2013 Shandong Merchandise Fair starts in central Osaka

2013 Shandong Fair Merchandise Fair opened Tuesday in the western Japanese commercial city of Osaka, with more than 100 firms and factories from the Chinese province attending the three-day event. The 15th edition of the Osaka event, held in "MyDome Osaka," a major exhibition hall in central Osaka, is organized by Japan- China Economic Relations and Trade Center and Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province leading its delegation which consists of more than 250 business leaders and entrepreneurs from the province. Lu Wei, Deputy Director-general at the department of commerce of Shandong Province told Xinhua that about 30 percent of the participants in this year's merchandise fair came to the event for the first time with high expectations and hopes of what they will sell or achieve in the Japanese market as well as of establishing market presence in Japan, stressing that every year continuing the Osaka event is key to developing economic relations between the two areas. According to the organizer, this year's event offers about 100 booths in two displaying floors with an area of 3,000 square meters, which is also divided into three sections, such as for daily necessities specially arranged for Japanese users, home fabrics and apparel products including colorful and fashionable bags and shoes.