Food

Vitagora, the French agri-food and innovation cluster, has been collaborating with the Japanese Kyushu Bio Cluster Conference (KBCC) for more than 10 years, implementing tangible and long-term actions between the two networks: visiting companies and research centers, discovering the expertise of both networks, signing partnership agreements between their members.

The EU Business in Japan content provides practical information for European Union businesses in need of clear guidelines to trade with or invest in Japan or cooperate with Japanese partners.

What opportunities does the Japanese honey market offer to EU SMEs?

Five Japanese influencers visited the main olive oil production area of Spain, where they were able to immerse themselves in the culture of this food: from the largest olive grove on the planet, to its industry and rich gastronomy.

EEN and various food clusters all around the EU are joining forces and organizing a one year long B2B online event. Global Foodture targets EU SMEs companies interested to partner with Japan, South Korea, Singapore or Thailand.

Two main events took place in autumn to promote Italian enogastronomic culture and its products: World Pasta Day and the 7th “Settimana della Cucina Italiana”.

TreeFrog Therapeutics is a French biotechnology company specialized in cell therapy. In April 2022, it announced the opening of a lab in Kobe, Japan, with the aim of establishing strategic alliances with key academic and industrial players in the field of regenerative medicine.

Within the framework of two concurrent exhibitions Nordic Organic Food Fair and Eco Living Scandinavia in Malmö, Sweden. EEN partner ALMI is organizing a B2B matchmaking event to facilitate buyer-producer meetings.

SOCKSSS is a young Swedish company specialized in the fashion of socks. Whereas many larger companies failed in Japan, SOCKSSS already makes 5-7% of their turnover in Japan and their made in Japan style socks amount for 20% of their global turnover.

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