Taiwan-Japan Exhibition Generates Over NT$5 Billion in Business

The 2026 Japan-Taiwan Image Exhibition, organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, concluded successfully, drawing 22,000 visitors and generating NT$5.06 billion (US$156 million) in business opportunities. The event, themed "Innovate for Tomorrow," featured over 150 Taiwanese companies and seven thematic exhibition areas, aiming to deepen bilateral industrial cooperation beyond semiconductors into AI digital transformation and green sustainable living circles.

The exhibition specifically addressed Japan's current challenges, including labor shortages, an aging population, and the need for industrial upgrades, presenting various practical solutions. In AI digital transformation, CityBrain Technology's AI facial tracking and human recognition technology, which operates without GPUs, garnered significant attention. Two prominent Taiwanese automation system integrators showcased smart factory and warehousing solutions, attracting interest from Japan's Hitachi City Industrial Support Center in Ibaraki Prefecture. A delegation of local manufacturers is scheduled to visit Taiwan in October for technical exchange and factory inspections.

In the healthcare sector, Up-Life Biotech's contact lens products attracted discussions with Japan's top three ophthalmology medical groups, leading to in-depth talks on joint development and OEM/ODM manufacturing. The OTOP pavilion featured Guishan International's Taiwanese-style seasonings, including braised pork rice seasoning, which captured the interest of Japanese retail giant AEON, potentially paving the way for entry into Japanese households and restaurant chains.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs highlighted the strong complementarity between Taiwanese and Japanese industries in addressing global supply chain restructuring, accelerated AI applications, net-zero transitions, and aging societies. The exhibition has laid a solid foundation for exchange, and the ministry will continue to support Taiwanese enterprises in expanding into the Japanese market, promoting technical cooperation, and fostering production-sales alignment to inject continuous innovation into the bilateral industrial upgrade.