Decarbonization

Yokohama Mayor speaks at climate-change summit

As the only mayor participating from Asia, Yokohama’s Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka promoted decarbonization initiatives and international collaboration at the Vatican Climate Summit organized by the Pontifical Council.

Exploring Japan's Clean Mobility: Hydrogen & New Batteries Technology Learning Expedition

In January, a one-week learning expedition, organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan for the French mobility cluster Pôle Véhicule du Futur, brought 15 French companies to Japan to delve into hydrogen and battery topics.

Photovoltaic panel technology from Japan to Slovakia

Slovakia wants to become a gateway for the expansion of new photovoltaic panel technology in Europe. Denisa Saková, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and the Minister of Economy of the SR signed the Memorandum of Understanding in Tokyo, Japan, with Sekisui Chemical, which develops photovoltaic flexible panels.

German-Japanese Energy Transition Council discusses Pathways to Decarbonization

From 2 to 3 March, the German and Japanese members of the Expert Council exchanged views on the current energy policy of both countries in a two-day meeting. In particular, the focus was on the results of studies on carbon-neutral buildings and on the decarbonization of the petrochemical industry.

News from members of the EU-Japan Business Round table

MELCO supplies traction systems to SNCF.

Previewing the 2022 EU-Japan BRT

Previewing the discussions in Tokyo in mid-November, by business leaders from the EU and Japan, of green, digital, and other industrial policy issues of mutual interest to the EU and Japan.

European and Japanese researchers optimise renewable methanol production

The LAURELIN project, funded by the European Union and the Japan Science and Technology Agency, works on developing innovative solutions to improve renewable methanol (green) production from CO2 hydrogenation in terms of energy efficiency and production cost.

EU-Japan Green Transition Matchmaking – joint efforts for green economy business partnerships

With a combination of online matchmaking events and hybrid fair participation, the EU-Japan Centre, joined by partners in Europe and Japan, supported the creation of business partnerships for a greener economy.

SPIPA Project in Japan

Japan - Europe

EU-Japan Centre's News

Call for experts: quarterly ‘Japanese technology and innovation monitoring watch’

The EU-Japan Centre is currently calling for expert report proposals for its quarterly ‘Japanese…

Call for experts: Japanese policy and regulatory developments

The EU-Japan Centre is currently calling for expert report proposals for a new periodic monitoring…

Minerva Policy Reports: Call for Expert Proposals - June 2024

The Minerva Policy Reports deliver comprehensive research on the dynamic political, economic, and…

Events

Japan

01/08/2024 - 31/03/2025

Vulcanus in Japan - A training programme for students in engineering and other scientific fields (from EU / SMP associated countries)

The organization of the Vulcanus Programme is pending reception of a grant by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation for the Japanese fiscal year 2024-2025: Please note that this call is…

Japan

07/10/2024 - 11/10/2024

Biotech Business Mission in Japan

Are you running a business that operates in the Pharma, Biotechnologies, or Life Sciences sectors? Would you like to present your technologies and products to potential partners and clients from…

Library

EU-Japan Newsletter, issue #86

Highlighting contributors to EU-Japan cooperation: Hannes Voraberger and Massimo Esposito

Report: Foodtech Sector in Japan

The EU-Japan Automotive Industry in the Face of Environmental and Technological Disruption