About SLJBC
The Sri Lanka – Japan Business Council was set up in 1979 as the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Co-operation Committee (SLJBCC) by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, following a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japan – Sri Lanka Business Co-operation Committee (JSLBCC) of the Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI). Since then, 19 joint meetings have been held in Sri Lanka and Japan, the most recent being in Colombo, Sri Lanka in June 2016. The SLJBC is the first bilateral business council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of the Business Council shall be the promotion of trade and tourism between Sri Lanka and Japan, and facilitating investment.
OUR SERVICES
The functions of the Business Council shall be to do all such things as may be necessary to achieve the objective of the Committee, including the following-
Laise and coordinate with the embasis of Japan in SL & SL in Japan
Laise with our counterpart in Japan namely Japan-SriLanka Business Cooperation Commitee of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI)
Facilitate – Exchange of information, Trade forums, Facilitate meetings (BOI, EDB, SL Tourism)
Executive Committee
2024 – 2025
Mr. Maahen Kariyawasan
President
Mr. Merrick Gooneratne
Immediate Past President
Mr. Rohitha Mendis
Vice President
Mr. Sarath de Costa
Vice President
Mr. Athulla R F Edirisinghe
Vice President
Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne
Vice President
Mr. Chanaka Kariyapperuma
Vice President
Deshabandu Tilak de Zoysa
Advisor
Desamanya P.D. Rodrigo
Advisor
Mrs. Neela Marikkar
Committee Member
Mr. Anel De Silva
Committee Member
Mr. Rohan Pallewatte
Committee Member
Mr. Mohamed Amr
Committee Member
Mr. Muthukumaraswamy Raghuraman
Committee Member
Mr. Shamil Mendis
Committee Member
Mr. Sagara Gunawardana
Committee Member
Dilini Yasendra
Secretariat