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EU-Japan Newsletter, Issue #79

October 2022 - EU-Japan NEWS - the Centre's newsletter is now available on digital and PDF formats.

2022 Fiscal Year Achievement Report - Key Figures & Statistics

First edition of the EU-Japan Centre’s report on its key achievements during the 2022 Japanese fiscal year.

Report: The Beer market in Japan
What are the key domestic players and the latest trends in the dynamic Japanese beer market? What are the opportunities for innovative or traditional EU craft-style beer manufacturers?
Report: How to Draft a Distribution Agreement and Agency Agreement with Japanese Partners
This report provides with the appropriate tools to choose between an Agency or a Distribution Agreement when doing business with a Japanese partner. It also provides the specific terminology (kanji) to distinguish between Distributor and Agency.
Case study - SOCKSSS
SOCKSSS is a young Swedish company specialized in the fashion of socks. Whereas many larger companies failed in Japan, SOCKSSS already makes 5-7% of their turnover in Japan and their made in Japan style socks amount for 20% of their global turnover.
Japanese Industry and Policy News August 2022

Topics covered on the August issue: 

Legislation and Policy News
-    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry holds Tokyo GX Week in September-October

'virtual mall' in the agri-food sector video

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Overview of developments in the e-commerce sector in the Baltics

Report on developments in the e-commerce sector in the Baltic Region from 2020 to March 2022.

Report: FDI Incentives by Prefecture 2022
This report will provide you with a concise summary of FDI incentives in Japan organised by prefecture. It will assist you in determining which of Japan's prefectures are more suitable for your business.
Report: How to Export to Japan (Food Sector) - Quick Guide 2022
This guide aims to provide a brief overview on regulation aspects to consider when exporting foods to Japan.
Report: eCommerce in Japan - "How it works" Guidelines
This report focuses on the main platforms of e-commerce in Japan which are Amazon Japan, Rakuten Ichiba and Shopify. It presents the information necessary to do business on those platforms, the procedure, and the logistics.
Report: Cluster Mapping in Japan 2022
Following mapping attempts in 2013 and 2016, the EU-Japan Centre proceeded with a new screening online in order to identify new clusters and better assess already existing ones lastly identified in 2016.

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