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About the Factsheet Japan’s insurance market is highly-concentrated. While the Japanese market has 54 companies offering non-life insurance services, the three largest firms have an 87% combined market share. The EPA covers numerous aspects of the insurance services and allows Europeans to find new opportunities on this market. This factsheet titled "Insurances: Non-Life" takes a close look at Japan's Insurance market landscape and provides comprehensive information on the regulatory landscape...

About the Factsheet Japan Post Holdings is the world’s 6th largest insurance company by revenue, at $US 116.6 Billion. Japan Post holds approximately a quarter of Japan’s life-insurance market, and filed to enter non-life insurance market in 2012. The EPA covers numerous aspects of the insurance services and allows Europeans to find new opportunities on this market. This factsheet titled "Insurances: Postal" takes a close look at Japan's Insurance market and provides comprehensive information on...

About the Factsheet Japan’s reinsurance landscape is populated partially by foreign firms specializing in reinsurance within the Japanese market. While Japan’s market-landscape has two domestic firms which are dedicated reinsurance firms, Japan has six dedicated foreign reinsurance firms. The EPA covers numerous aspects of the insurance services and allows Europeans to find new opportunities on this market. This factsheet titled "Insurances: Reinsurance" takes a close look at Japan's Insurance...

The aim of this Factsheet is to explain to European companies how they can leverage the EPA to their advantage when interested in approaching the Japanese market.

The EU-Japan EPA grants access to professionals beyond what is secured by GATS.

Access for business visitors for investment purposes (BVIP) is outlined in the treaty for those employed by firms doing business in Japan and the European Union.

About the Factsheet The aim of this Factsheet is to explain to EU exporters of malt, starches, wheat gluten and albuminoidal substances, the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership. This factsheet takes a close look at the EPA preferences and the tariff concessions regarding the aforementioned types of cereals. It then focuses on the origin certification procedures and the Rules of Origin under the EPA for these different products. To read the...

About the Factsheet The aim of this Factsheet to explain to EU exporters of goods to Japan the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership (EPA). This factsheet takes a close look at international maritime transport services defined in the Agreement. It then highlights the coverage of obligations related to that kind of transport. It also gives information on container stations and depot services, as well as on customs clearance services, maritime agency services and...

The aim of this Factsheet is to explain to EU meat exporters the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.

About the FactsheetSince 2018 payment services are the largest individual segment of the fintech industry in Japan, outweighing the other segments of the fintech industry by a large margin. This factsheet titled "Payment and Transfer Services" takes a close look at the specificity of the sector and at its regulatory landscape in Japan. It then focuses on the impact the EU Japan EPA is having on this sector. To read the factsheet, please click here.Past Webinar: A Webinar was organised on this...

The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU PAPs exporters the market access opportunities offered by the EPA, as well as the relevant Rules of Origin and import procedures in Japan.

The EU-Japan EPA grants professionals from EU countries access to Japan beyond what is secured by GATS.

About the Factsheet The aim of this Factsheet is to explain the provisions of the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership (EPA) related to EU Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). This factsheet takes a close look at Chapter 20 of the Agreement dealing with SMEs, giving information on its specificities and providing the relevant websites and contact points. It also references the other chapter in which the Agreements reinforce the general benefits for SMEs. To read the factsheet...

About the FactsheetThe aim of this Factsheet is to explain to EU exporters the preferential market access opportunities under TRQs offered by the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership. The EU-Japan EPA provides 25 TRQs for a number of EU products to be imported in Japan on a preferential basis. These TRQs allow during a fiscal year, and for a limited volume (the aggregate quantity), a partial or total import duty suspension for the product concerned. Most of the TRQs are administered by...

Sub-section 4 of Chapter 8 of the EU-Japan EPA sets out the principles for regulatory framework for provision of telecommunication services.

About the Factsheet The aim of this Factsheet is to explain to EU exporters of textile products, the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership as well as, in a brief overview, the relevant Rules of Origin. This factsheet takes a close look at tariff lines related to textile products, listing production which will have duties phased out in 10 or 12 years. It then focuses on criteria that a product needs to comply with the provisions “Rules of Origin...

About the FactsheetThe aim of this Factsheet is to explain to EU exporters of vehicles and parts, the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Agreement for an Economic Partnership. This factsheet takes a close look at the market access and the tariff concessions regarding vehicles and parts. It also gives information about the special EPA provisions applicable to vehicles and parts which includes standards, dispute settlement procedure and safeguard clause. Finally, the factsheet...

The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU wine exporters the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

— Latest update: November 2023 — Japan remains the world’s third-largest fashion apparel importer after the EU and the US. As one of the leading fashion markets in the world, Japan is also a trendsetter for other countries in Asia. Japan’s Fashion Market (apparel and accessories) has remained relatively stable over the last 5 years; however, the market size of the domestic apparel business is shrinking. The size of the apparel industry in 2022 (the sum of the sales of the 60 leading companies)...

SAKURA FINETEK EUROPE – from NL Sakura Finetek Group is an international manufacturer and supplier of first class, high quality medical diagnostic products. Sakura Finetek Europe develops, manufactures and sells histological and cytological instruments and consumables. Activities: Medical Equipment (High Technology Industry)Interests in Japan: Japanese company with offices in EuropeThe history of Sakura goes back to 1871, the early Meiji period. Prior to 1870, the company was called Iwashiya...