT (2); ISRAEL (1); NIGERIA (1)
North & South America: 37 visitors from 4 countries: U.S.A. (30); CANADA (5); COLOMBIA (1); DOMINICA (1)
Oceania: 4 visitors from 2 countries: AUSTRALIA (2); NEW ZEALAND (2)

Mr. Kunio Maeda: Director of Consumer Goods Office for Manufacturing Industries Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
His Excellency Dato' Mohd. Radzi Abdul Rahman: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia
His Excellency Mr. Miran Cupkovic Skender: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia
Ms. Maristella Nanni: Trade Attache of Embassy of Italy
Mr. Martin GODEL: Counsellor, Trade and Commerce of Embassy of Switzerland
Mr. WU, Cheng Tien: Executive Director of Taiwan Trade Center, Tokyo
Mr. Gérard Laizé: Chief Executive of VIA
Mr. Yasuo Hayashi: Chairman of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Mr. Sumio Hasegawa: President of Japan General Merchandise Promotion Center
Mr. Shuji Miyazaki: President of Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization
Mr. Takehide Teranishi: Director of Trade Division for ASEAN-JAPAN Centre

Ms. Kanae Yamomoto: Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Kunio Maeda: Director of Consumer Goods Office for Manufacturing Industries Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Shuji Miyazaki: President of Manufactured Imports and Investment Promotion Organization
Mr. Takehide Teranishi: Director of Trade Division for ASEAN-JAPAN Centre

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This project calls for the promotion of life-related products (articles for daily use) manufactured or planned and developed by enterprises in Japan to the world, under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Products selected in primary and secondary screenings will be exhibited at the “Ambiente” to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, in February, 2008, as “Japan style.” At IFFT 2007, those products that were successfully selected in the primary screening in July were exhibited and secondary screening was held during the IFFT 2007 fair period. This project is operated by IDAFIJ.
The Export Promotion Corner "NIPPON COLLECTION"
This Corner was set at the fair ground this year again, to promote the excellence of Japanese furniture to foreign buyers.

10 seminars were held in cooperation with JAPANTEX fair and IPEC fair. The following was organized by IDAFIJ.

Session F (Nov. 22, 14:00 - 15:30) Conference Room 607

Theme

Panel Discussion

“Possibilities and Direction of Export of Furniture Made in Japan”

Panelists:

Tomonari Kato, Chairman, Karimoku Inc.
Katsunori Shirakawa, President, Shirakawa Corporation
Tsuneto Yamazaki, Board Director and General Manager, Product Development Department, Morishige Co., Ltd.
Genta Ando, Deputy Director, Consumer Goods Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI
Kimihiko Inaba, Director, Trade Fair Section, Trade Fair Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Moderator:

Takayoshi Nagashima, President, AIK Co., Ltd.

Attendees

100