JMS 2023 draws more than 1-M visitors

The recently-concluded Japan Mobility Show (JMS) 2023 drew more than one million visitors, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) announced.

Conducted from October 26-November 5, the 11-day event held at Tokyo Big Sight in the Ariake district of Koto-ku, Tokyo had a total of foot traffic of 1.112 million. 

The 11-day exposition this year — themed “Discover a future you can’t wait to navigate” — brought together 475 participating companies and organizations that represented various industries — which include Isuzu, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Nissan.

In addition, the group noted that the Tokyo Future Tour had approximately 500,000 visitors while the Business Matching Events program resulted in more than 430 business negotiations.

More than 42,000 viewers were welcomed at the Japan Future Session and the Out of KidZania in Japan Mobility Show 2023 that featured job role-playing for children had 13,000 visitors.

In a statement, JAMA — headed by its chairman Akio Toyoda of Toyota — expressed its deepest gratitude to the show’s visitors and exhibitors “who helped make the JMS for the year a success."

According to the group, the automobile and auto-related industries employ a total of 5.5 million people while 8.5 million people are engaged in mobility-related work.

“We believe that mobility in the future will become more than just transportation and evolve into innovations that move people both physically and emotionally. Our aim is to partner across industries to create the future of mobility, optimizing our strengths by coming together to drive Japan forward,” JAMA said in a statement.

Photos from Ruben Manahan IV, Japan Mobility Show 2023 Press Center Office

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