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EUROPEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IN JAPAN

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The European Business Council (EBC) is the trade policy arm of 16 European National Chamber of Commerce and Business Associations in Japan and has been working to improve the trade and investment environment for European companies in Japan since 1972. The EBC was registered with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2008 as the European (EU) Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

The EBC currently works for around 2,500 local European corporate and individual members through fees paid via their respective national chamber of commerce. Some 250 companies participate directly in one or more of the EBC's 29 industry committees, whose work covers a wide variety of economic sectors. These committees are:

Aeronautics & Space

  1. AgustaWestland Japan
  2. Airbus Japan K.K.
  3. Arianespace Tokyo Office
  4. BAE Systems (International) Limited
  5. Rolls-Royce Japan Co. Ltd
  6. Thales Japan K.K.

Airlines

  1. Air France
  2. Alitalia-Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A.
  3. Austrian Airlines
  4. British Airways plc
  5. Finnair
  6. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  7. Lufthansa German Airlines
  8. SAS Scandinavian Airlines
  9. Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.

 Animal Health

  1. Bayer Yakuhin Ltd./Animal Health Division
  2. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Japan Co. Ltd
  3. Merial Japan Ltd.
  4. Virbac Japan Co. Ltd

Asset Management

  1. Allianz Global Investors Japan Co. Ltd
  2. Amundi Japan Ltd
  3. BNP Paribas Investment Partners Japan Ltd
  4. Eastspring Investments Limited
  5. Henderson Global Investors (Japan) Limited
  6. HSBC Global Asset Management (Japan) K.K.
  7. NN Investment Partners (Japan) Co Ltd
  8. Pictet Asset Management (Japan) Ltd
  9. PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  10. Robeco Japan Co; Ltd.
  11. Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Ltd
  12. UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd.

 Automobiles

  1. Audi Japan K.K.
  2. BMW Japan Corp.
  3. European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA)
  4. FCA Japan Ltd.
  5. Jaguar & Land Rover Japan
  6. Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd.
  7. Nicole Automobiles Co. Ltd.
  8. Peugeot Citroen Japon Co. Ltd.
  9. Porsche Japan K.K.
  10. Scania Japan Limited
  11. UD Trucks Corporation
  12. Volkswagen Group Japan K.K.
  13. Volvo Car Japan Limited

Automobile Components

  1. Raymond Japan Co. Ltd
  2. ArcelorMittal Japan
  3. Bosch Corporation
  4. K.K. Seric
  5. Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd.
  6. ThyssenKrupp Japan K.K.
  7. Vodafone Automotive Japan K.K.
  8. ZF Japan Co. Ltd.

Banking

  1. Barclays Bank PLC, Tokyo Branch
  2. BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Ltd.
  3. Commerzbank AG
  4. Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
  5. Deutsche Securities Inc.
  6. HSBC The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  7. ING Bank N.V.
  8. Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A

Business Continuity Management

  1. Bayer Yakuhin Ltd./Animal Health Division
  2. BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Ltd.
  3. Draeger Medical Japan Ltd.
  4. Ernst & Young Shin Nihon Tax
  5. Goldschmidt-Thermit Japan Co. Ltd.
  6. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  7. IKEA Japan K.K.
  8. Lend Lease Japan Inc.
  9. Nicole Autombiles Co. Ltd.
  10. NN Investment Partners (Japan) Co., Ltd.
  11. TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.

Construction

  1. CLESTRA K.K.
  2. Lend Lease Japan (LLJ)
  3. MasterMind KK
  4. Permasteelisa Japan K.K.
  5. Saint-Gobain Hanglas (Japan) K.K.

Cosmetics and Quasi-Drugs

  1. Bluebell Japan Ltd.
  2. Chanel K.K.
  3. Clarins K.K.
  4. ELGC K.K.
  5. Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
  6. LVMH Cosmetics K.K.
  7. Nihon L’Oreal K.K.

Defense & Security

  1. AgustaWestland Japan
  2. Airbus Helicopters Japan Co. Ltd.
  3. Airbus Japan K.K.
  4. Arianespace Tokyo Office
  5. BAE Systems (International) Limited
  6. Rolls-Royce Japan Co. Ltd.
  7. Thales Japan K.K.

Energy

  1. ABB K.K.
  2. Areva Japan Co. Ltd
  3. EDF Representative Office
  4. GHT (Group Hi Tech) (a division of PMC Co. Ltd)
  5. Infineon Technologies Japan K.K.
  6. Siemens Japan K.K.
  7. Total Trading International SA, Tokyo Branch
  8. TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
  9. Vestas Wind Technology Japan Co. Ltd.

Financial Reporting

  1. Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co. Ltd
  2. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
  3. HSBC
  4. KPMG AZSA LLC
  5. Rockwood Lithium Japan K.K.

Food & Agriculture

  1. ARYZTA Food Solutions Japan Co. Ltd.
  2. Beltrade K.K.
  3. CSM Japan K.K.
  4. Danisco Japan Ltd.
  5. Danone Japan Co. Ltd.
  6. DSM Japan K.K.
  7. Groupe Bongrain-Bresse Bleu Japon K.K.
  8. Groupe Bongrain-Valrhona Japon SA
  9. IKEA Japan K.K.
  10. Japan-Europe Trading Co. Ltd
  11. MIE PROJECT Co., Ltd.
  12. Nestlé Japan Ltd.
  13. Norwegian Seafood Export Council
  14. Perfetti Van Melle Export Far East Japan Representative
  15. Pick Szeged Salami Factory and Meat Processing E. Co. Ltd.
  16. PinguinLutosa Japan K.K.
  17. Puratos Japan Co. Ltd.
  18. Roquette Japan K.K.
  19. SKW East Asia Limited
  20. TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.

Human Resources

  1. DHL Global Forwarding Japan K.K.
  2. G&S Global Advisors Inc.
  3. H&R Consultants K.K.
  4. IKEA Japan K.K.
  5. Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd.

Insurance

  1. AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
  2. Cardif-Assurances Risques Divers
  3. Credit Agricole Life Insurance Company Japan Ltd.
  4. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
  5. Manulife Life Insurance Company
  6. Swiss Re Japan Branch

Intellectual Property Rights

  1. Chanel K.K.
  2. Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office
  3. Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB)

Legal Services

  1. Allen & Overy
  2. ARQIS Foreign Law Office
  3. Ashurst
  4. Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
  5. Clifford Chance Law Office
  6. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Tokyo
  7. Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho, Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
  8. Linklaters Tokyo
  9. Norton Rose Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho
  10. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
  11. TMI Associates
  12. White & Case LLP

 Liquor

  1. Diageo Japan KK
  2. Heineken Kirin Japan K.K.
  3. MHD Moet Hennessy Diageo K.K.
  4. Pernod Ricard Japan K.K.

Logistics and Freight

  1. AGS Four Winds Japan
  2. A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S
  3. CMA CGM (Japan) K.K.
  4. DHL Global Forwarding Japan K.K.
  5. DHL Japan Inc.
  6. DHL Supply Chain Ltd.
  7. IKEA Japan K.K.
  8. Lufthansa Cargo
  9. SAS Cargo Group A/S
  10. Schenker-Seino Co. Ltd
  11. TNT Express Worldwide (Japan) Inc.

Materials

  1. Elkem Japan K.K.
  2. Eramet International Tokyo Branch
  3. Hoganas Japan K.K.
  4. Imerys Fused Minerals Japan K.K.
  5. Umicore Japan

Medical Diagnostics

  1. Abbott Japan Co., Ltd
  2. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostic K.K.
  3. Roche Diagnostics K.K.
  4. SML (Sceti Medical Labo) KK
  5. Sysmex bioMerieux Co., Ltd.

Medical Equipment

  1. Air Liquide Japan Ltd.
  2. Baxter Limited
  3. B.Braun Aesculap Japan Co., Ltd.
  4. Biotronik Japan, Inc.
  5. Coloplast K.K.
  6. Dentsply IH
  7. Domier MedTech Japan Co. Ltd.
  8. Draeger Medical Japan Ltd.
  9. Edaptechnomed Co. Ltd.
  10. Elekta K.K.
  11. Hollister Co. Ltd.
  12. Intuitive Surgical G.K.
  13. Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.
  14. Japan MDC, LLC
  15. JIMRO Co Ltd.
  16. Laerdal Medical Japan K.K.
  17. Lima Japan K.K.
  18. MAQUET Japan K.K.
  19. Medis Medical Imaging Systems by Molnlycke Health Care K.K.
  20. Nippon Becton Dickinson Company Ltd.
  21. Nippon BXI Inc.
  22. Nobel Biocare Japan K.K.
  23. Novocure K.K.
  24. Otto Bock Japan K.K.
  25. Philips Electronics Japan, Ltd.
  26. Radiometer K.K.
  27. Siemens Japan K.K.
  28. Smith & Nephew Wound Management K.K.
  29. Sorin Group Japan K.K.
  30. Teijin Pharma Ltd.
  31. TBK Corporation
  32. Vorpal Technologies K.K.
  33. Wako Shoji Co. Ltd.

Railways

  1. Consolis Rail International SAS
  2. Goldschmidt-Thermit Japan Co. Ltd.
  3. Hofmann Carbon Japan K.K.
  4. Ingerosec Corporation
  5. Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Japan Ltd.
  6. Nihon Getzner K.K.
  7. Solton Co. Ltd.
  8. Thales Japan K.K.
  9. TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
  10. TUV SUD Japan Ltd.

Retail & Wholesale

  1. Chanel K.K.
  2. Giorgio Armani Japan Co. Ltd.
  3. Group SEB Japan Co. Ltd.
  4. H&M Hennes & Mauritz Japan K.K.
  5. Hafele Japan K.K.
  6. IKEA Japan K.K.
  7. LEGO Japan Ltd.
  8. METRO Cash & Carry Japan K.K.
  9. Philip Morris Japan K.K.

Sustainable Development

  1. ABB K.K.
  2. Lend Lease Japan Inc.
  3. MasterMind K.K.
  4. Permasteelisa Japan K.K.
  5. Saint-Gobain Japan K.K.

Tax

  1. Bayer Holding Ltd.
  2. Boehringer Ingelheim Japan Inc.
  3. Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
  4. Ernst& Young Tax Co.
  5. Infineon Technologies Japan K.K.
  6. KPMG Tax Corporation
  7. Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. Ltd.
  8. Sanofi K.K.
  9. Siemens Japan K.K.
  10. Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent Office
  11. Zeirishi-Hojin PricewaterhouseCoopers

Telecommunications Carrier

  1. BT Japan Corp

Telecommunications Equipment

  1. Ericsson Japan K.K.
  2. Nokia Solutions & Networks

In a nutshell, EBC committees identify the issues keeping the companies from achieving their full potential in Japan and use the vast array of EBC’s lobbying tools, including the annual EBC Report on the Business Environment, to bring change by eliminating the problems.

The EBC works closely with the Delegation of the European Commission in Japan, the national European Embassies, and other business organisations to co-ordinate policy proposals and make suggestions to the Japanese Government on how to create an open environment for trade and investment in Japan.

The EBC is a key actor in bringing change to the Japanese economy. By participating in EBC committees, companies have the opportunity not only to learn about the important changes taking place in Japan, but also to play a critical role in influencing the change themselves. Joining an EBC committee can give companies access to highly relevant information in their sector, valuable contacts with other European professionals, an opportunity to have their voice heard through various channels, professional help in formulating and resolving their regulatory concerns under the EBC umbrella together with other member companies, and a direct channel to the Japanese government officials and politicians

 

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