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Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Japanese counterparts and foster your business!On Tuesday 10 October 2017, the "European Biotech & Pharma Partnering Conference, Osaka, 2017" will be organised at the Congrès Convention Center (http://www.congre-cc.jp/en/) in Osaka, Japan.During the event, business representatives of EU clusters and/or companies will have an opportunity to attend pre-arranged B2B meetings with Japanese companies. The event serves a perfect platform to meet representatives of...

— Latest update: November 2025 — Japan has a variety of renewable energy resources, including geothermal, hydropower, wind and solar energy as well as biomass. However, the country’s high population density and mountainous geography constrain available land for developing renewable energy projects, leaving good and available resources often in locations that are far away from population centres. IEA, Energy Policy Review, Japan, 2021 Table of Contents Overview FIT & FIP systems Hydroelectricity...

About the Report: Since its entry into force on 1 February 2019, the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has resulted in a significant increase of trade in goods and services between the EU and Japan . The Agreement gradually removes the vast majority of customs duties . It also addresses a number of long-standing non-tariff barriers and simplifies procedures for trade. There are various EU products and services which potentially enjoy more trade benefits from the Agreement, but yet...

This report gives an overview of the fifth generation of mobile systems in Japan.

This report describes the present situation for 6G in Japan, significant players, possible trends, opportunities, and challenges.

About the Report This report examines Japan’s intellectual property system, outlining Japan-specific intellectual property rights, instructions for applying to Japan’s patent office, as well as the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Japan. The report also explains several important differences between Japanese and EU law concerning intellectual property rights. About the Expert Astamuse Company ltd provides a web platform service based on intangible asset data. Atamuse provides its...

About the Report Difficulties in accessing external financing and attracting investment can prevent EU SMEs from benefiting from the opportunities triggered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the signature of the EU-Japan Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure. If on the one hand, finance remains one of the biggest obstacles to SMEs internationalisation beyond the EU; on the other hand, EU SMEs are highly unaware of available financing support...

About the Report:This report provides a summary of the Japanese Accounting and Taxation sectors. Its main objective is to provide EU companies with an overview of Japanese accounting practices and taxation regultions for both companies and individuals, while at the same time discussing the taxation reforms recently promposed by the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The report also examines various types of business establishment open to EU companies entering the Japanese market as...

This report gives a brief overview of the alcoholic beverage industry in Japan.

About the Report The aim of this report is to provide foreign investors with all the relevant information to successfully set up their new business in Japan. Like a practical guide, this report will take you through all the essential procedures and will cover key topics including; the different types of legal entities in Japan, how to best utilise the Companies Act to optimise your business, step-by-step description of the incorporation process, administrative licences and permissions and how to...

This report is the updated version on our previous report published in 2013.

This report describes new technologies applied to the Japanese vehicle industry.

The purpose of this report is to look into the current status of the Japanese Ambient Assisted Living market.

About the Report Cooperation between European and Japanese companies in third markets is a growing and promising business trend. For example, a study conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan in 2019 reveals that 69% of German companies in Japan are involved in business activities with Japanese partners outside Japan, a number being on a consistent increase from 64% in 2018 and 54% in 2017. In addition, 46% of German companies in Japan are generating revenues with...

This report intends to provide an overview of current AI, robotics and data related policies in Japan.

Japan is about to spend big on AI for the education sector.

This report titled provides a useful summary of the current status of artificial intelligence market in Japan.

About the Report: Historically, the Japanese healthcare market has been rather conservative but today, Japan is more open to overseas influence on how the future healthcare system should be designed. Japan’s ageing population is applying pressure to the healthcare system and Japan needs more healthcare to support more people for a longer time as people live longer. Over the past years, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has been focusing on Artificial Intelligence to strengthen its...

An abundance of opportunities exist to European companies hoping to invest in startups and top-scaled Japanese AI firms.

This report presents an overview of the Automobile and Transport Cluster and Industry Landscape in Japan.