The mayor of Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture visited Ripple’s headquarters.
Emi Yoshikawa, Ripple’s Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Operations, reported that he held a meeting with the mayor of Fakuoka City and his team at Ripple’s headquarters.
Visit to Ripple Headquarters from the Japanese Mayor
Emi Yoshikawa, who has been a Ripple employee for nearly 6 years, announced on Twitter that Fukuoka mayor Soichiro Takashima and his team visited Ripple’s headquarters in San Francisco.
https://twitter.com/emy_wng/status/1560750777320124417
Ripple employee Yoshikawa wrote in his tweet that Mayor Soichiro Takashima and his team visited Ripple’s headquarters:
“We welcomed Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima and his team at Ripple HQ today! Fukuoka is a leading city in Web3 startups in Japan. Today, Fukuoka City Mayor Takashima and people from the international department visited Ripple’s headquarters! I have high hopes for Fukuoka City, which is actively working on Web3. “
Ripple highlighted Emi Yoshikawa’s qualifications and experience in the past months, noting that in December 2021, Yoshikawa appeared on Forbes Japan with a group of women to discuss their collaborative experience in the blockchain space. Ripple’s trust in Yoshikawa could pave the way for new collaborations with Japan.