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The emirate will also hold the inaugural Abu Dhabi Investment Forum and Abu Dhabi-Tokyo
Business Forum as it aims to attract more investment into the emirate.

“Japan’s expertise in digital transformation, technology, sustainable mobility, and industrial
automation complements Abu Dhabi’s strategic sectors and our shared vision for a knowledge-

based, net-zero future,” Shihab Ahmed Alfaheem, Ambassador of the UAE to Japan, said.

New areas of co-operation

AI and advanced technology is a sector that is set to benefit the most because "the UAE has a
strong interest in it, and also Japan sees many opportunities by co-operating with the UAE,”

Shigeto Kondo, senior researcher at the Institute of Energy Economics in Japan, told The
National.

Space technology, as well as the healthcare sector, are the other areas where the two countries
will look to bolster ties, Mr Kondo added.

“There is already a collaboration between two countries, like Japan is assisting the launch of the
UAE satellites by using the Japanese satellite launching pad … probably such kind of

framework of the co-operation could be expanded.”

The healthcare is also “one of the most promising areas,” for boosting co-operation with the
UAE because of Japanese advancements in the sector especially in the manufacture of

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