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Want to access international markets such as Japan?INNOWWIDE aims to provide funding to at least 120 European innovative SMEs and start-ups to conduct Viability Assessment Projects (VAPs) in markets outside of Europe. The project will open two calls that will provide up to 60,000€ of funding per project. The INNOWWIDE pilot call aims to bring European SMEs to the forefront of international markets by allowing them to conduct VAPs in cooperation with local stakeholders around the world, creating...

This section will provide you with more information about the Japanese protection system for intellectual property, the main procedures to follow and the major costs involved.

In Japan, good design goes beyond beauty and is a driving force behind society’s development. Good designs have to be of great quality, purpose and be seen as such by consumers.

— Latest update: May 2025 — The number of lines for Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly as the use of smartphones, tablets, and other devices continues to increase and Japan is a global leader when it comes to digital infrastructure, new technologies R&D and investment. The Japanese government expects that robotics and the automation of IoT could replace some of the traditional tasks in logistics, healthcare, maintenance, and asset management. Therefore it heavily promotes new wireless...

The event is co-organised by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

Join our Digital 4-day mission during the Innovation Leaders’ Summit 2022 in Tokyo. Deadline to apply: September 18.

Prefecture flag Main City: Kanazawa Population: 1,125,000 people, ranking 34/47 prefectures (2021) Area: 4,185 km2 Geographical / Landscape description Ishikawa Prefecture is located approximately in the centre of the Japanese archipelago with a major part of the prefecture, the Noto Peninsula, jutting out into the Sea of Japan. This area is surrounded on three sides by the ocean. Because of its location, Ishikawa Prefecture has been a major gateway to and from the continent of Asia across the...

Prefecture flag Main City: Morioka Population: 1,196,000 people, ranking 32/47 prefecture (2021) Area: 15,275 km2 Geographical / Landscape description Iwate Prefecture is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido and has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido. The prefecture has a mountainous landscape with peaks as high as 2,000m. Climate Cold and snowy winters (some areas can record temperatures as low as -15°C) while a summer Foehn effect provides warm...

This month we have updated several pages with new statistics, charts, further readings and much more! Please find hereafter an overview of the updated information, which range from Aerospace and Aeronautics sector, cross-cultural issues to Chubu Prefecture and its regions. To read more, please click on the links below:Regions and Prefectures – ChubuSectors – About Aerospace and AeronauticsIssues – About Starting a Business in Japan

The EU-Japan Centre is pleased to present this 8-minute video, made by LEPAC – www.lepac.org – explaining the challenges facing Japan as its economy recovers.These challenges are structural and connected to energy choices, and the demographical landscape of the country. The 2014 fertility rate in Japan was 1. 4 - one of the lowest in the world, and has economic consequences : a shrinking working class and a growing ageing class – more than 26% of the Japanese population is over 65 years old, and...

Renewable Energy 2016 – Japan’s Annual Renewable Energy Exhibition Shows Increasing Amounts of International PlayersFrom 29 June to 1 July, Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan welcomed the 11th edition of the renewable energy exhibition “Renewable Energy 2016”.This yearly event is organised by the Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) and co-organised by organisations such as the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the New Energy Foundation (NEF), the...

Japan takes global lead in developing floating offshore wind technology On July 8, the 5-MW Hitachi HTW 5.0-126 wind turbine, mounted on a floating platform, has been successfully sited off the coast of Fukushima prefecture. The turbine is one of three and the final piece of the “Fukushima Forward”-floating offshore wind farm demonstrator, an experimental research project financed with around JPY53bn (ca. EUR477m) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The project is part of the...