According to Yonhap News,

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in – The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on the 12th that it collaborated with Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) to host the 'Korea-Japan AI Open Innovation Cooperation Day' at its headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 10th.

The event was organized to stimulate cooperation between AI innovative companies from both nations in response to global supply chain restructuring and the accelerating AI transformation (AX).

Nikkei dispatched a delegation of 14 enterprises to South Korea, consisting of member firms and 5 companies that previously won awards in its startup and new business discovery program, 'Nikkei The Pitch.' During the event's pitching session, 5 Korean and 5 Japanese companies presented to share their proprietary technologies and cooperative demands.

KOTRA plans to coordinate with Nikkei to dispatch alternating delegations to South Korea and Japan to establish this cooperative initiative on a regular basis.

Kim Myung-hee, Executive Vice President and Head of the Industrial Innovation Division at KOTRA, stated, "The AI and robotics sectors are representative fields where Japanese corporations, government bodies, and local municipalities are eager to cooperate with South Korea to address aging populations and labor shortages." She added, "We will actively provide support so that our enterprises can capture opportunities for proof-of-concept (PoC) projects, trade and investment expansions, and technical collaborations within Japan."

boin@yna.co.kr



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Source: Yonhap News (July 12, 2026)

** This article was translated from Korean.