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Topics covered in the February issue:
LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS
・Measures for Supporting SMEs Affected by Novel Coronavirus Announced
・Automobile Industry Council for Studying Countermeasures against the Novel Coronavirus to be Launched
・Revision of JIS Includes Way of Assessment for Photo Voltaic Cell Module
・Winners of the First ESG Finance Awards Announced
Topics covered in the January issue:
LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS
・Renewables to Become Japan's Main Sources of Power Supply
・AIST to Establish International Joint Research Center for Zero-Emission Technologies
・Advanced Emergency Braking System Will Become Obligatory for New Cars
・Act on the Rational Use of Energy was Revised Partially
・Tokyo to Promote Hydrogen Society during the Olympic/Paralympic Games
December 2019The Centre is pleased to present to you its latest issue of the EU-Japan Newsletter on the following link: https://www.eu-japan.eu/sites/default/files/publications/docs/december19.pdf. In the newsletter you will find information on the Centre's activities, coming seminars and events as well as activities of general interest on various aspects of the EU-Japan cooperation.
Topics covered in the December issue:
LEGISLATION AND POLICY NEWS
・METI Published Guidelines on Charging Plastic Bags
・Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announced the "Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy"
SURVEY AND BUSINESS DATA
・Japanese Population Diminished More Than 500,000 in One Year
・New Indices to Measure Consumer Sentiment and Product Prices Developed
・Performance of Companies in Solar Power Sector Shows Improvement
・Majority of Consumers Support Change Over to Paper from Plastics
By Agnieszka Kuczynska in the framework of the MINERVA Fellowship Programme
By Guillermo Garcia in the framework of the Minerva Fellowship Programme.
To get the access to this report, please click here.Expert: Rolf SchmidPublication date: November 2019Please keep in mind that this report is only accessible to EU companies which are registered to the EU Business in Japan website. - If you are not yet a member, you will first have to register as a member via: …
To get the access to this report, please click here.Expert: Jay NelsonPublication date: October 2019Please keep in mind that this report is only accessible to EU companies which are registered to the EU Business in Japan website. - If you are not yet a member, you will first have to register as a member via: …
On 1 February 2019, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan came into force. It is the biggest trade deal that the EU has signed to date and represents nearly 30% of global GDP and 40% of global trade. It is also the largest open-trade zone in the world, covering 600 million people.
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