At the beginning of December 2022, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium will preside over a major Belgian economic mission to Japan. The delegation will attend activities in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto.
An estimated 400 people are expected to join the mission, including Belgian officials from the federal and regional governments as well as a large business and academic delegation. This would make it the largest Belgian trade mission to Japan to date, underscoring the interest in renewing and further intensifying the trade and investment relations between both countries. The mission will focus on various economic sectors: Life sciences, automotive industry, semiconductors & ICT, fintech, eco construction, market access, cleantech & renewable energy. Several business, academic and official agreements will be signed in the course of the mission.
The mission will kick off with 2 days of seminars and visits in Tokyo, before moving to Osaka after a stopover in Nagoya. The programme will finish on Friday December 9 in Kyoto. Besides the official programme, a B2B programme will take place to help Belgian businesses scout the Japanese market and find a local partner.