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Market Access workshops (online or on-site) in cooperation with local EU support organisations

In its ongoing efforts to help European SMEs to access the Japanese market, the EU-Japan Centre co-organises Market Access workshops in cooperation with the local EU support organisations (members of Enterprise Europe Network or other EU non-profit entities, such as clusters, chambers of commerce, regional development agencies etc.).
These workshops will cover information on how to access the Japanese market for EU companies interested in a particular sector and/or provide insights into the Japanese business culture.

The industrial sectors that could be covered during the Market Access workshops include:

  • Food
  • Textile
  • Biotech/medical devices
  • ICT/IoT/digitalisation
  • Clean-tech/circular economy
  • Cosmetics
  • Furniture

Cultural workshops cover:

  • meeting with Japanese partners
  • negotiation process
  • other Japanese business culture aspects

The agenda of the workshop could vary (depending on the preference of the partners in collaboration and whether the workshop is held online or on-site), yet initially these workshops would address topics related to sectorial opportunities, including requirements, regulations, strategies and others, as well as cultural aspects such as meeting Japanese partners and Japanese business protocol.
The workshop would take from 1-2 hours online and 3-4 hours at the premises of and in cooperation with local Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) partners or other EU entities.

All costs regarding the experts’ presentation fees as well as a possible travel (accommodation, flights) would be covered by the Centre. The date for the workshop would be scheduled at least one month in advance to ensure enough time for preparation and logistical arrangements.

For more information and if you wish to be kept informed about our calendar, please contact Ms Ana Horvatin at workshops(at)eu-japan.eu.

Here is the list of the past workshops co-organized by the EU-Japan Centre with regional partners since 2015 until today.

 

2023

   
Partner Location Topic
Kosice Regional Chamber at the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Kosice, Slovakia Cross-cultural
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EEN) Nicosia, Cyprus ICT
Consortium of clusters - F2F Health Matters project Online, various EU countries Cross-cultural
Krotoszyn City Hall Krotoszyn, Poland Cross-cultural
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Talinn, Estonia ICT

2022

   

Partner

Location Topic
Archipelago Iasi, Romania Cross-cultural
Techtera Lyon, France Cross-cultural
Manresa Chamber of Commerce Manresa, Spain Food sector
VALORIAL Rennes, France Food sector
Brussels Chamber of Commerce Brussels, Belgium Cross-cultural
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tallin, Estonia Food sector
Technology Transfer Center CENTI Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
Food sector
Camara de Comercio e Industria do Centro - CEC - CIIC Coimbra, Portugal Cross-cultural
NRW.BANK/Zenit Dusseldorf, Germany Textiles sector
Torino Chamber of Commerce Torino, Italy Food sector
Staropolska Chamber of Commerce Kielce, Poland Food sector
CCI Occitania Blagnac, France Food sector

2021

   
Partner Location Topic
Stowarzyszenie Wolna Przedsiebiorczosc Gdansk, Poland Cross-cultural
Croatian Chamber of Economy Zagreb, Croatia Food sector
Auvergne Rhone Alpes Enterprises Rhone Alpes, France Cross-cultural
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tallinn, Estonia Food sector
Eurosportello – Unioncamere del Veneto Venice, Italy Food sector
Kaunas Chamber of Commerce Kaunas & Vilnius, Lithuania Food sector
Torino Chamber of Commerce, APRE Torino, Rome, Italy Food sector
North Hungarian EEN - HEPA Budapest, Hungary Food sector
TecnoCamp, XPCAT Barcelona, Spain Cross-cultural
AdvantageAustria National level, Austria Food sector
Wroclaw Centre for Technology Transfer Wroclaw, Poland Food sector
AWEX Brussels, Belgium Food sector
Economic Development Agency Brandenburg Brandenburg, Germany Cross-cultural
SWP Gdańsk | EEN Pomorskie Gdansk, Poland Textile sector

2020

   
Partner Location Topic
Sviluppumbria Perugia, Italy Food sector
Zenit Mulheim, Germany Food sector
ACCIO/Consell General de Cambres de Comerç de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain Food sector
Vilnius and Kaunas  Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Vilnius & Kaunas, Lithuania Textile sector
Enterprise Europe Network Brussels and AWEX Brussels & Wallonia, Belgium Food sector

Joint event with:

CCI Occitanie (FR) /
Rising SUD (FR) /
ADI Nouvelle Aquitaine (FR) /
North Denmark EU Office (DK) /
Tutech Innovation GmbH (DE) /
Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa (DE)

France, Germany, Denmark Maritime sector
Pécs-Baranyai Kereskedelmi és Iparkamara / CCI of Pécs-Baranya Pécs-Baranya, Hungary Food sector
Bulgarian Industrial Association Sofia, Bulgaria Food sector

2019

   
Partner Location Topic
Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento Malaga, Spain Cross-cultural
Wolna Przedsiebiorczosc Oddzial Terenowy W Gdansku Gdansk , Poland Cross-cultural
Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Vilnius, Lithuania Cross-cultural
Bulgarian Industrial Association Sofia, Bulgaria Cross-cultural
Confindustria Sicilia Palermo, Sicily Food sector
Instituto Tecnológico De Canarias S.A. Tenerife, Spain Cross-cultural
Instituto Tecnológico De Canarias S.A. Gran Canaria, Spain Cross-cultural
CCIPD - EENetwork Azores, Portugal Cross-cultural
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hajdú-Bihar County Debrecen, Hungary Cross-cultural
Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol Tallinn, Estonia Cross-cultural
ALMI Företagspartner Kronoberg AB Vaxjo, Sweden Cross-cultural
NRW Bank & Zenith Dusseldorf, Germany Cross-cultural
Grupo Sodercan Santander, Spain Cross-cultural
Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Offenbach am Main Offenbach, Germany Cross-cultural

2018

   
Partner Location Topic
RTC North Ltd London, UK Cross-cultural
Confindustria Sicilia Palermo, Italy Cross-cultural
Wolna Przedsiebiorczosc Oddzial Terenowy W Gdansku Gdańsk, Poland Cross-cultural
Warmia And Mazury Regional Development Agency Olsztyn, Poland Cross-cultural
Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Kaunas, Lithuania Cross-cultural
Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Vilnius, Lithuania Cross-cultural
PRAXI / HELP-FORWARD Network / Foundation For Research And Technology Hellas Athens, Greece Cross-cultural
Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH Berlin, Germany Cross-cultural
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Osnabrück - Emsland - Grafschaft Bentheim Osnabrück, Germany Cross-cultural
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia Riga, Latvia Cross-cultural
Vaeksthus Hovedstadsregionen Copenhagen, Denmark Cross-cultural
CCI Occitanie Toulouse, France Cross-cultural
CCI Occitanie Montpellier, France Cross-cultural
National Hungarian Trading House Budapest, Hungary Cross-cultural
ALPHA RLH cluster/Bordeaux CCI Bordeaux, France Cross-cultural
Business Region Göteborg AB Gothenburg, Sweden Cross-cultural
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria do Centro - CEC-CCIC Coimbra, Portugal Cross-cultural
AIP-Associação Industrial Portuguesa / CCI -Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Lisbon, Portugal Cross-cultural
Enterprise Europe Brussels Brussels, Belgium Cross-cultural
Lubelska Fundacja Rozwoju | Enterprise Europe Network Lublin, Poland Cross-cultural
Niedersachsen Aviation/erospace business network in Northern Germany Hamburg, Germany Cross-cultural
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tallinn, Estonia Cross-cultural

2017

   
Partner Location Topic
Ministerie Van Economische Zaken (RVO - Netherlands Enterprise Agency) the Hague, Netherlands Cross-cultural
IAPMEI (Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation) Lisbon, Portugal Cross-cultural
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Vienna, Austria Cross-cultural
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Vienna, Austria Cross-cultural
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Linz, Austria Cross-cultural
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, CCI France Lyon, France Cross-cultural
Luxembourg Chamber Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg, Luxembourg Cross-cultural
Bulgariam Chamber of Commerce Sofia, Bulgaria Cross-cultural
Cracow University of Technology - Centrum Transferu Technologii - Politechnika Krakowska Krakow, Poland Cross-cultural
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth Stockholm, Sweden Cross-cultural
CCI Toulouse Toulouse, Blagnac, France Cross-cultural

2016

   
Partner Location Topic
Væksthus Hovedstadsregionen Copenhagen, Denmark Cross-cultural
Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Vilnius, Lithuania Cross-cultural
Malta Enterprise & Malta Chamber of Commerce Valetta, Malta Cross-cultural
The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry London, UK Cross-cultural
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia Riga, Latvia Cross-cultural
Confindustria Sicilia Trapani, Italy Cross-cultural

2015

   
Partner Location Topic
BECI Brussels, Belgium Cross-cultural
Zenith Müllheim and der Ruhr, Germany Cross-cultural
Berlin Partner Berlin, Germany Cross-cultural
Camara Oficial De Comercio Industria, Servicios Y Navegacion De Valencia Valencia, Spain Cross-cultural
Turku Science Park Oy Ab Turku, Finland Cross-cultural

 

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