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EJRC Webinar - Discover the Start-up Environment in Fukuoka City, Japan 20 June 2025
Explore how Fukuoka City supports international start-ups and business expansion.
A Japanese cherry blossom is planted in Joensuu, Finland
On 31 August 2024, His Excellency Mr. Takashi Okada, the Japanese Ambassador to Finland, and Mr. Markus Hirvonen, North Karelia Region Mayor, planted an Ezo-Yama Sakura cherry blossom seedling at Kirkkopuisto (Church Park) in Joensuu, the capital of North Karelia, as well as Forest Capital of Europe.
French agri-food innovation cluster nurtures French and Japanese collaboration
Located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France, the agri-food innovation cluster Vitagora has tied strong relationships with its Japanese partners for more than 15 years. Since the COVID-19 crisis, Vitagora has opened a subsidiary office in Kumamoto, Japan, to deepen these relationships and find out new opportunities that could lead to a better world through food and health.
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Japanese investments pouring into Flanders
In 2022, Flanders welcomed 15 investment projects from Japan, placing Japan in the sixth spot among Flanders' main investors, and first among their Asian investors.
Innovation: Supporting cooperation between Europe and Japan
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is one of the 6 winning regions of the European programme "International Urban and Regional Cooperation" IURC EU-Japan, which supports cooperation for innovation between European regions and Japanese prefectures.
Osaka and Munich continue their successful partnership
The cluster management organizations BioM, based in Munich, Germany, and Osaka Bio Headquarters, based in Osaka, Japan, officially announced the renewal of their long-standing Transnational Biotech & Life Sciences Cooperation Partnership Agreement on the occasion of the EU-Japan Biotech & Pharma Partnering Conference 2022 in Osaka.
EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation Project
The European Commission has selected the six regions in the European Union (EU) and five Japanese prefectures below to participate in the EU-Japan Region-to-Region Innovation Cooperation Project of the EU's International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme.
PIMAP+ delegation in Japan
The PIMAP+ consortium coordinated by ALPHA-RLH has organized a learning expedition in Tokyo from June 20 to June 23.
EJRC Helpdesk conference and matchmaking events
EU-Japan Regional & Cluster Cooperation Annual Conference & Matchmaking  13-14 December 2022, online 
EJRC Helpdesk Webinar 02 : Evolving partnerships for renewable energy and regional revitalization
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Are you interested in opportunities for EU-Japan cooperation on renewable energy and regional revitalisation partnerships?
Regional & local supplier qualifications
When preparing for tendering at regional and local level, it will be necessary to consult with the procuring entity regarding the formalities to obtain supplier qualifications.  While national enti

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