Newsletter 31 March
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Expo 2025 Osaka (13 April – 13 October) will very soon open its doors!
On our website we will keep you posted of important BeLux Expo dates and events, and of course of our own BLCCJ Expo events.
Please check this page for all the details.
BLCCJ EXPO EVENTS IN THE MAKING:
–Joint Chamber Expo 2025 Kick-off Party: Friday 11 April, 19:00-21:00 @ Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya
225 guests from 14 Chambers are expected – BLCCJ still has 3 spots left, first come first serve!
–BLCCJ-JBS Joint visit to the Expo: Tuesday 20 May, 12:00-17:00 (approx.)
We will enjoy lunch together and visit both the Belgian and Luxembourg Pavilions.
We will be honored with the presence of the Belgian Ambassador.
More details will be shared soon.
–BJA-BLCCJ Webinar Series on Expo Osaka part 2 – A talk with Belgian Pavilion Director Myriam Cops: Thursday 22 May, 18:00-19:00 @ Zoom
More details will be shared soon.
–BLCCJ visit to the Expo: Friday 10 October
(This will be the day after our Belgian Beer and Food Academy, Thu 9 Oct, 18:30-22:00 @ Hilton Osaka)
More details will be shared when available.
OTHER EXPO-RELATED NEWS:
-If you are planning to organize an event at the Belgian Pavilion, please refer to the attached Events and Catering documents for the details. Updated versions will be shared on our website when available.
–BLCCJ members can enjoy a 20% discount for the concert of Daniel Verstappen on 22 June in Osaka
OTHER UPCOMING BLCCJ EVENTS:
–Exclusive visit to the Japan Card Products (Cartamundi) factory: Wednesday 9 April, 13:00-16:00
All slots have been filled.
–April beer gathering @ Belgian Beer Weekend Hibiya: Thursday 10 April, 19:00-22:00 @ Hibiya park (Elm tree field)
This will be the opening day of this year’s BBW 2025 festivals!
Co-hosted with the BLCCJ Starters, JBS and BLMC
–It’s a Small World: Multinational Networking Event with ACCJ, SCCJ and SCCIJ: Tuesday 15 April, 18:30-20:30 @ ARCH Cafe and Bar
–Belgian shop @ Belgian Beer Weekend Yokohama: 8-11 May @ Yamashita Park
We gathered products from a record 13 companies this year!
Details will go out soon.
–BLCCJ-CCIFJ-SCCIJ Golf Tournament 2025: Monday 2 June @ Taco CC
The 20 BLCCJ slots have been filled.
We are currently looking for award ceremony prizes.
-Save-the-date! Meet the Boss with Dirk Ostijn, CEO, MetLife Japan: Thursday 5 June, 8:30-10:00 @ MetLife office
Many more events are in the making, so keep an eye out on our mailings, website, LinkedIn and Facebook pages!
NEWS FOR THE BLCCJ MEMBERS:
-Today 31 March and tomorrow 1 April, Luxembourg jazz trio “REIS DEMUTH WILTGEN” will perform at the Cotton Club in Tokyo.
BLCCJ members can enjoy a 50% discount on tickets, so sign up ASAP!
-From 5 April to 22 June you can go visit the exhibition “Folon – Agency of imaginary journeys” at Abeno Harukas Art Museum in Osaka
–Member restaurant Champ de Soleil is holding its annual white asparagus fair until 30 June. Don’t miss this Belgian culinary treat!
-BLCCJ has a very active LinkedIn page, which we hope will continue to gain followers.
However, our separate LinkedIn group has not been active for quite some time, so we decided to close it and focus on the page only. Thank you to those who were part of the group.
-Our office is transitioning its current mailing system into Mailchimp.
Our next newsletter will likely be sent with the new system, so please check your spambox from time to time so you do not miss any Chamber updates.
A FEW NEWS HEADLINES:
-Osaka Expo to boost consumption by 1 trillion yen: think tank (Kyodo News, 30 March)
-Tokyo’s rice prices surge 90% in March on year: CPI data (Kyodo News, 28 March)
-Trump’s 25% auto tariff to take effect April 3 with no exemptions (Kyodo News, 27 March)
-3 Japan airports to use unified gates for immigration, customs checks (Kyodo News, 25 March)
-JR launches part of newest train station in Tokyo, aims for int’l hub (Mainichi Japan, 27 March)
-Kyoto OKs hiking city lodging tax to up to 10,000 yen per night (Kyodo News, 25 March)
-Security firm warns fake website is posing as official Expo ticket sales site (NHK World – Japan, 28 March)
With the beautiful cherry blossom season upon us again, we hope the weather will allow you to enjoy them to the fullest!