The EU-Japan Centre’s key role in promoting European industry in Japan is evidenced by the results for fiscal year 2023, the first normal post-COVID year. In this unique market, we have informed, trained, and connected European businesses with Japanese customers through multiple activities throughout the year, including:
• Organising 4 physical business missions to Japan, bringing EU SMEs and clusters to trade fairs.
• Conducting 2 World Class Manufacturing sessions with 49 managers in Aichi Prefecture.
• Hosting 14 European SME managers in our Get Ready for Japan training programme.
• Arranging industrial internships for 16 European students in Japan and 22 Japanese students in Europe.
• Holding 10 market workshops across Europe with over 400 participants.
• Hosting 11 policy events, attracting over 4,400 participants.
• Responding to hundreds of inquiries from SMEs via the Centre’s various helpdesks.
• Organising the 25th EU-Japan Business Round Table meeting in Brussels.
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Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
