The Queensland Government has launched a new Queensland-Japan Trade and Investment Strategy 2025-2028 in a bid to deepen ties with one of the State’s most significant economic partners.
The Strategy is being backed by a $18 million investment over four years which the Government says will turbocharge Trade and Investment Queensland’s market strategies and deliver real outcomes for exporters, innovators, and investors.
Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training, Ros Bates said the Strategy marks a turning point for Queensland’s international engagement.
“This is a forward-focused plan that puts Queensland businesses in the driver’s seat of global opportunity,” Minister Bates said.
“Labor let our trade relationships idle. They talked a big game but delivered very little. We’re changing that – Queensland is open for business, and we’re backing it with action.
“This Strategy aligns Queensland’s strengths with Japan’s strategic needs – laying the foundation for a resilient, future-focused partnership.”
The Minister said the new strategy has clear priorities:
- Expanding international education, research, and innovation partnerships;
- Growing Queensland’s food, agriculture, and agritech exports;
- Boosting the State’s innovation, creative, and tech sectors;
- Attracting investment into major infrastructure projects.
To kick off the Strategy, Minister Bates will next week lead her second trade mission to Japan, along with Queensland’s largest-ever delegation from the international education, training, and research sectors.
For the year ending May 2025, Japan was Queensland’s second-largest goods export market, with total exports valued at $14.4 billion.
Resources and agriculture remain the cornerstones of this relationship, but the Government is determined to expand into high-value sectors that were previously overlooked, the Minister said.
For further information on theQueensland-Japan Trade and Investment Strategy 2025-2028, visit www.tiq.qld.gov.au.
