23 Korean Disaster-Safety Companies Hold Export Talks Worth 68 Billion Won in Japan

[Financial News]  Twenty-three Korean disaster-safety companies held export and investment consultations worth about 68 billion won at a safety industry exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. They also signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Japanese companies and others on product sales and distribution and technological cooperation.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 15th that a total of 561 business consultations were held at the Korean Pavilion it operated at RISCON TOKYO 2026, held at Tokyo Big Sight in Japan from September 30 to October 2.
RISCON TOKYO is one of Japan’s leading exhibitions showcasing products and technologies in disaster safety, including disaster prevention, firefighting and security. Launched in 2005, it is being held for the 22nd time this year. A total of 380 companies operated 550 booths this year, and about 21,000 people visited, including officials from government and public institutions and representatives of private companies.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has operated a Korean Pavilion for three consecutive years since 2024 to support Korean disaster-safety companies seeking to enter the Japanese market. This year, 8 companies supported by the ministry and 15 supported by local governments in Busan, Jeonbuk and Gyeongnam took part.
The participating companies showcased earthquake warning systems, fire-response products, and rescue and emergency-care equipment. During the exhibition, they explored opportunities for product sales and distribution and technological cooperation with local buyers and investors.
The ministry also held a briefing session where representatives of companies already established in the local market shared information about the Japanese market and strategies for entering it. It also held an investor relations (IR) presentation introducing Korean disaster-safety products and technologies to Japanese companies and others.
The ministry held talks with Japan’s Cabinet Office and discussed the need to revise an existing MOU on disaster management, in light of developments including the launch of Japan’s disaster prevention agency, as well as ways to promote exchanges in the safety industry.
The two sides also exchanged views on a plan to set up and operate a Japan Pavilion at the 2027 Korea Safety Industry Expo. 
Park Hyeong-bae, head of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Office of Safety Prevention Policy, said, “Over the past three years of operating a Korean Pavilion at RISCON, we have confirmed the strong technological capabilities of our disaster-safety companies and their potential to enter the Japanese market.” He added, “We will expand exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in disaster-safety policy and the safety industry, and actively support our companies’ efforts to enter overseas markets.”


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