EU-Japan Centre Past events

Mission participants will exhibit and participate in the Innovation Leaders Summit (“ILS”) 2024 in Toranomon Hills, one of Tokyo’s most iconic business venues.

In this seminar, representatives from both the public and private sectors will discuss the challenges and future directions for promoting green materials, drawing on perspectives from various stakeholders throughout the supply chain—from upstream suppliers to downstream users.

As the full implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will commence on 1 January 2026, we are honored to welcome Mr. Xavier Vanden Bosch, an official from the European Commission's unit in charge of CBAM (DG TAXUD) as the speaker, who will review the operations during the provisional application period and present the outlook for the full implementation.

We are at an inflection point. AI is no longer a distant frontier - it is reshaping how societies govern, produce, move, and age.

Japan and the EU agreed on the “EU-Japan Digital Partnership” at the 2022 Summit, and have since been strengthening cooperation to advance the contribution of digital technologies to society and the economy. In this seminar, we will deepen dialogue between the public and private sectors from Japan and the EU on the future direction the Partnership should pursue toward a prosperous and sustainable future.

How Japan’s trademark system has been dealing with several key challenges posed by the ever-increasing digitization and by the integration of AI