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The Innovation Business Mission, organised by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, is centred around the Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) 2024 taking place 2-3 December 2024 at Toranomon Hills in Tokyo.
1. Schedule
| Date | Event | Details |
| Dec. 1 | Recommended arrival and check-in at your hotel in Tokyo | to be booked by participants themselves |
| Dec. 2 | 10:00-18:00 Exhibition Joint EU-Japan Centre booth |
Location: Toranomon Hills (google maps) |
| Dec. 3 | 10:00-18:00 Exhibition Joint EU-Japan Centre booth |
Location: Toranomon Hills (google maps) |
| Dec. 4 | Shibuya Start-ups (TBC) | TBC |
| Dec. 5 | Wrap-up session | Location: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (google maps) |
2. Cost
The EU-Japan Centre covers all expenses related to matchmaking, exhibition booth fees and interpretation services. Flight costs, accommodation, and miscellaneous expenses related to your stay, such as lunch, dinner, and local transport, are not covered by the Centre.
3. Travel Planning
3.1. Border Entry Regulations for Japan
Japan has lifted all covid-related entry restrictions, and this means that visiting Japan without a visa is possible again*. In case you have questions concerning the border entry regulations, please contact the Embassy of Japan in your country.
*In case of visa-exempted nationalities. Please check the visa agreements of your nationality with your local Japanese Embassy.
3.2. Flight
The Innovation Mission will take place in Tokyo. It is recommended to arrive at one of the two international airports in Tokyo area. Narita International Airport (NRT) and Haneda (HND) are recommended. Due to the long distance from the airports, we also recommend not to take a taxi from the airport, but to use other public transport instead.
3.3. Hotel
The venue for the ILS2024 will be Toranomon Hills. For easy access to the venue, please refer here to a map of hotels in the area.
(Source: Toranomon Hills Forum)
4. Networking and receptions (TBC)
5. Information for your space in the Centre’s joint booth at ILS 2024
5.1. Company space
The EU-Japan Centre has reserved a shared booth at ILS 2024, where all participating companies will have shared space consisting of:
1) A Poster in A2 size.
2) A small display space to place A4 size leaflets and business cards.
Centre staff at the joint booth can take care of inquiries about your company should you be absent from the stand. Two interpreters will be in the EU-Japan Centre booth. You can request their services in case you face serious language barriers at the venue.
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| EU-Japan Centre shared booth at ILS 2022 | |
5.2. Poster
Your poster could highlight your company’s brand, products and services or recent research findings.
All posters shall be vertically arranged and will be printed in A2 size (W420mm × H594mm).
We offer you to translate your poster from English to Japanese upon your request with costs borne by the EU-Japan Centre. The number of words in the poster should not exceed 200.
For the poster to be translated into Japanese, you submit your poster to us as a ppt or pptx file in A2 format (You can download a template here or set the size yourself under Design >> Slide Size >> Custom Slide Size >> W420mm x H594mm) no later than 31 October 2024.The Centre will translate and edit the text in the data and send a PDF back to you for confirmation. After you have checked the contents, we will print the file in Japan.
Please make sure that you send us a document where the translators can directly work in (word, ppt, etc). We will always ask for your final confirmation after the translation.
5.3. Flyer
A4 size 2-sided flyer could be useful to show what your company offering or requesting. If you wish to disseminate flyers at the ILS, you submit your poster to us as a ppt or pptx file in A4 format no later than 27 November 2024.
6. Practical Information
Electricity and Power Plugs
The voltage used throughout Japan is 100 volts, and there are two kinds of frequencies in use. Japan uses US-type 2-flat-pin plugs (see left side).
We recommend buying an adapter before your departure. The frequency in Eastern Japan (including Tokyo, Yokohama, Tohoku, and Hokkaido) is 50 Hz, and the one in Western Japan (including Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Shikoku, and Kyushu) is 60 Hz. This frequency difference affects only sensitive equipment.
How to move around
The below search engine for train connections is available in an English version. Google Maps also works quite well to search for train connections.
Please note that ticket machines at many train stations will only accept cash payments, and payments by credit or debit card for public transport are rare.
Japan Transit Planner (Jorudan) on the web
App for IOS
APP for Android
