EBC Newsletter – August 25, 2021

We hope you had a great summer in Japan or abroad!

During the Summer, European companies kept contacting us as they are still experiencing difficulties in bringing in experts for short assignments or new expatriates.

On Monday 19 July, we published a joint flash survey on the impact of the entry restrictions on European and American companies and their Japanese partners.

We will continue to advocate for an opening of the borders for these essential personnel for the European and Japanese economies, in compliance with the appropriate Japanese sanitary measures. To better assess the current situation in European companies in Japan, please contact us if your company is also affected by the entry restrictions!

This week, we invite you to register to the next EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation event on Hydrogen in Transport, Industry and Power Generation | EU-Japan Online Workshop (9 September). Experts from Europe and Japan will share the latest developments on public policies and industrial solutions to develop the use of hydrogen in several sectors of the economy and reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

The shipping industry is also benefitting from technological advancements, which are set to transform cargo shipping. This EuroBiz  article details how this industry will shift to greener power, with the deployment of autonomous vessels, increased use of AI, and further digitalisation of operations.

We hope you stay positive and healthy during this difficult time.

Valerie Moschetti
EBC Chief Operating Officer

Speakers include representatives from the European Commission, the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry of Japan, Mitsubishi Power, thyssenkrupp, Toyota Motor, H3Dynamics, CMB, Panasonic, Hydrogen Europe and Japan Hydrogen Association.

Date: Thursday 9^th September | 9:00-11:30 CET / 16:00-18:30 JST
Language: English and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation
Detailed agenda and registration : https://spipa-japan.net/?p=3703

This year’s White Paper is called “Strengthening partnerships – in crisis and opportunity alike” . The opportunity is of course referring to the EU-Japan EPA that entered into force on February 1, 2019. Unfortunately, at the same time the COVID -19 crisis struck the world.

We are, however, confident that with our recommendations, the European and Japanese economies and companies will continue to prosper.