Analytical reports

As gender equality awareness in the labor market is rising globally, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation reflects on its gender policies.

This document is concerned with double taxation arising between the EU and Japan. The purpose of this document is to increase the understanding of double taxation, allowing readers to raise their concerns more accurately regarding double-taxation with their respective accountants.

What business opportunities does the Japanese Fintech market offer to EU SMEs? Opportunities stemming from large Japanese market to provide B2B services and products would be the main focus as therein lies most opportunities for EU SMEs.

How do Japanese firms consistently survive and become some of the oldest firms in the world? This report argues that Japanese and Western firms that showcase longevity follow certain key characteristics...

First edition of the EU-Japan Centre’s report on its key achievements during the 2022 Japanese fiscal year.

What are the key domestic players and the latest trends in the dynamic Japanese beer market? What are the opportunities for innovative or traditional EU craft-style beer manufacturers?

This report provides with the appropriate tools to choose between an Agency or a Distribution Agreement when doing business with a Japanese partner. It also provides the specific terminology (kanji) to distinguish between Distributor and Agency.

This report will provide you with a concise summary of FDI incentives in Japan organised by prefecture. It will assist you in determining which of Japan's prefectures are more suitable for your business.

This guide aims to provide a brief overview on regulation aspects to consider when exporting foods to Japan.

This report focuses on the main platforms of e-commerce in Japan which are Amazon Japan, Rakuten Ichiba and Shopify. It presents the information necessary to do business on those platforms, the procedure, and the logistics.

Following mapping attempts in 2013 and 2016, the EU-Japan Centre proceeded with a new screening online in order to identify new clusters and better assess already existing ones lastly identified in 2016.

The report is targeting EU-based small- and mid-sized companies (SMEs) that are producing coffee, tea and soft drinks and are seeking to enter the Japanese market or those aiming at strengthening their current positions in Japan.