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In Japan, good design goes beyond beauty and is a driving force behind society’s development. Good designs have to be of great quality, purpose and be seen as such by consumers.

— Latest update: May 2022 — The number of lines for IoT is growing rapidly as the use of smartphones, tablets, and other devices continue to increase and Japan's ICT market is the world's third-largest market and holds a 6.4% share of the global market. The Japanese government expects that the automation of IoT could replace some of the traditional tasks in healthcare, maintenance, and asset management and therefore heavily promotes new wireless technologies for IoT, Intelligent Transportation...

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Prefecture flag Main City: Kanazawa Population: 1,125,000 people, ranking 34/47 prefectures (2021) Area: 4,185 km2 Geographical / Landscape description Ishikawa Prefecture is located approximately in the centre of the Japanese archipelago with a major part of the prefecture, the Noto Peninsula, jutting out into the Sea of Japan. This area is surrounded on three sides by the ocean. Because of its location, Ishikawa Prefecture has been a major gateway to and from the continent of Asia across the...

Prefecture flag Main City: Morioka Population: 1,196,000 people, ranking 32/47 prefecture (2021) Area: 15,275 km2 Geographical / Landscape description Iwate Prefecture is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido and has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido. The prefecture has a mountainous landscape with peaks as high as 2,000m. Climate Cold and snowy winters (some areas can record temperatures as low as -15°C) while a summer Foehn effect provides warm...

This month we have updated several pages with new statistics, charts, further readings and much more! Please find hereafter an overview of the updated information, which range from Aerospace and Aeronautics sector, cross-cultural issues to Chubu Prefecture and its regions. To read more, please click on the links below:Regions and Prefectures – ChubuSectors – About Aerospace and AeronauticsIssues – About Starting a Business in Japan

The EU-Japan Centre is pleased to present this 8-minute video, made by LEPAC – www.lepac.org – explaining the challenges facing Japan as its economy recovers.These challenges are structural and connected to energy choices, and the demographical landscape of the country. The 2014 fertility rate in Japan was 1. 4 - one of the lowest in the world, and has economic consequences : a shrinking working class and a growing ageing class – more than 26% of the Japanese population is over 65 years old, and...

Renewable Energy 2016 – Japan’s Annual Renewable Energy Exhibition Shows Increasing Amounts of International PlayersFrom 29 June to 1 July, Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan welcomed the 11th edition of the renewable energy exhibition “Renewable Energy 2016”.This yearly event is organised by the Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE) and co-organised by organisations such as the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the New Energy Foundation (NEF), the...

Japan takes global lead in developing floating offshore wind technology On July 8, the 5-MW Hitachi HTW 5.0-126 wind turbine, mounted on a floating platform, has been successfully sited off the coast of Fukushima prefecture. The turbine is one of three and the final piece of the “Fukushima Forward”-floating offshore wind farm demonstrator, an experimental research project financed with around JPY53bn (ca. EUR477m) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The project is part of the...

The latest edition of our Japan Tax and Public Procurement (JTPP) quarterly newsletter has been published this month. Please click on the following link to get access:JTTP Helpdesk Quarterly Email Alert

Dealing with taxation in a foreign country can be a complex, time-consuming and costly affair for SMEs, who would rather devote their time on development of their markets and flourish under the most beneficial fiscal circumstances.JTPP Helpdesk provides first-line information services and access to expertise suitable for SMEs when dealing with taxation issues in Japan. To access the Helpdesk, click here.

The Japanese Customs has published information regarding the application in Japan of Article 3.16(3) of the EPA related to the claim for preferential tariff treatment.This information aims at addressing questions raised by importers in Japan and exporters in the EU about additional explanations requested by Japan Customs from importers submitting a claim for preferential tariff treatment under the EU-Japan EPA.Please see the link below:http://www.customs.go.jp/roo/english/text/eu-3-16e.htmThe...