On March 2, 2017, Dr. Takamasa Fujioka, Director of Sasin Japan Center (SJC), gave a 90-minute lecture to more than 150 executives of Thai-based Japanese leading companies at Bangkok Business Exchange Meeting at a Bangkok hotel. The meeting was organized by the Bank of Kyoto, the 7th largest regional bank by total asset in Japan. The bank has over 160 branches and operates in Kansai region including Kyoto and Osaka.