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Report: How to Draft a Distribution Agreement and Agency Agreement with Japanese Partners
This report provides with the appropriate tools to choose between an Agency or a Distribution Agreement when doing business with a Japanese partner. It also provides the specific terminology (kanji) to distinguish between Distributor and Agency.
Case study - SOCKSSS
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.
Japanese Industry and Policy News August 2022

Topics covered on the August issue: 

Legislation and Policy News
-    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry holds Tokyo GX Week in September-October

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Helpdesk for EU-Japan cooperation at the local level of industrial clusters, regions and prefectures video

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Overview of developments in the e-commerce sector in the Baltics

Report on developments in the e-commerce sector in the Baltic Region from 2020 to March 2022.

Report: FDI Incentives by Prefecture 2022
This report will provide you with a concise summary of FDI incentives in Japan organised by prefecture. It will assist you in determining which of Japan's prefectures are more suitable for your business.
Report: How to Export to Japan (Food Sector) - Quick Guide 2022
This guide aims to provide a brief overview on regulation aspects to consider when exporting foods to Japan.
Report: eCommerce in Japan - "How it works" Guidelines
This report focuses on the main platforms of e-commerce in Japan which are Amazon Japan, Rakuten Ichiba and Shopify. It presents the information necessary to do business on those platforms, the procedure, and the logistics.
Report: Cluster Mapping in Japan 2022
Following mapping attempts in 2013 and 2016, the EU-Japan Centre proceeded with a new screening online in order to identify new clusters and better assess already existing ones lastly identified in 2016.
Report: Coffee, Tea and Soft Drinks Market in Japan
The report is targeting EU-based small- and mid-sized companies (SMEs) that are producing coffee, tea and soft drinks and are seeking to enter the Japanese market or those aiming at strengthening their current positions in Japan.
Report: Japan's Home Fashion & Furniture Market
Japan has a flourishing home decoration market which is one of the best in the world. Japanese demand for well-designed, high-quality and innovative furniture and home fashion brands from EU firms is very strong.

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