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<div align="left"></div> <p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b><font color="#000000">Ohio-Japan</font><font color="#000000"> $B%K%e!<%9(B</font></b></p> <font color="#000000"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$B%*%O%$%*=#7P:Q3+H/6IF|K\;vL3=j%K%e!<%9%l%?!<#2#0#1#1G/Bh#19f$X$h$&$3$=!*(B</span></font><br>
</span></font></font><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">Welcome to the 1st edition of the Ohio Japan Office's newsletter for 2011!<br>
</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">Please be aware that the Ohio Japan office has moved. The new address is below.<br>
</p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">*****************************************************</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b><font color="#000000">Ohio</font><font color="#000000"> Japan Office</font></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B%*%O%$%*=#7P:Q3+H/6IF|K\;vL3=j(B</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><a href="http://www.development.ohio.gov/" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">www.development.ohio.gov</font></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br><font color="#000000">Terrie Lloyd (Managing Director)</font><font color="#000000">$B!'%F%j!<!&%m%$%I!'(B</font><a href="mailto:terrie.lloyd@development.ohio.gov" title="terrie.lloyd@development.ohio.gov"><font color="#990000">terrie.lloyd@development.ohio.gov</font></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">Dai Tanaka (<font color="#000000">Business Development Manager</font>)</font><font color="#000000">$B!'(B<a href="mailto:dai.tanaka@development.ohio.gov" id="j.:." title="dai.tanaka@development.ohio.gov">dai.tanaka@development.ohio.gov</a></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">Jessop Petroski (State Liaison)</font><font color="#000000">$B!'(B<a href="mailto:jessop.petroski@development.ohio.gov" id="d54l" title="jessop.petroski@development.ohio.gov">jessop.petroski@development.ohio.gov</a><br>
</font></p><font color="#000000"><br>4F Roppongi OG Bldg.<br>1-3-4 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo<br></font><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">7-8-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo</font></p>
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</p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">Tel : 03-4550-2926</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">Fax : 03-4550-2859</font></p>
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contact details are above.</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B$3$N%K%e!<%9%l%?!<$,3'MM$KM-1W$J>pJs$r$b$?$i$9$3$H$r4j$C$F$*$j$^$9!#$b$7!"0J2<$N3F>pJs$K$D$$$F>\:Y$r$*CN$j$K$J$j$?$$>l9g$O!">e5-F|K\;vL3=j$^$G$*5$7Z$K$4O"Mm$/$@$5$$$^$;!#(B<br></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><font color="#990000">1. </font><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#;:6H%K%e!<%9(B </font><font color="#990000">Ohio Industry News</font></b></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font size="3"><u><b><font color="#990000">Government / </font><font size="3"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#990000">$B@/I\4XO"(B</font></span></font></font></b></u></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size="2"><u><b>Governor John Kasich </b></u></font></p><p><font size="2"><font color="#000000">Kasich takes oath as governor in midnight ceremony: Columbus Dispatch</font></font></p>
<p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u><b><font size="3"><font color="#990000">$B%1%$%7%C%/;a!"CN;v$H$7$F@k@@$9$k(B</font></font></b></u></p><font size="2"><u><b><font color="#990000"><a href="http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/10/copy/kasich-sworn-in-as-governor.html?adsec=politics&sid=101" target="_blank">http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/10/copy/kasich-sworn-in-as-governor.html?adsec=politics&sid=101</a></font><br>
</b></u></font><p><font size="2"><br></font></p><p><font size="2">New head of Ohio Department of Development, Mark Kvamme</font></p><p><font size="2"><u style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><font size="3"><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#7P:Q3+H/6I!!?7%G%#%l%/%?!<!!%^!<%/!&%/%o!<%_!<(B</font></font></b></u><br>
</font></p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/06/kasich-names-three-more-cabinet-officials.html?sid=101" target="_blank"><font color="#800080">http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/06/kasich-names-three-more-cabinet-officials.html?sid=101</font></a></font><br>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font size="1"><b><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101102/NEWS0108/311020075/Kasich-wins-Ohio-governor-s-race" target="_blank"><br>
</a></b></font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><u><b><font color="#990000"><font size="3">Advanced Energy, Environmental Technologies, and Greening Ohio /<font size="3"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#990000">$B!!4D6-%(%M%k%.!<!"4D6-5;=Q4XO"(B</font></span></font></font></font></font></b></u></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><u><b><font size="3"><br></font></b></u></p><p><font size="2">Working in Ohio’s Wind and Solar: Today’s Energy Solutions</font></p><p><font size="2"><u style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#$N4D6-4XO"J,Ln$GF/$/!':#F|$N%(%M%k%.!<%=%j%e!<%7%g%s(B</font></b></u><br>
</font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.onlinetes.com/renewable-manufacturing-energy-wind-solar-Ohio-010611.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.onlinetes.com/renewable-manufacturing-energy-wind-solar-Ohio-010611.aspx</a></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><br></font></p><p><font size="2">Ohio hosts 169 renewable energy firms: <br></font></p><p><font size="2"><u style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#$K5rE@$rCV$/#1#6#9$N:F@82DG=%(%M%k%.!<4XO"4k6H(B</font></b></u><br>
</font></p><font size="2"><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110105/BIZ01/101060316/1076/BIZ/Ohio-hosts-169-renewable-energy-firms-survey" target="_blank">http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110105/BIZ01/101060316/1076/BIZ/Ohio-hosts-169-renewable-energy-firms-survey</a><br>
<br></font><p><font size="2">Manufacture of wind and solar components boost Ohio’s economy: EcoSeed</font></p><p><font size="2"><u style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><font color="#990000">$B4D6-4XO"$NItIJ@=B$$,%*%O%$%*=#$N7P:Q$r2!$7>e$2$k!'%(%3%7!<%I(B</font></b></u><br>
</font></p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.ecoseed.org/en/business/renewable-energy/article/95-renewable-energy/8766-manufacture-of-wind-and-solar-components-boost-ohio%E2%80%99s-economy-" target="_blank">http://www.ecoseed.org/en/business/renewable-energy/article/95-renewable-energy/8766-manufacture-of-wind-and-solar-components-boost-ohio%E2%80%99s-economy-</a></font><br>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"> <br></p><p><font size="2">Lake Erie US offshore wind project gains momentum: Recharge</font></p><p><font size="2"><font size="2"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u><b><font color="#990000">$B%(%j!<8P%*%U%7%g%"IwNO%W%m%8%'%/%H$,50F;$K>h$k!'%j%A%c!<%8(B</font></b></u></span></font></font><br>
</font></p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article241131.ece" target="_blank">http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article241131.ece</a></font><br><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<br></p><br><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><font size="3"><u><b><font color="#990000">General / $B$=$NB>0lHL(B<br></font></b></u></font></p><p><font size="2">Region's tallest tower opens Tuesday: Cincinnati Enquirer</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font size="2"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u><b><font color="#990000">$B;TFb$G0lHV9b$$%S%k$,%*!<%W%s!'%7%s%7%J%F%#(B</font></b></u></span></font></font><br></font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110110/BIZ01/101110345/1001/BIZ/Region-s-tallest-tower-opens-Tuesday" target="_blank">http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110110/BIZ01/101110345/1001/BIZ/Region-s-tallest-tower-opens-Tuesday</a></font></p>
<div id="z6qu" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110110/BIZ01/101110345/1001/BIZ/Region-s-tallest-tower-opens-Tuesday" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/a/japaninc.com/File?id=dggvf34h_19c4z4dj4v_b" height="391" width="254"></a></div>
<font size="2"><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110110/BIZ01/101110345/1001/BIZ/Region-s-tallest-tower-opens-Tuesday" target="_blank"><br></a></font><p><font size="3"><u><b><font color="#990000">Investment / <font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$BEj;q4XO"(B</span></font></font></b></u></font></p>
<p></p><p><font size="2">Is the Midwest the nation’s hottest venture capital market?</font></p><p><font size="2"><font><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$BCf@>It$O9qL1$N0lHVG.$$%Y%s%A%c!<%-%c%T%?%k$N;T>l$+!)(B</span></font><br></font></p>
<font size="2"><a href="http://www.medcitynews.com/2011/01/is-the-midwest-the-nations-hottest-venture-capital-market/" target="_blank">http://www.medcitynews.com/2011/01/is-the-midwest-the-nations-hottest-venture-capital-market/</a></font><br>
<p><br></p><p align="justify"><font size="3"><b><font color="#990000">2. <font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#$N4k6H>R2p!!(BOhio Company Focus</font></font></b></font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">$B$3$A$i$N%;%/%7%g%s$G$O!"F|K\4k6H$H$N%Q!<%H%J!<%7%C%W$r8!F$$7$F$$$k4k6H$r>R2p$7$^$9!#(B</p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">$B2<5-$N4k6H$K$46=L#!&<ALd$J$I$"$j$^$7$?$i!"$*5$7Z$K%*%O%$%*=#F|K\;vL3=j$^$G$4O"Mm2<$5$$!#(B<br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<b>Gorilla Glue$B<R!J%4%j%i%0%k!<!K(B</b><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><a href="http://www.gorillaglue.com/" id="i:kc" title="www.gorillaglue.com">www.gorillaglue.com</a></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
$B@\Ce:^%a!<%+!<$G!"F|K\$G$NHNGdBeM}E9$rJg=8$7$F$$$^$9!#(B<br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b>Mobius$B!J%b%S%"%9!K(B</b><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<a href="http://www.mobiusworld.me/" id="kqj_" title="www.mobiusworld.me">www.mobiusworld.me</a><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">$B9-9p$N%l%9%]%s%9$r9b$a$k$?$a$N%^!<%1%F%#%s%0%a%=%C%I$r3+H/$7$F$*$j!"%b%S%"%9<R$N%a%=%C%I$r07$C$F$$$?$@$1$kF|K\$N9-9pBeM}E9$rC5$7$F$*$j$^$9!#(B<br>
</p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b>Ganeden Biotech$B!J%,%J%G%s%P%$%*%F%C%/!K(B</b></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<a href="http://www.ganedenbiotech.com/" id="t0ez" title="www.ganedenbiotech.com">www.ganedenbiotech.com</a></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">$BF};@6]$r<gMW@.J,$H$9$k7r9/?)IJ$N%a!<%+!<$G!"F|K\$GHNGd$7$F$$$?$@$1$kFH@jBeM}E9$rC5$7$F$*$j$^$9!#(B<br>
</p><p><br></p><font size="3"><b><font color="#990000">3. </font><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#$N%S%8%M%9>p@*!!(B</font><font color="#990000">Doing Business in Ohio</font></b></font><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<font color="#000000">$B$3$A$i$N%;%/%7%g%s$G$O%*%O%$%*=#$G%S%8%M%9$r$9$k$K$"$?$C$FI,MW$J>pJs$X$N%j%s%/$r$4>R2pCW$7$^$9!#(B</font><font color="#000000">This section provides links to information about doing business in Ohio.</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
</p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b><font color="#000000">Why Ohio?</font></b>$B!!(B<font color="#000000">"</font><font color="#000000">$BM}A[E*$J%P%i%s%9$N=#(B</font><font color="#000000">"</font><font color="#000000">$B$H8F$P$l$k%*%O%$%*=#$N$4>R2p$G$9!#(B</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">A brief explanation on why Ohio is known as the "State of Perfect Balance":</font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<a href="http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/why/index.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/why/index.php</font></a></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><br>
</p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><a href="http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/why/index.php" target="_blank"> </a></p><div style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B%*%O%$%*$N%?%C%/%9%$%s%;%s%F%#%V(B / <font color="#000000">Tax Incentives: </font></font></div>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/tax-climate/index.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/tax-climate/index.php</font></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B%*%O%$%*%9%H!<%j!<!!!J%S%G%*!K(B/ <font color="#000000">The Ohio Story (video):</font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUBJs2GG7qE" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUBJs2GG7qE</font></a></p><div style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
</div><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B%5!<%I%U%m%s%F%#%"(B ($B=u@.6b%W%m%0%i%`!K(B/ <font color="#000000">Third Frontier Program:</font></font></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/ohio-third-frontier.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/ohio-third-frontier.php</font></a></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
</p><div style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><font color="#000000"> $B%*%O%$%*$N650i(B / <font color="#000000">Education in Ohio:</font></font></div><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;" align="left">
<a href="http://uso.edu/network/index.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://uso.edu/network/index.php</font></a></p><p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"> </p><br clear="all"><br>