About this regional hub
Invest and Trade Western Australia have offices across North East Asia including Japan and South Korea. We speak a range of languages including English, Japanese and Korean.
Our Commissioner for North East Asia
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Nicole Fasana
Investment and Trade Commissioner for North East Asia
Nicole is the Investment and Trade Commissioner for the North East Asia region at the Western Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Nicole and her team work to attract investment and increase trade into Western Australia from Japan and South Korea.
Nicole has extensive experience in investment and trade across multiple sectors and markets and has held a wide range of roles in both state and local government. In her previous role within Invest and Trade Western Australia, Nicole managed a team which focused on investment attraction and facilitation. This work included servicing high profile clients, assisting local companies to export into global markets, business matching, site selection and the development of investor visit programs. Nicole also has a strong background in managing high profile projects and leading the development of government programs and strategies.
Prior to entering the Western Australian public service, Nicole held several positions in marketing and communications within the private sector. Nicole has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics from The University of Western Australia with majors in Economics, Asian Business and Communication Studies. Being of Japanese background, Nicole is a Japanese speaker with an excellent understanding of Japanese culture. Nicole also has language skills in Mandarin Chinese and Italian.
Our Locations in the Region
Japan Tokyo
5th Floor, Akasaka Intercity 1-11-44, Akasaka, Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0052 Japan Phone: +813-5157-8281
Japan Kobe
Representative Phone: +81 80 3832 2825
South Korea Seoul
Unit 702 Gwanghwamun Building 149 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu Seoul 03186 Korea Phone: +82 2 722 1217
Western Australia trade mission to Japan
Premier Roger Cook and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti have led a trade mission to Japan with the aim of boosting tourism, trade and local Western Australian jobs.
The mission marks Premier Cook’s first official visit to Japan since taking office in June 2023.
The mission also marks the resumption of direct flights between Perth and Tokyo, with Premier Cook and Deputy Premier Saffioti travelling to Japan on board the first direct Perth to Tokyo flight in more than 3 years.
From Sunday 29 October, the popular All Nippon Airways (ANA) route is set to run 3 times a week. It is anticipated the direct flight will help boost visitor numbers to Western Australia with Japan forming a key market in the State Government’s Walking on a Dream tourism campaign.
“Being able to come across on the resumption of the direct flight route run by ANA is a great way to travel between Tokyo and Perth,” said Deputy Premier Saffioti.
“[It is] a trip I am sure many more travellers will choose to take."
While in Japan, Premier Cook hosted a forum of Japanese businesses and investors to highlight Western Australia as a global energy powerhouse and investment destination of choice for emerging green industries, including battery and critical minerals and renewable hydrogen.
The Energy and Resources Forum was attended by representatives from BP Japan, CWP Global, JOGMEC, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Marubeni Corporation, Mitsui, Tokyo Gas and other leading industry players.
“Japan has played a pivotal role in helping to grow the industries that have driven Western Australia’s economic strength for the past 50 years,” said Premier Cook.
“That trading partnership will be more important than ever as we establish the industries to keep our economy strong in decades to come.
“WA has the critical minerals, renewable energy, and the skilled workforce to become a green energy superpower as the world moves to net zero.”
Helping to facilitate trade and investment between WA and Japan, the Western Australian Government’s representative office has marked its 55th anniversary in the country, today known as the Invest and Trade Western Australia Tokyo Office.
Established in 1968, the Tokyo Office is the oldest Australian State Government office in Japan, recently relocating with Tourism WA to the bustling commercial district of Akasaka.
The new office was officially opened by Premier Cook and Deputy Premier Saffioti, and stands ready to continue driving the strong trade relationship between Japan and Western Australia.
To find out more about trade and investment opportunities between Western Australia and Japan, contact the Invest and Trade WA team at investandtrade@jtsi.wa.gov.au.
Published on: 09 November 2023
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