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Activities of the EU-Japan Centre in a nutshell

ABOUT THE CENTRE
The Centre is a 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. It is jointly funded and managed by both sides. It has its head office in Tokyo and an office in Brussels.

BUSINESS SERVICES

  • BUSINESS & MATCHMAKING MISSIONS TO JAPAN: 3-5 days sectoral business support missions are organised every year in Japan for EU Clusters and SMEs in biotech, digital, nanotech, space, defence and green economy. Each mission includes exhibiting and matching opportunities at a targeted trade fair.
  • INTELLIGENCE ON MARKETS & OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN: The "EU Business in Japan" project offers information and reports on a wide range of Japanese business sectors, on regulations and Japanese business culture. Over 500 reports and webinars are already available.
  • BUSINESS PARTNERING IN JAPAN: The EU-Japan Centre is the contact point in Japan of the "Enterprise Europe Network" (EEN).
  • HOW TO BENEFIT FROM THE EU-JAPAN EPA: The "EPA Helpdesk" supports and guides EU companies in their search for relevant information on the ongoing free trade agreement between the EU and Japan. 
  • HOSTING A JAPANESE ENGINEERING STUDENT IN INDUSTRY IN THE EU: One-year "Vulcanus" programme in Europe
  • TEMPORARY OFFICE IN JAPAN: "Step in Japan" is a support initiative for SMEs, offered free of charge:
  • PROMOTING YOUR PRODUCTS IN JAPAN (organic food)
    • EUfood2Japan - supports EU SMEs producers of organic food seeking to export their products to Japan
  • OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPANESE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: The "Tax & Public Procurement Helpdesk" provides a wide range of services in the areas of public procurement and tax issues in Japan
  • INVEST IN EU HUB: The "Invest in EU Hub" is a service to promote Japanese investments in the EU. It will ‘signpost’ potential Japanese investors and other stakeholders to relevant sources of information and resources at EU-level and in EU27 member-states.
  • SUCCESS STORIES & CASE STUDIES: success stories & Case studies illustrating how the Japanese market is an excellent opportunity for European companies to export their products and/or services. 

 

POLICY RELATED ACTIVITIES

  • EU-JAPAN BUSINESS ROUND TABLE: The "EU-Japan Business Round Table" (BRT) fosters communication between the Japanese and European industries, and  submits recommendations to the Japanese and European authorities
  • POLICY REPORTS: The EU-Japan Centre commissions occasional "Minerva" reports on policy intelligence issues aimed at helping EU industry and authorities understand recent trends and developments in Japan in different market segments.
  • EU & JAPAN POLICY SEMINARS: The Centre's webinars and workshops both in Europe and Japan cover a wide range of issues. 

 

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

 

R&D, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPACE COOPERATION

 

COMMUNICATION & COOPERATION
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