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 – 202

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  

Joining the Council 

Join us and strengthen yourself to scale up your business between Sri Lankan and Japanese markets