On 17 December, the EU-Japan Centre hosted a delegation of 10 different companies from Belgium that were visiting Japan, led by VOKA, Flanders' major chamber of commerce organization and largest business network with roughly 18000 members. The delegation consisted of PE/venture capital funds, lifestyle and construction, wholesale distributors, retails and producers.
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.