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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.
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.
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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.
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EU-Japan Regional & Cluster Cooperation Annual Conference & Matchmaking  13-14 December 2022, online 

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  WHAT IS IT? Vulcanus in Japan started in 1997. The programme consists of industrial placements for  students in engineering or other scientific fields. It is open to EU nationals and to…
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