Australia’s partnership with Japan has always depended on companies able to work across time, risk and shifting national priorities. Marubeni Australia has built its place in that relationship through more than seven decades of practical engagement.

Established in 1960 after opening an Australian office in 1952, Marubeni Australia now connects the group’s global capabilities with the country’s strengths in resources, energy, infrastructure, mobility, finance and emerging industries.

“We would like to deliver trust and the future for Australia and Japan,” said Koji Iwama, regional CEO for Oceania and chairman and managing director of Marubeni Australia.

Marubeni’s work in Australia reflects the country’s importance to Japan’s resource supply. Its investment and development in iron ore and coking coal since the 1950s have also contributed to strengthening Japan- Australia relations.

“Australia is a very important country that supports the Japanese industrial base and Marubeni has played a part in that,” Iwama said.

Its work shows how bilateral cooperation gains real weight when it is anchored in projects that support everyday life, industrial security and long-term investment. Through the Gold Coast Light Rail and Sydney Metro, Marubeni has helped deliver transport systems shaped by Japanese standards of quality.

“Looking back, I believe Marubeni has contributed a lot to both the Japanese economy and the Australian economy. Marubeni’s company creed is ‘Sei, Shin, Wa,’ which means ‘Fairness, Innovation and Harmony,’ and it is in line with the spirit of Australia’s ‘A Fair Go for Everyone,’” Iwama said.

Growth will also come from areas where Australia’s national priorities and Japan’s industrial needs overlap, including space, critical minerals, renewable energy retail, real estate and information technology. Marubeni’s advantage lies in reading those shifts without treating partnership as a slogan across industries where credibility matters as much as capital.

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