• MAJECA Meeting with East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) on 9 February 2026 at MAJECA Secretariat Office

• JETRO Malaysia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 on 5 February 2026 at JW Mariott

• MAJECA-Kolaxus-MASSA iDeas Xchange #5 on 28 January 2026 at STEG Hotel Kuala Lumpur

• MAJECA-KEIDANREN Dialogue & Dinner on 27 November 2025 at Zezz Residence

• SHRDC Industry Dialogue Session on Training Needs for Lean Manufacturing, Green (GX) and Digital (DX) Transformation at SHRDC on 29 October 2025

• Visit by Narashino Chamber of Commerce and Industry to Malaysia from 6 – 7 October 2025

• 42nd JAMECA – MAJECA Joint Conference on 2 September 2025 at Tokyo International Forum, Japan

• MAJECA-KolaXus-MASSA iDeas Xchange #4 on 27 August 2025 at Finexus Towers, Cyberjaya

• MAJECA-MASSA-MASSCORP Joint Courtesy Call on YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed on 21 July 2025 at Perdana Leadership Foundation, Putrajaya

• Courtesy Visit by ACCCIM Artificial Intelligence (AI) Committee on 9 July 2025

• 14th Asian Business Summit from 3 – 4 July 2025 in Manila, Philippines

• MAJECA-KolaXus-MASSA iDeas Xchange #3 on 11 June 2025 at Banquet Hall, Bangunan AmBank Group

• 48th Annual General Meeting of MAJECA held on 11 June 2025

• MAJECA Meeting with UPM CIRNET on 3 June 2025

• Business Visit to Pahang from 7-8 May organised by ECERDC

• MAJECA-KolaXus-MASSA iDeas Xchange Session #2: Cross-Border Collaboration & Market Expansion 20 March 2025 at Banquet Hall, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan

• Dinner with H.E. Shikata Noriyuki, Ambassador of Japan and Japanese
  Corporate Leaders in Malaysia on 2 March

• Briefing Session on ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia’s Chairmanship 2025 on 14 February 2025 at Wisma FMM

• MAJECA Meeting with H.E. Noriyuki Shikata, Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia and Professor Mitsuo Ochi, President of Hiroshima University

• • MAJECA-KolaXus-MASSA iDeas Xchange 2024-2025 Startup Sharing Series | Session #1: Introducing Tomorrow’s Innovators on 5 December 2024 at Banquet Hall, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan
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  • ECERDC Seminar: “Accelerating Net-Zero: Opportunities for Hard-to-Abate Industries in ECER” with Ministry of Economy supported by MAJECA on 28 November 2024 at Double Tree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur
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  • 50th ASEAN – Japan Business Meeting on 7 November 2024 at Okura Prestige Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Farewell Luncheon for H.E. Takahashi Katsuhiko, Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia on 21 October 2024
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  • Budget 2025 MITI Dialogue Session with Industry on 6 August 2024
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  • 41st MAJECA – JAMECA Joint Conference on 1 August 2024 at Hilton Kuala Lumpur
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  • Joint Conference Pre-Programme in Cyberjaya on 31 July 2024
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  • MAJECA Introductory Dinner with H.E. Ambassador of Japan and Japanese Corporate Leaders in Malaysia on 15 July 2024
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  • 13th Asian Business Summit from 4 – 5 July 2024 in Tokyo
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  • Sharing Session on e-Invoicing Implementation and Solutions at Finexus Campus on 12 June 2024
    
    
  • Visit to the Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) – Malaysian Smart Factory (MSF) 4.0 Discovery Day on 11 June 2024
    
    
  • 47th Annual General Meeting of MAJECA held on 5 June 2024
    
    
  • SHRDC-MAJECA-MASSA Webinar on 26 March 2024: Smart Factory and Industry 4.0: A Practical and Sustainable Approach towards Digital Transformation
    
    
  • Courtesy Visit by State Government of Kedah on MAJECA on 22 February 2024
    
    
  • MAJECA-InvestPerak Luncheon Meeting on 8 February 2024
    
    
  • SHRDC-MAJECA-MASSA Webinar on 18 January 2024: COSIRI Framework for Sustainable Manufacturing
    
    
  • Meeting with InvestPerak on 17 January 2024

• • Memorandum of Understanding with the Government-Industry TVET Coordination Body (GITC) on 4 December 2023 at Putrajaya International Convention Centre
    
    
  • Meeting with Mr Koichi Takano, Managing Director of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Kuala Lumpur on 17 November 2023
    
    
  • 49th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting on 3 November 2023 at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore
    
    
  • Malaysia-Japan Economic Dialogue co-hosted by FMM, JCCI and Nikkei on 25 October 2023 at InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
    
    
  • Digital Experience Showcase Workshop at Deloitte Malaysia organised by Deloitte SEA Working Group for Digital Experience on 5 October 2023 supported by Deloitte Malaysia and MAJECA
    
    
  • Forum on 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation on 16 August 2023 at Berjaya Times Square Hotel
    
    
  • 12th Asian Business Summit on 5 July 2023 in Seoul, Korea
    
    
  • 46th Annual General Meeting of MAJECA on 7 June 2023
    
    
  • 40th MAJECA – JAMECA Joint Conference on 25 May 2023 at ANA InterContinental Tokyo, Japan
    
    
  • Luncheon Meeting with the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Working Group on 10 May 2023
    
    
  • Courtesy Call by the Japanese Chamber of Trade & Industry, Malaysia (JACTIM) on MAJECA President, Tan Sri Azman Hashim on 5 April 2023
    
    
  • MAJECA – East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) Business Tour to Pahang on 21 March 2023

MAJECA Forthcoming Events

a. 27 August 2025 — MAJECA-Kolaxus-MASSA iDeas Xchange #4 at Finexus Towers, Cyberjaya

For more information, please contact the MAJECA Secretariat at majeca@masscorp.net.my / majecakl@gmail.com

27 August 2025: MAJECA-Kolaxus-MASSA iDeas Xchange #4 at Finexus Towers, Cyberjaya

The Malaysia-Japan Economic Association (MAJECA), in collaboration with KolaXus and the Malaysia South-South Association (MASSA)  with the support of Finexus Group and Cyberview Sdn Bhd, will be organizing the 4th Edition of its Start-up Meet-up & Sharing Session Series – iDeas Xchange on the following:

> Date / Day: Wednesday, 27 August 2025

> Time: 10.30 AM – 1.00 PM
*Registration will begin at: 10.00 AM

> Venue: Finexus Towers , Block 19, Lingkaran Cyber Point Timur, Cyber 12, 63000 Cyberjaya
*(Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bnYDrZH9qRAMXy9Y9)

> REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/UpWMLRMQo725Z4Po9

The iDeas Xchange is a platform designed to connect members of our Associations, forward-thinking investors, corporate leaders, and industry stakeholders with high-potential startup founders and entrepreneurs. This initiative aims to foster dialogue and interaction, provide participants access to emerging ventures, and share opportunities within the startup ecosystem, by connecting innovators and corporates of the business communities.

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• 48th ASEAN – Japan Business Meeting at Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan on 7 – 9 December 2022

• Meeting & Dinner with MATRADE Japan and JAMECA on 6 December 2022 hosted by ECERDC

• Courtesy Call from the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) on MAJECA on 1 December 2022 at MAJECA Office

• ASEAN – BAC Consultation Meeting with Japan on 3 November 2022

• MyAIRA – Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Seminar: “Enhance Your Value Chain with AI & Robotics: Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry” on 9 November 2022

• iNNOVATE Tech Show 2022 held at MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC), KL on 19 – 21 October 2022

• 48th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting (AJBM) Preparatory Meeting 30 September 2022

• Press Conference for the iNNOVATE Tech Show 2022 held on 22 September 2022 at MRANTI Park

• MITI Look East Policy Commemorative Programme Business Seminar on 11 August at Hilton Kuala Lumpur

• 39th MAJECA – JAMECA Joint Conference on 1 August 2022 at Hilton Kuala Lumpur

• Extract from The EDGE: 40th Anniversary of the Look East Policy Magazine – “Walking Down Memory Lane”

• 45th Annual General Meeting of MAJECA held on 1 June 2022

• Meeting with Perak State Government on 28 April 2022

• ASEAN-BAC Virtual Dialogue with Foreign Business Associations & Business Councils in Malaysia 2022 on 30 March 2022

• ECERDC – MAJECA Joint Webinar: “Investment Opportunities in the East Coast Region of Malaysia: Welcoming the Era of Next Generation Vehicles” held on 24 March 2022

• Meeting & Luncheon with Former Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Shinzo Abe on 11 March 2022 at Intercontinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur

• 47th ASEAN – Japan Business Meeting held on 10 March 2022

• His Majesty, Emperor of Japan Awards the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star to YBhg Tan Sri Azman Hashim, President of MAJECA

• Roundtable Meeting on 40th Anniversary of Look East Policy hosted by MAJECA on 24 January 2022

• The 46^th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting (AJBM) Co-organizers’ Virtual Meeting on 28 May 2020
• 43rd Annual General Meeting of MAJECA held on 24 June 2020
• Webinar on “How Drones are Changing the Business World” on 28 July 2020
• Cloud Computing Webinar – “The Best Time on Leverage on Cloud Technology: Take Your Business to Greater Heights” on 26 August 2020
• 11th Asian Business Summit (ABS) on 6th November 2020 hosted by Keidanren (via Zoom)
• 1st MAJECA-JAMECA Webinar on Malaysia-Japan Collaboration on Digitalisation held on 22 October 2020 Via Zoom Hosted by JAMECA

The 37^th Conference of the Malaysia-Japan Economic Association (MAJECA) and Japan-Malaysia Economic Association (JAMECA) was held on 1 July 2019 at EQ, Equatorial Plaza, Kuala Lumpur.

YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, graced this conference with a Keynote Address for the participants.  The theme of the conference focussed on“Expanding Trade & Investments between Malaysia and Japan in the Innovative Technologies Sectors”.   The Prime Minister also had a Q & A dialogue with delegates at the conference.

Since 1977, over four decades, MAJECA and its Japanese counterpart, Japan-Malaysia Economic Association (JAMECA), have played a dynamic role to help Malaysia achieve its economic industrialisation goals, as evident by more than 1,500 Japanese companies in many industrial sectors locating their businesses in Malaysia.   With the fast-changing business landscape, MAJECA takes cognizance that businesses need to adopt market-driven technological innovations to be able to compete effectively in the global marketplace.  

MAJECA is led by its President, Tan Sri Azman Hashim while JAMECA’s President is Mr Mikio Sasaki.

In his keynote speech at the 37^th MAJECA-JAMECA Joint Conference, the Prime Minister presented the broad economic climate in Malaysia and the Government’s efforts to develop and restructure the industrial eco-system to meet the needs of the future with the adoption and application of digital and innovative technologies.  Prime Minister encouraged MAJECA-JAMECA to be instrumental to open new frontiers for investments and economic collaborations and partnership between our two countries.

CONTENTS PAGE

1. Report of the 37th  MAJECA-JAMECA Joint Conference on 1 July 2019 at EQ Kuala Lumpur

2. Programme of the 37th MAJECA-JAMECA Joint Conference

3. Newspaper Articles

   • Focus Malaysia

     source file from: http://www.focusmalaysia.my

   • Bernama MREM

     source file from: http://mrem.bernama.com

   • The News Straits Times

     source file from newspaper clipping The New Straits Times – 13 July 2019

   • Focus M

     source file from FocusM – 20-26 July 2019

Speeches and Presentations

1. Ministry of International Trade & Industry Malaysia (MITI)
2. SIRIM Berhad
3. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)
4. Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte. Ltd.
5. KDDI Malaysia Sdn Bhd
6. Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
7. JACTIM / Marubeni Corporation, Kuala Lumpur Branch
8. Invest Selangor Berhad
9. NanoMalaysia Berhad
10. Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Sdn Bhd
11. The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM)
12. Nippon Platform Co. Ltd.
13. Hitachi Sunway Information Systems Sdn Bhd
14. Summary Speech by Tan Sri Azman Hashim at Special Session with PM
15. Keynote Address by YAB PM at the 37th MAJECA-JAMECA Joint Conference