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Missouri Connections: Japan

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Imports & Exports

$1.2B

Missouri's Imports from Japan in 20231
  • Transportation Equipment 76%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 9%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 5%
  • Chemicals 4%
  • Other 6%

$475M

Missouri's Exports to Japan in 20231
  • Processed Foods 39%
  • Chemicals 22%
  • Transportation Equipment 9%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 9%
  • Other 21%

By the Numbers

2,322

Missourians Born in Japan2

7

Educational Institutions with Japanese Programs

2,574

Missourians Who Speak Japanese2

Sister Cities & States

Kansas City: Kurashiki / Independence: Higashimurayama / Columbia: Hakusan City / St. Louis: Suwa / Springfield: Isesaki / Missouri: Nagano Prefecture /

74 Companies in Missouri

Daikin
Hitachi
Kawasaki
Nidec
Nitto Denko
Panasonic
Toyoda Gosei
Toyota
Yamaha

14 Missouri Companies in Japan

BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
BELDEN INC.
BREWER SCIENCE, INC.
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC.
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
HALLMARK CARDS INC.
H&R BLOCK INC.
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY INC. (WWT)

Cultural Organizations

Japan America Society of St. Louis

Heart of America Japan-America Society

University of Missouri Asian Affairs Center

St. Louis Language Immersion Schools

1 International Trade Administration, 2023

2 American Community Survey, 2022, 1-year estimates