Business Mission

Polish municipality Krotoszyn and Japanese town Okinoshima (Shimane Prefecture) sister city bonds were established in 2016. These cities’ mutual passion for sumo and existing ties are constantly getting stronger, helping to identify new areas of development. The trade mission from Krotoszyn to Okinoshima, and the town of Misato, is scheduled for May 2023. Six companies from Krotoszyn will participate in it.

The European partnership EU-Alliance organises a mission in Japan in March 2023, for European SMEs whose activities are related to technical textiles, connectivity, advanced technologies, and advanced materials, for dual-use applications in the security and defence markets.

The European partnership REC-N-COMP organises a mission in Japan in May 2023, for European SMEs whose activities are related to the manufacturing of composites from recycled materials.

Representatives from 10 EU Biotech companies from 7 EU member states travelled to Osaka and Yokohama to meet Japanese life sciences and pharma companies.

Applications open for the upcoming EU-Japan Centre’s Nanotech mission in Japan taking companies to the International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference in Tokyo from 31 January to 3 February 2023.

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is organising the business mission "EU-Japan Green Business Cooperation with Vietnam" to help EU companies expand their business with Japanese partners in Vietnam and with Vietnamese partners.