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Information on Japan for EU Companies

When seeking to do business abroad, it is essential to first get to know the country that you are targeting. Awareness about Japan’s politics, economics and social environment is a considerable asset. To help you improve your knowledge about Japan, and in accordance with the project of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH) to develop a global platform providing European Union businesses with relevant information about business with third countries, the EU-Japan Centre has created this online information portal for European companies seeking to break into the Japanese market. It aims to bring together and...

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Knowing the specifics of the Japanese market is vital for any project to succeed. This month in "Special Focus", we highlight ...

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Understanding the Japanese people represents one of the single biggest obstacles for European SMEs wishing to break into the Japanese market. To help you in this task, the EU-Japan Centre organises...

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This month we have updated 5 pages with new statistics, charts, further readings and much more!

Please find hereafter an overview of tourism sector, culture and other Japan-related information of your interest:

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EPA Helpdesk at...

A free trade agreement between the EU and Japan (EU-Japan EPA) entered into force in 2019 scrapping most of the import duty tariffs.

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Each month on this page we will be introducing profiles of Japanese companies that are looking for EU partners.
EU-Japan SME support & partnership opportunities are...

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Here you can find information about our forthcoming and past release of expert reports.

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Here you will find information about our forthcoming and recorded past webinar series.

 

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Technology Transfer...

The EU-Japan Centre launches the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk, a new service which aims at being a reference for those who are interested in searching for available technologies from both...

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The potential of the public procurement market in Japan remains largely untapped by European SMEs. JTPP Helpdesk supports SMEs with finding their way into this market, by providing a variety of...

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