Florida Senate - 2025                            (NP)    SR 1894
       
       
        
       By Senator Calatayud
       
       
       
       
       
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    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the importance of Japanese
    3         business, trade, and cultural cooperation with the
    4         State of Florida and the state’s diplomatic, business,
    5         and cultural ties with Japan.
    6  
    7         WHEREAS, the State of Florida and Japan share a rapidly
    8  growing political and economic relationship, characterized by
    9  mutual benefits that contribute to the continued partnership
   10  between the two regions, and
   11         WHEREAS, the historic ties between Florida and Japan date
   12  back to the early 20th century, beginning with the settlement of
   13  the Yamato Colony by Japanese immigrants in Delray Beach, which
   14  is now the renowned Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, and
   15         WHEREAS, despite ups and downs in economic relations over
   16  the years, today Japan is Florida’s second largest source of
   17  imports and a significant investor in the state’s economy and is
   18  the largest source of foreign investment in the United States,
   19  and
   20         WHEREAS, Governor Ron DeSantis, leading a high-profile
   21  trade mission, visited Japan in April 2023, reinforcing
   22  diplomatic and economic dialogues between Florida and Japanese
   23  officials and business leaders, and
   24         WHEREAS, in October 2023, Florida hosted another successful
   25  trade mission to Japan, during which Secretary of State Cord
   26  Byrd and Japan’s Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
   27  Masahiro Komura signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to enhance
   28  economic and trade collaboration between the two regions, and
   29         WHEREAS, in December 2023, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella
   30  Levine Cava led a trade mission to Japan, culminating in the
   31  signing of a Sister Port Agreement between PortMiami and the
   32  Port of Yokohama, further solidifying the maritime and economic
   33  connections between the two regions, and
   34         WHEREAS, these recent exchanges and agreements underscore
   35  the accelerating momentum in Florida-Japan relations,
   36  highlighting the significant strides made in business, trade,
   37  and cultural cooperation over the past year, and
   38         WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature recognizes the political,
   39  economic, and cultural ties between Florida and Japan, ensuring
   40  continued collaboration and fostering long-term benefits for
   41  both regions, NOW, THEREFORE,
   42  
   43  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   45         That the Senate recognizes the importance of Japanese
   46  business, trade, and cultural cooperation with the State of
   47  Florida and the state’s diplomatic, business, and cultural ties
   48  with Japan.