What is BPC?
- Since 1988, the Osaka City Government has promoted partnerships with 15 cities including Osaka through the Business Partner Cities (BPC) program, forming an economic network originally in the dynamic Asian-Pacific region and currently also in the European region. The BPC is a new type of city partnership in the sense that each member's local government and economic organization plays a leading part in promoting economic exchanges at the private sector level.
Through this network, the BPC program aims to support globalization and revitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Osaka, and to promote the mutual development of BPCs through economic exchanges.
Osaka City
- Area：225.21km2
Osaka City, which boasts of a long history of being a commercial city, is located in the center of Kansai region.
It plays an important roles with respect to the economy and the culture of Japan, and be widely recognized as the second largest city in Japan just next to the capital, Tokyo.
- Secretariat ：
- Osaka City Economic Strategy Bureau
ATC O's South Building 4F 2-1-10 Nanko Kita
Suminoe-Ku, Osaka, 559-0034, Japan
TEL: 06-6615-3747
FAX: 06-6615-7433 - Osaka Business Partner City Council
1-5-102, Nanko-Kita, Suminoe-Ku, Osaka, 559-0034, Japan
(Osaka International Business Promotion Center, International Affairs Department (IBPC Osaka))
TEL: 06-6615-5522
FAX: 06-6615-5518
Hong Kong
- Signed in March 1988
- area：1,104 km2
Having developed as a free trade port which has been serving as a business center bridging China with the rest of the world.
- Affiliation：
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Other Related Organizations：
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Osaka Office
Singapore
- Signed in February 1989
- area：718.3 km2
With its prosperous free trade port, the city continues to grow into a one-stop trade, finance, information and transportation center in Asia.
- Affiliation：
- Enterprise Singapore
- Other Related Organizations：
- Embassy of the Republic of Singapore
Bangkok, Thailand
- Signed in June 1989
- area：1,569 km2
This capital city has developed as the industrial and political center of Thailand and has hosted many Japanese enterprises.
- Affiliation：
- The Thai Chamber of Commerce
- Other Related Organizations：
- Royal Thai Consulate-General, Osaka
- Thai Trade Center
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Signed in August 1989
- area：243 km2
Bringing together a wide range of people, cultures, and religions, the capital city of Malaysia is making rapid progress in technical innovations.
- Affiliation：
- City Hall Kuala Lumpur
- MOU partner：
- Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
- Other Related Organizations：
- Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)
- Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
Manila, Philippines
- Signed in October 1989
- area：638.5 km2
The capital of Philippines, this international commercial city boasts of a fast-growing electronics industry.
- Affiliation：
- Manila City Hall
Jakarta, Indonesia
- Signed in April 1990
- area：740.3 km2
The hub of politics, economy, and culture in Indonesia, which accommodates diverse cultures. The capital city is closely intertwined with Japan in economic terms.
- Affiliation：
- Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Other Related Organizations：
- Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia
- Indonesian Trade Promotion Center
Seoul, South Korea
- Signed in September 1992
- area：605.2 km2
The capital city of Korea, a country where the past and the future meet. This vibrant international city is the industrial, cultural, and political center of the country.
- Affiliation：
- The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Other Related Organizations：
- Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Osaka
- Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Osaka
Shanghai, China
- Signed in July 1995
- area：6,340 km2
China's largest commercial and industrial city, playing an instrumental role in introducing a free-enterprise system to the entire nation.
- Affiliation：
- Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
- Other Related Organizations：
- INVEST SHANGHAI
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Signed in May 1997
- area：2,095 km2
Vietnam's largest commercial and industrial city which has achieved a high level of economic growth through economic reforms and an open-door policy.
- Affiliation：
- People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
- Other Related Organizations：
- Consulate-General of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Osaka
Mumbai, India
- Signed in May 1998
- area：603 km2
One of the largest commercial cities in India, a huge consumer market. Aggressively promoting deregulation, liberalizing trade and introducing foreign currency convertibility.
- Affiliation：
- IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Other Related Organizations：
- The Consulate-General of India, Osaka-Kobe
Melbourne, Australia
- Signed in June 1999
- area：37.6 km2
The capital city of Victoria state, which accounts for one third of Australia's manufacturing production. This commercial and industrial city has the largest trading port in the country.
- Affiliation：
- Australian Industry Group
- City of Melbourne
- Other Related Organizations：
- Australian Consulate-General Osaka
Tianjin, China
- Signed in June 2004
- area：11,917 km2
Tianjin is a Chinese northern coastal city which boasts of the largest trading port. It also is an integrated industrial city which has flourishing Light, Electric Machine, and Science & Technological industry.
- Affiliation：
- Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce
Auckland, New Zealand
- Signed in February 2009
- area：1,086 km2
Auckland, the business and economic hub of New Zealand, has been flourished with agriculture, forestry, livestock, and horticulture industries. Nowadays, bio industry has emerged and gained a remarkable presence in the city.
- Affiliation：
- Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Hamburg, Germany
- Signed in September 2019
- area：755 km2
- Photo：www.mediaserver.hamburg.de/
Andreas Vallbracht
The second-largest city in Germany has been a commercial hub of northern Europe for centuries. With Asia as the Port of Hamburg’s main trading partner, Hamburg often touts itself as Europe's “Gateway to Asia”.
- Affiliation：
- Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
- Other Related Organizations：
- Hamburg City Hall
- Hamburg Invest
1-5-102 Nanko-Kita, Suminoe-Ku, Osaka 559-0034, Japan
TEL：06-6615-5522
FAX：06-6615-5518
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