Toshinori Ogawa
During my early career at a Taiwanese trading company, I was rigorously trained by senior Chinese mentors in the philosophy of offshore and triangular trade — a philosophy rooted in Hong Kong and Singapore. One core lesson shaped my career: “A trading company is not merely a mover of goods.”
The true essence of international trade is the ability to read the tides — to understand the direction of markets, the psychology of capital, and the logic of the next era. For decades, Chinese capital has invested in mineral resources, energy, and resource-rich economies, always aiming to capture the future ahead of others.
Hong Kong is where Western and Chinese investment philosophies intersect. From this environment I learned frameworks that go far beyond day-to-day trade: offshore finance, structural design, and cross-border capital logic.
As a Japanese national, the reason I chose Hong Kong over Tokyo as my first base was simple: it is a city where British logic and Chinese logic blend, collide, and create new synergy.
Yet Hong Kong is changing rapidly — politically and economically. In response, our Group redefined our organisational design, now operating on dual pillars: “Execution in Hong Kong” and “Management / AI / Back-office in Tokyo.”
AI is the most powerful tool of this era — one that can be shaped to match geopolitical shifts, market structures, and risk environments. This is why we established our AI control centre in Tokyo.
In 2025, ASIACOM made a strategic shift by relocating all AI infrastructure from Hong Kong to Tokyo. This was not a mere migration; it marked the beginning of the Tokyo HQ Vision.
Tokyo HQ aims to rebuild the Group’s operating system: governance, digital infrastructure, internal controls, and documentation standards — unified under one architecture. Through this, ASIACOM moves from a traditional trading structure into a hybrid model integrating AI-driven intelligence with cross-border execution capability.
Tokyo serves as the “control tower” — overseeing AI, documentation standards, risk management, and data integrity — while Hong Kong maximizes speed and execution as the frontline commercial hub.
ASIACOM is not merely a trading company; we aim to connect resources, finance, and intelligence, creating new flows beyond borders.
From Hong Kong, from Tokyo — and to the world. We sincerely appreciate your support.