In its ongoing efforts to help European SMEs to access the Japanese market, the EU-Japan Centre has organized on regular bases since 2015 various market access workshops to explain about the specificities of doing business in Japan, focusing on the cultural aspects or some industrial sectors. These workshops are organized within the frame of the Centre’s activities as member of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).
After two years of workshops being attended solely behind computer screens, the EU-Japan Centre is happy to announce the successful conclusion of three physical workshops, in Cluj Napoca, Romania, with the Technology Transfer Center CENTI Cluj-Napoca; in Coimbra, Portugal, with the CEC – Conselho Empresarial do Centro / CCIC – Câmara de Comércio e Indústria do Centro; and in Brussels, Belgium, with the Brussels Entreprises Commerce & Industry - BECI. All combined these workshops attracted over 150 participants.

Some testimonials

“I come through this message to express my deep admiration and respect for the organization of the above event. The EEN staff at my local chamber of commerce, in a gesture of absolute kindness, called me to remember the event, which was providential! The event, extremely well organized, provided me with highly relevant information. The expert lecture was spectacular, very informative, concise, clear and humorous.
I now feel much more confident in contacting potential Japanese investors. I would like to thank you again for the constant support that I have been offered. These initiatives reinforce the determination of entrepreneurs and researchers and give us encouragement and confidence in the future. Thank you very much!!”
- Mr. Ferreira Neto (CEO, 3D-Recycler, Portugal)

“Thank you for having invited me to this event, it was an interesting one. The detailed information about the Japanese market and the brief steps we can take to succeed in getting in touch with businesspeople in Japan were more than welcome. I have also appreciated the cultural business information about Japan presented by the expert, a very experienced speaker and a European person that has been living in Japan for several years. Let’s keep in touch!”
- A participant in Romania

The EU-Japan Centre invites EEN partners and other EU based organizations interested in co-hosting online or on-site market access workshops to contact Ana Horvatin at a.horvatin(at)eu-japan.eu