Japan is Illinois’ 8th largest export market, totaling $2.59 billion in 2023. Japanese imports to Illinois totalled $8.02 billion in 2023.

Exports from Illinois to Japan increased by almost 32 percent since 2019, according to the Governor’s office. Illinois Grocery Initiative awards $8M to stores in food deserts .

Japan Delegation Visits Illinois to Deepen Quantum Innovation Ties. Building on the momentum of previous delegations to Japan from the State of Illinois led by Governor J.B. Pritzker in October ...

Japan and Illinois have close ties when it comes to quantum. IBM and Google are funding a $150 million quantum research partnership with UChicago and the University of Tokyo.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will lead a trade mission to Japan accompanied by a number of top legislators, political allies and business people, his office said Friday. The trip comes as Pritzker ...

During the trip, Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced that Sysmex America, Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese medical diagnostic equipment ...

Apr. 10—CHAMPAIGN — My grasp of Japanese is limited to a couple phrases: "Let's go" and "my knee hurts." Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows some others: Ichiban, sake and Sapporo.

CHICAGO, June 03, 2025--Japanese delegation visits Illinois to boost U.S.-Japan collaboration in quantum technology and highlight Chicago’s leadership in quantum innovation.