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Japan is a representative democracy consisting of 47 prefectures. The country's Constitution dates from 1947 and is the result of an amendment to the Constitution of the Meiji era.

Japan is quite isolated in geographical terms and, as is often the case with island countries, many of Japan’s cultural traits and its differences from overseas neighbours are attributed to this geographic isolation.

Due to the current global health situation, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation replaced its 2-week physical programme in Japan by a 2-week online programme. The objective of this programme remains the same: helping participants to get an in-depth understanding of how to do business in Japan. The 2-week 'Get Ready for Japan' scheme offers EU managers the unique opportunity to experience and understand both the cultural and economic elements which define and explain Japan's business...

In support of the recommendations of health officials, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is postponing its programme "Get Ready for Japan" until September 2020.The programme originally scheduled 18 - 29 May 2020, is now foressen on 7 - 18 September 2020.For more information about the programme: https://www.eu-japan.eu/events/get-ready-for-japan-training-programmeWe sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and look forward to having you on board in September. If...

In addition to the information provided on this website, companies are free to ask for further support. The EU-Japan Centre will provide some support for free within its mandate and will refer you to select experts who may be able to answer complex enquiries or provide customised support (e.g. market analysis reports). The referral will be free of charge, but the experts may charge a fee for their services.

Prefecture flag Main City: Gifu Population: 2,033,000 people ranking 17/47 prefecture (2015) [1] Area: 10,621 km2 [2] Geographical / Landscape description One of the few landlocked prefectures in Japan. In the Hida Region, located in northern Gifu, mountain peaks exceed 3,000 metres above sea level. In contrast, in the Mino Region, situated in southern Gifu, the Kiso, Nagara, and Ibi Rivers flow into the Nobi Plain. [2] Climate Because the Mino region is surrounded by low mountains, the...

The EU-Japan Centre is currently calling for applications for its second Green economy Cluster/SME mission to be organised in Japan alongside “Tokyo Decarbonisation Expo”.

The Japanese automotive sector accounts for 18% of the total emission amount of Japan’s economy. Both the government and the industry are striving to implement new policies while increasing the degree of technological innovation.

Join the "Get Ready for Japan" programme to expand your business in Japan!

This guideline serves a practical guide to the export-to-sales process, procedures and planning for EU agri-food products to Japan.

in May 2015, METI published revised guidelines for the Special R&D costs Tax credit scheme, necessitated by the tax reforms of the Abe government in April 2015. The Special R&D costs Tax Reduction scheme is one of the R&D tax credit schemes where it is possible to cut part of the costs for experimental research. In 2015, in order to promote open innovation in enterprises, the Abe Tax Reforms introduced a number of enlargements in this programme: Substantial expansion of tax credit rate from 12%...

Prefecture flag Main City: Maebashi Population: 1,927,000 people ranking 18/47 prefecture (2021) Area: 6,363 km2 Geographical / Landscape description Gunma Prefecture is located in the middle of Honshu, around 100km from the capital, Tokyo. One of only eight landlocked prefectures in Japan, Gunma is the north western-most prefecture of the Kanto plain. Except for the central and southeast areas, where most of the population is concentrated, it is mostly mountainous. Climate Because of its inland...

The EU-Japan Centre's staff wishes you peace, joy and prosperity throughout the coming year. Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We look forward to working with you in the years to come!Please note that during the Holiday season (19 December - 4 January) the new membership requests for this website will be suspended.