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Newsletter 30 January

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We hope 2025 is off to a great start for you all!
To kick off what promises a busy but exciting Expo Osaka-year, we already had our New Year party and a luncheon with the Luxembourg Pavilion Director last week – thank you to everyone who joined us!

 

UPCOMING BLCCJ EVENTS:

BJA and BLCCJ Webinar Series: Exploring Osaka Beyond the Expo: Tuesday 4 February, 18:00-19:00 JST @ Zoom

Starters’ Thriday networking event: Thursday 6 February, from 19:00 @ l’Abreuvoir

9th Inter-Chamber Ski and Snowboard Weekend: main event on Saturday 15 February @ Okushiga Kogen, Nagano

February beer gathering: Monday 17 February, from 19:00 @ BBC Antwerp Port

-Save-the-date! BLCCJ-CCIFJ-SCCIJ Golf Tournament 2025: Monday 2 June @ Tako CC

-Save-the-date! BLCCJ Gala 2025: Friday 28 November @ Conrad Tokyo

Furthermore we are working on a webinar with imec, and we are brainstorming about more Expo Osaka events, so stay tuned!

And if you have any event suggestions, topics or speakers for us, do not hesitate to reach out to our office.

 

BLCCJ OFFICE NEWS:

-We are proud to announce that our Chamber’s Accreditation with the Belgian-Luxembourg Chambers of Commerce Abroad (BLCCA) has been extended for 2025-2027.

-BLCCJ is now a supporting member of Smart City Institute Japan.

 

BLCCJ MEMBER NEWS:

-We are very happy to welcome several new members into the BLCCJ network!

  • New corporate member DEME Japan Co., Ltd. (Mr. Sebastiaan Kiemel)
    DEME is a world leader (with its roots in Belgium) in the specialised domains of dredging, marine infrastructure, solutions for the offshore energy market, environmental works and concessions.
  • New corporate member Beal International (Ms. Barbara Thiry)
    Founded in 1974, BEAL INTERNATIONAL is a Belgian family-owned company specialising in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative products for the construction and decoration sectors.
    Among the range of products designed by BEAL INTERNATIONAL, it is in particular the MORTEX® coating of microcement or Tadelakt type, the BEALSTONE® product, a new generation Terrazzo , and the CAPILASIL® water repellent solutions for terraces, frontages and injection which made the reputation of the company.
  • New corporate member Barry Callebaut Japan Ltd. (Mr. Dhruv Bhatia)
    With the support of over 13,000 employees, Barry Callebaut leads the chocolate and cocoa industry, driven by innovation and excellence across more than 60 production facilities and 25 CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ centers worldwide.
  • New individual member Mr. Paul Aulner (Bollore Logistics)
  • New individual member Mr. Kotaro Hasumoto (Panasonic Automotive Systems)
  • New individual member Mr. Hiroyuki Takayama (Cushman & Wakefield)

We hope to introduce you to all of them very soon!
You can already find their contact information in our online directory.

-Corporate member Delvaux Japan (Richemont Japan) has a pop-up store with their “Magritte Collection by Delvaux” at Isetan Shinjuku Main Bldg. 1F The Stage, still running until 4 February.

-Member restaurant Armani ristorante has a new seasonal 4-course lunch menu (Classico Menu) at competitive price – details in attachment.
BLCCJ members who book via our office will be offered a welcome drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) by the restaurant.

Valentine’s Day is around the corner – THE chocolate season in Japan!
Here are some inspirations from our chocolate members:

-If you have any news to share with the BLCCJ members, please reach out to our office.

 

OTHER NEWS:

-BLCCJ is an official supporting organization of the 14th Asia Offshore Wind Day, Tuesday 18 February @ Ritz-Carlton Tokyo
New BLCCJ member Sebastiaan Kiemel, DEME, will be one of the speakers.

52nd H.C.R. International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition 2025 & Forum: 8-10 October @ Tokyo Big Sight – interested BLCCJ members can apply now, application guidelines in attachment

-The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is organizing a next “Get ready for Japan” training mission – application deadline is 13 March

FIT Tokyo is looking for a Technology Deputy to the Science & Technology Counselor
More information on and application through the following Daijob page:
https://www.daijob.com/jobs/detail/1394476 (deadline is 13 February)

-A Belgian masters student is doing research on the cultural differences between Japan and Europe and how they influence the business and IT alignment.
He would appreciate your cooperation in filling out his survey.

 

Finally, here are a few NEWS HEADLINES of the past days:

-Japan government posts $4.5 tril. deficit for FY2023 (NHK World – Japan, 29 January)

-Gov’t, Keidanren aim to double investment to 200 tril. yen by FY 2040 (Kyodo News, 27 January)

-BOJ raises inflation forecasts for FY2024 and beyond (NHK World – Japan, 24 January)

-Foreign visitors to Japan hit record high of 36.8 million in 2024 (NHK World – Japan, 24 January)

-Births in Japan set to fall under 700,000 for 1st time in 2024 (Kyodo News, 24 January)

 

In the near future our office will start using a different mailing system, so our newsletters and mailings will look differently.

To stay up-to-date of our activities and news, you can also check out our websiteLinkedIn page and Facebook page – we are very happy to see our followers growing day after day!