The Centre quarterly newsletter, June 2026 issue, is now available.
In this issue:
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Discover the Start-up Environment in Fukuoka City, Japan
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Jun
2025
regions
City of Lappeenranta goes to Japan
Strengthening regional RDI collaboration as part of international engagement.
Japan in the Emilia-Romagna Culinary Tradition
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan organized a special mission from the Ibaraki Prefecture to Bologna, Italy. An exclusive lunch was set up where the traditional recipes of the Emilia-Romagna Region met the products of the Ibaraki Prefecture.
Finnish-Japanese collaboration – BIOSYS
North Karelia of Finland introduces the BIOSYS Ecosystem, a collaborator between the regions of North Karelia, Nagano (Ina), and Hokkaido. BIOSYS bridges research, development, innovations, and business activities together, drives international growth, and addresses the key challenges in the green transition together with partners.
CONFERENCE
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Jan
2024
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.
EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk
A platform dedicated to the cooperation between European regions & clusters and Japanese prefectures & clusters
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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.
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