Tag: Japan
Japan – EU trade relations: What can Serbia learn from this...
28 Feb., Serbia Radisson Collection Hotel
EU and Japan create world’s biggest free trade zone
Almost all tariffs on trade between the European Union and the world's third-biggest economy have been removed. European companies could save around a billion...
H.E. Junichi Maruyama, Ambassador of Japan to Serbia
We Want to Learn More About Serbia
The visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to Serbia after 31 years was truly epoch-making. As a result, young Japanese volunteers will soon arrive in Serbia, while some Japanese companies have started recognising the benefits of Serbia. Our embassy is willing to help these initiatives.
Naoki Tsukada, General Manager of the Mitsubishi Corporation's Belgrade Liaison Office
New Strategy for a New Era
Recognising that businesses have life cycles that are influenced by environmental and other factors, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) will re-profile its portfolio by proactively demonstrating the company’s strengths through the implementation of its mid-term corporate strategy by 2021
Satoshi Abe, General Director of the JETRO Vienna Office
Japanese Companies Ready to Discover Serbia & See
While some prominent Japanese companies already operate in Serbia, huge potential for further cooperation has yet to be explored. The investments by Yazaki and Mayekawa were a good start and today many Japanese companies are carefully watching how successful they are in Serbia. In efforts to provide more information to potential Japanese FDI, Serbian can learn from the Czech example
Atsuko Shiotani, Economic Attaché at the Embassy of Japan in Belgrade
Promising Tide
Compared to ten years ago, economic relations between the two countries have – by and large – expanded significantly. Measured in terms of the number of Japanese direct investment in Serbia, we are seeing six times as many companies today as there were a decade ago. Important political events, as well as some recent investments of Japanese companies in Serbia, are forming the basis for longer-term partnerships.
Hideya Kobayashi, Chief Representative, Balkan Office, JICA
We Want to Contribute to Serbian Society
As of 2019, JICA will launch a new programme in which Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, young and energetic Japanese youngsters, will work with Serbian people in the local community on rural development, disaster prevention and support for people living with disabilities. I would take this opportunity to ask the Serbian people to provide a warm welcome for these young people
Goran Pekez, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JBAS
Serbia an Important Developing Market
We must work stronger to promote opportunities to do business in Serbia among Japanese business circles and spread the word in larger circles, as trade cooperation can be enhanced between Serbian and Japanese companies in both Europe and Serbia.
Danijela Čabarkapa, JBAS Executive Director
We’re Ready to Share Our Experiences
Our aim is to increase the involvement of Japanese business circles in the creation and further improvement of conditions for doing business in Serbia by providing recommendations and examples of the successful practises of JBAS members, as well as Japan itself.
Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
Huge Opportunities For Investors
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates that over the 18 year period between the announcement of Tokyo 2020 in 2013 and 2030 – 10 years after the actual games – Japan would see an economic impact of ¥32.3trn (€248 bln) for hosting the event. They also expect the number of people in employment to rise by 1.94 million nationwide.
Traditional Crafts in Japan
Japanese National Treasures
Japanese crafts are as old as Japan itself. Rural crafts were made with natural materials to provide for daily necessities, and with time they became increasingly complex and sophisticated. Crafts were then produced to be exported and to help the economy.
Emperor Akihito’s 85th Birthday Marked in Belgrade
The Embassy of Japan in Serbia marked the 85th birthday of the Japanese Emperor Akihito.
Reception held at the Belgrade's Metropol Hotel hosted by the Embassy...
Further strengthening of cooperation with Japan
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić and Japanese Ambassador to Serbia H.E. Junichi Maruyama said during today's talks that...
Yusaku Maezawa
Japan’s Corporate Enfant Terrible
Yusaku Maezawa is a Japanese billionaire. According to Forbes, his net worth is approximately $2.9 billion as of September 2018. Most of his net worth comes from founding Japan’s largest online fashion mall, Zozotown. He’s #18 on Forbe’s list of Japan’s 50 Richest in 2018, and he’s #822 out of all billionaires in 2018
Prime Minister Brnabić Meets Japanese Parliamentary FA Vice-Minister
Prime Minister Ana Brnabić assessed today in a meeting with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kenji Yamada that Japan is our friend...
