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COUNTRY PROFILE: JAPAN


GROWING TAPA’S FOOTPRINT AND REDEFINING SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY AND RESILIENCE IN JAPAN


The TAPA Asia Japan Chapter has successfully grown the Association’s membership across the country by 10% in the past five years.


This is a particularly strong achievement given Japan’s reputation as enjoying some of the safest and most secure supply chains in the world.


It was during the country’s preparations to host the next Olympics that logistics companies started to pay more attention to supply chain security standards. In recent times, despite the impact of Covid-19, the Japan Chapter has maintained the level of membership it has built over the years and expects to see more growth once companies and industries are back on track in the post- Covid stage of the global economic recovery.


Narihiko Asou, Chairman of the TAPA Asia Japan Chapter, said: “With the global supply chain landscape changing so rapidly these days, TAPA’s role as a supply chain security and resilience association is increasingly important to our members and the logistics industry in Japan. It is now more crucial than ever to have a consistent set of security standards


to protect the integrity of products and strengthen our resilience level.”


The Japan Chapter was established in 2007 and registered as a general incorporated association in 2009. Under the leadership of Mr. Asou, the Chapter is committed to the education, training, and certification of TAPA members, and to contributing to the growth of the logistics industry in Japan. Despite the Covid-19 restrictions, the Japan Chapter has continued to educate the logistics industry about the value of TAPA’s Security Standards across various media channels, and provided online training webinars.


“The TAPA Asia Japan Chapter has successfully served our members in Japan for over 13 years and established a good reputation for our Association in Japan. All of this could not have been possible without the tremendous contribution and


all-out support of our


valued Japan Chapter Board Members. The team has continuously provided informative and practical security knowledge to our members and proposed interesting ideas which


have inspired many of us throughout Asia. We want to express our sincere gratitude to the Japan Board Members for their continued support and cooperation. This adds


great value to the supply chain and logistics industry in Japan and to TAPA,” said Lina Li, Chairperson of TAPA Asia Pacific.


Protecting the integrity and resilience of Food & Drink supply chains


In addition to educating companies on the benefits of TAPA’s Security Standards and certification system to improve logistics security in Japan, the Japan Chapter has also spared no effort in initiating the Food Defense certification through partnership with TAPA in the past few years.


Mr. Asou explained: “Food goes directly into the consumer’s body so foreign objects or poisons mixed in with food products can cause food poisoning or, in the worst-case scenario, fatalities. In comparison, if high-value electronics are stolen from a warehouse, even if it represents a staggering loss of a million dollars, it is only a monetary loss that can be compensated for. However, human life is not like that.” Mr. Asou says TAPA’s Food Defense Security Requirements (FDSR) may also be a good asset for other low temperature products – such as medicines and vaccines.


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