The Grassroots Caravan Tour, an initiative between the Consulate-General of Japan and Japan External Trade Organization Chicago, will be making its first stop in Wisconsin with the consul general of Japan in Chicago, Naoki Ito, on August 15 and 16. Ito said in Wisconsin there are 82 Japanese business facilities with more than 7,100 jobs. According to the Consulate-General of Japan, there are 1,400 Japanese companies in the 10 Midwest states.