Manila, Feb. 11 -- The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) received an inbound mission from Okayama, Japan looking for business opportunities in the country.

In a statement Tuesday, PEZA said 20 manufacturing firms met with Director General Tereso Panga and other PEZA officials to explore business operations by setting up in ecozones.

The inbound mission, co-organized by Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Osaka, aimed to boost economic ties between the Manila and Tokyo.

"In PEZA, the Japanese has always been ichi-ban-being our top ecozone locator since 1995 and one of the Philippines' top trading and investment partners. Japanese firms have been making significant contributions to our electronics, automotive, and industrial s...