The following information reached us through the European Business Council (EBC): Thank you very much for your continued cooperation with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). We would like to conduct an out-of-cycle, short survey in order to understand the […]

Dear Members and Friends,   What first struck us as a temporary Breaking News is turning into a full-length feature movie. Measures are urgently to be taken concerning health/safety – on both corporate and private fronts – and economic survival. […]

NEWS -Tokyo extends event cancellations, facility closures to May 6 (April 2, The Mainichi) Tokyo to keep city-run schools closed through May 6 (April 1, The Japan Times)   -Japan to give cloth face masks to 50 million households to fight virus […]

The main news of the last 24 hours:   -Tokyo Olympics to begin July 23 next year after delay due to virus – Olympics will be held from July 23 to Aug. 8 and Paralympics from Aug. 24 to Sept. […]

Here are some of the headlines from the weekend:   -Tokyo government urges people to stay home at night (March 30, NHK World)   -Tokyo confirms 68 new coronavirus cases, record daily increase (March 29, Kyodo News)   -Abe pledges Japan’s “boldest-ever” […]

The main headlines of the day:   -Tokyo residents are asked to stay indoors at weekend due to coronavirus (Kyodo News)   -Japan to advise against all nonessential overseas travel (as of March 25, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Jp only, Mainichi Shinbun) […]

The big news of the day is of course the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic (Kyodo News).   India to lock down whole country to battle coronavirus (Kyodo News), while China is to […]

Dear members and friends of BLCCJ,   We informed you last week of the passing away of Ambassador Nothomb, on our Facebook page. Patrick Nothomb had first served as General Consul in Osaka, and later in his career as Ambassador […]

Over the weekend we gathered the following news and extra links.   NEWS: IOC exploring scenarios for Tokyo Games, incl. postponement (Kyodo News) Japan considers ¥30 trillion stimulus to fight coronavirus outbreak (Japan Times) Japan to ask travelers from Europe and from […]

The European Business Council (EBC) has launched its new website: https://ebc-jp.com/   The EBC is the trade policy arm of 15 European National Chambers of Commerce (incl. BLCCJ) and Business Associations in Japan, and has been working to improve the […]

You are all concerned about the COVID-19 crisis and so are we. Therefore we have gathered links to information that might be useful to you.   Updates on the situation in Belgium: -News from the Belgian Embassy in Tokyo in Dutch and French -Reinforced measures taken […]

The following information reached us through the European Business Council (EBC):   Dear Members of the BLCCJ,   In the context of Coronavirus crisis, the EBC launched an online survey to understand the “Reaction Of The European Business Community In Japan To […]

In light of the recent situation, the ARQIS Foreign Law Office has summarized four imminent questions and answers on how to deal with business interruptions/risks due to COVID-19 from a business perspective. They also prepared a Newsflash with a focus […]

Our director Jerome Chouchan, CEO of Godiva Japan, will talk about his chocolate business as well as his latest book “Let’s Change and Transform Together” on the following radio shows:   1) Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (Bunka Hoso) Kunimaru Japan http://www.joqr.co.jp/kiwami/ […]

The following event information reached us through the European Business Council (EBC):   Are you ready for the Digital Economy? Join us to hear from industry and regulatory experts on how the digital economy is transforming their business practices and […]

In the spirit of White Day we invite you to an exclusive chocolate and wine pairing event with the Spanish Chamber and in cooperation with BLCCJ member Godiva Japan Inc.   Date: Thursday 27 February 2020 Time: 18:45 – 20:00 (doors open 18:15) Where: Godiva office How much: JPY […]

The Tokyo Employment Consultation Center (TECC – managed by Pasona Inc.) held a Labor Law seminar for global companies on 25th of February.  “Case Studies: the Frequently asked questions on Japanese labour / employment management”. For example, “Termination of employment […]

We are happy to inform you of this year’s first Beer Gathering, which will be held on Monday 17 February.As usual, our friends from the Japan-Belgium Society will be joining us. We will be going back to Brussels Beer Project Shinjuku, run by BLCCJ […]

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we are happy to announce that Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini will be visiting Japan again! You can hear him live on the radio and see him in action on tv on the following […]

The following event information reached us though the European Business Council (EBC):   The Delegation of the European Union to Japan, The Japan Association for Simplification of International Trade Procedures (JASTPRO), The Japan Tariff Association (JTA), and The Japan Customs […]

The BLCCJ is one of the member chambers of the BLCCA, the Belgian-Luxembourg Chambers of Commerce Abroad network. https://belgianchambers.be/en/kamers-van-koophandel/belgische-kamers-van-koophandel-in-het-buitenland/   They recently created a new brochure and asked their member chambers to send in quotes. Eventually a quote about the […]