TRADING HOUSES EYE CUBA 日本企業キューバへ進出図る動き

The United States has recently restored diplomatic ties with Cuba and has been taking steps to lift its sanctions. Now, Japanese businesses also want a part of the action. They are keen to re-enter a market they exited in the 1980s, when Cuba's fiscal situation deteriorated.
Leading Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corporation has filed an application with Cuban authorities to open a local office. The company plans to study upgrading the country's infrastructure and importing coffee beans.
Another trading house, Marubeni, is planning to export Japanese vehicles and industrial machinery. The firm left the country more than two decades ago. Now, executives say they will ask Cuban officials for permission to resume operations.
Officials at the Japan External Trade Organization say they are planning a study tour this month for Japanese firms seeking to explore opportunities in the Caribbean nation.

◆diplomatic ties 　外交関係
◆take step to 　措置を講じる
◆lift 　取り除く、解除する
◆sanctions 　（通例は複数形で）制裁
◆keen 　熱望して、熱心な
◆re-enter 　再入場する、再び参入する
◆fiscal situation 　財政状況
◆deteriorat 　悪化する
◆filed an application with 　～に申請書を提出する
◆upgrade 　改良する
◆resume 　再開する
◆study tour 　視察旅行