This document outlines a plan to increase Seattle's Japanese population to 27,000 from the current 13,000. It suggests pursuing increased business and economic ties between Seattle and Japan through trade missions and business incentives. It also recommends collaborating with local sports teams and bringing more Japanese entertainment and media to Seattle. Further, the document proposes strengthening local Japanese cultural organizations and engaging the Japanese Consulate to promote Seattle as a retirement destination for Japanese nationals. The overall goal is to organically grow the Japanese population in Seattle through increased business, cultural, and social connections with Japan.
2. ? Japanese population increase should be
proportional to total population.
? Ratio to Seattle Population to Japanese
? Current: 2.75 million to 13,000
? 50,000 = nearly 2%.
? LA is 10 mil to 90,000 (.9% Japanese)
? SF is 7.4 mill to 40,000 (.54% Japanese)
? 27,000 or 1% IS realistic
50,000? Really?
3. ? Business
? Education
? Sports and Entertainment
? Media and local organizations
? Retirement
Getting to the 27,000
4. ? Encourage WA state to have missions to Japan for increased
import/export
? Lobby state to have similar business incentives to New York C ^Start
up New York ̄
? Bring companies like Mitsubishi Aerospace
? Meet me in the Cloud (Amazon, Microsoft, others´.)
? Engage with the cities of Seattle and Bellevue on redevelopment
projects (ie Spring District)
? Increase accessibility to Japanese companies
? Bring companies from Japan
? Steal companies from California, Xbox and Nintendo clients
? Target BC / Vancouver businesses
? Target agriculture, fisheries, IT, aerospace
Businesses
5. ? Create collaboration with J-League and the Sounders
? Bring Sumo exhibitions from Vegas to Seattle! We
have gambling here tool!
? Bring more Ichiro¨s!
? Entertainment
? Encourage Japanese media to incorporate Seattle into
their scripts or themes for TV
? ^Love from Cool Seattle ̄
Sports and Entertainment
6. ? JCCCW C ^Meet me at the J ̄. Oyasumidokoro, Welcoming
Wagon for Shin-Issei
? Create YouTube, Nico Nico channels. Broadcast from ^The J ̄
? SIJP programs: Crowd funding ^Kickstarter ̄
? Outreach to existing organizations: Densho, JCCCW, JAS, Nikkei
Concerns, Nikkei Veterans, JCS, Kenjinkai (10+), Kobe Business
Office, Hyogo Cultural & Business Office, ENMA, Hokubei Hochi,
SIJP, Ibuki Media, Soy Source, LightHouse, UW JSA, Seattle U
JSA, BC JSA, Sakurakon
? Engagement with Consulate General - bring all 47 Japanese
Governors to Seattle!
Media and Local Organizations
7. ? Promote the friendly environment of Seattle
? Good water, good air, good food
? Promote EB-1 visa applications
? Use the Panama Hotel model, make Seattle more
welcome
Retire in ^Cool Seattle ̄
8. ? Promote the friendly environment of Seattle
? Good water, good air, good food
? Promote EB-1 visa applications
? Use the Panama Hotel model, make Seattle more
welcome
Retire in ^Cool Seattle ̄