Other Seminars

Other Seminars / Conferences

1st Visit to the EU-Japan Centre of the delegation of the Central Finland Chamber of Commerce

Date: 21 May 2008
Co-organised by: the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, the Central Finland Chamber of Commerce

A delegation of 8 businesspeople headed by the Central Finland Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to the EU-Japan Centre in Tokyo on 21 May 2008.

Finnish delegates had a triple objective in mind:

to understand how the Centre's programmes can offer assistance to Finnish SMEs interested in entering the Japanese market;
to gather information about the Centre's activities in the areas of Energy and Environment, and to explore possibilities to promote regional cooperation between Finnish and Japanese companies;
to acquire an in-depth understanding of the current attractive business opportunities in Japan.

The EU-Japan Centre's General Managers, Mr. Julien Guerrier and Mr. Hiroshi Tsukamoto, both offered briefings in the form of interactive presentations to the Finnish delegates, encouraging them to apply to the Centre's short training programmes.

Report: Finnish Delegation Visit Report

Visit to the EU-Japan Centre of the Latvian delegation headed by the Latvian Minister of Transport, Mr. Ainars Šlesers

Date: 14 May 2008
Co-organised by: the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, the Latvian Delegation

The Latvian Minister of Transport, Mr. Ainars Šlesers, paid a visit to the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation in Tokyo on 14 May 2008. Mr. Hiroshi Tsukamoto, General Manager of the Centre, welcomed Mr. Šlesers who was accompanied by a delegation of 16 Latvian businesspeople and officials. Mr. Tsukamoto offered a short briefing about the Centre's successful role in fostering industrial cooperation between Japan and the EU, and in particular, with Latvia.

Report: Latvian Delegation Visit Report