On the morning of July 20, a Japanese delegation headed by Mr. Amano, vice general manager of Nomura Research Institute Shanghai Limited visited Changzhou. Pan Dongling, director of Changzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, met with the delegation.

Pan introduced the development of Changzhou's industry and the current situation of Japanese-funded enterprises in Changzhou. He expressed the expectation to cooperate with Japanese high-quality enterprises and carry out substantive cooperation in precise investment attraction. Amano, on behalf of the Nomura Research Institute, expressed their willingness to cooperate with Changzhou in the field of intelligent manufacturing.

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) is the largest Japanese consulting and IT consulting firm. Established in 1965, the firm now employs about 10,000 people. It owns ten subsidiaries in Japan and multiple subsidiaries overseas, in India, New York City, Dallas, London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Moscow, Taipei, the Philippines, and Singapore.