EBC Newsletter – October 28, 2020

As you know, the main mission of the EBC is to advocate and to lobby for EBC members and for our stakeholders, the European National Chambers of Commerce in Japan.

Recently, the EBC worked hard (and continues!) to successfully advocate against the (re-)entry ban to Japan for non-Japanese nationals, which affected both people and companies. Our 23 Committees are devoted to improving the business environment for European companies in Japan. The EBC Committees highlight issues and make practical recommendations for how these problems should be resolved.

In today’s Newsletter, you can get an insight on a presentation given at our Sustainability and Social Responsibility Committee. If your company is interested in attending the meetings, you are most welcome to contact the EBC !

We recently handed over our 2020 White Paper,“Strengthening Partnerships, in crisis and opportunity alike”, to JETRO. We invite you to visit their website, and particularly two interesting resources for European companies and nationals:

• Their Trade Tie-Up Promotion Program International Business Matching Site
• Their page for Companies Interested in Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals

To conclude, we invite you to already save some dates to attend a series of webinars:

• Three webinars organized by the European Union Delegation to Japan on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership (EPA) Progress Seminar.
• A webinar organized by the International Chamber of Commerce about arbitration in Japan. The webinar will be in Japanese, but it may be interesting to some of you

We wish you a good reading and hope you stay positive and healthy during this difficult time.

Valerie Moschetti
EBC Chief Operating Officer

One of the main messages from the presentation was that sustainability does not have to sacrifice profitability. Quite the opposite, as not implementing a sustainability action plan might very well turn out to be more costly, both in turns that it may have to do at one point in time, and that buyers of the company’s products or services might turn elsewhere due to the lack of said strategy. At the same time, many efficiencies can be achieved by implementing a sustainability policy.

You will find the presentation HERE, courtesy of Trista and Donald.

If you are interested in the EBC Sustainability and Social Responsibility, do reach out to the ebc at: [email protected] or via phone: 03-3263-6222

If you want to contact Donald or Trista directly, they can be reached on either Donald Eubank or Trista Bridges .

• Their Trade Tie-Up Promotion Program International Business Matching Site
• Their page for Companies Interested in Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals

The EPA Progress Seminar will seek to take stock of the progress on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and will bring together representatives from academia, industry and trade associations, as well as the public sector. The EPA Progress Seminar will take place over three days, with each day covering a different aspect of the EPA and inviting a varied panel of speakers.

Topics that will be covered:
Day 1 (November 24 – 09:00-10:00 am CET/16:00-17:00 pm JST)
1.           Presentation of EPA Progress Report
2.           Presentation of Business Survey
3.           Success stories

Day 2 (November 25 – 09:00-10:00 am CET/16:00-17:00 pm JST)
Leather and footwear market in Japan

Day 3 (November 26 – 09:00-10:00 am CET/16:00-17:00 pm JST)
Presentation of Guide on Public Procurement

Each study/report will be introduced by one of the experts and is followed by contributions from business discussants and a Q&A session.

Please save the date, and we will follow-up shortly with a more detailed programme and information on how to register.

2) パネルディスカッション：ICC仲裁におけるVirtual Hearingの実施上の注意点と
その対策
Panel Discussion on Virtual Hearing in ICC Arbitration and how to deal with pitfalls in Virtual Hearing (17:05~17:50)

モデレーター/Moderator：
ICC 国際仲裁裁判所委員 前田 葉子弁護士 / Yoko Maeda, Court Member
(Alternate) ICC International Court of Arbitration

パネリスト/Panelist：
小島国際法律事務所 パートナー 出井 直樹弁護士/Naoki Idei, Attorney-at-Law, Partner,　Kojima Law Offices
桃尾・松尾・難波法律事務所 パートナー 鈴木 毅弁護士/Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
長島・大野・常松法律事務所　シンガポールオフィス　パートナー　青木 大弁護士
/Hiroki Aoki, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Singapore Office

3) Q&A (17:50-18:00)

3. 参加費/ Attendance charge：
無料（会員・非会員とも）Free (for both ICC Japan member and non-member)

4. 言語/ Language：
日本語 / Japanese

5. 申込方法 / Registration：
申込書(別添)に和英併記で記入し、E-mail にて国際商業会議所日本委員会事務局宛
に2020年10月29日（木）14：00までにお送りください。
後日、招待URLと資料をメールいたします。
Please fill out the application form and send it by e-mail to ICC Japan by 15:00 on October 28th, 2020.
We will email you the invitation URL and materials, if any, at a later date.

6. 問合せ先：Contact details for inquiries
国際商業会議所　日本委員会事務局　(ICC JAPAN)
International Chamber of Commerce JAPAN (ICC JAPAN)：Nouchi/Numasawa
〒100-0005　東京都千代田区丸の内3丁目2番2号　丸の内二重橋ビル6階
Marunouchi Nijubashi Bldg. 6Fl. 2-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO Tel : 03-3213-8585 / E-mail：[email protected]