PROFILE: JAPAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IN EUROPE (JBCE)

The Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) is the leading European organisation representing the interests of almost 70 multinational companies of Japanese parentage active in Europe. JBCE works closely with the EU Institutions to strengthen both the political and trade relationship between the EU and Japan and develop a policy framework that supports fruitful andf responsible business conduct.

Members of the JBCE operate across a wide range of sectors including information and communication technology, electronics, chemicals, automotive, machinery, wholesale trade, precision instruments, pharmaceuticals, railway, textiles and glass products. Together members of the JBCE represented in 2013 global sales of 1.3 trillion euros.

The core of JBCE's activities is the building of a new era of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Japan, which is performed under several committees focusing on:

• Trade Policy
• Environment
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Standards and Conformity
• Corporate Policy
• Planning 
• Information Society

The JBCE works as a key member of the EU-Japan Business Roundtable, a forum created to facilitate open discussions between leaders of the two regions.

Key Focus

• Promotion of open trade and investment
• Encouraging a common regulatory framework
• Fostering responsible business conduct.

Mission

• Building a bridge between the EU and Japan, and enhancing Europe's understanding of Japanese companies and their contribution to the European economy.
• Contributing to the EU public policy by sharing its members' expertise with decision-makers across sectors
• Promoting a favourable and predictable environment in which European and Japanese companies of all sectors can compete for sutainable growth in Europe

Member Companies

1. ADEKA CORPORATION (Germany)
2. A&T CORPORATION
3. AGC EUROPE S.A.
4. AISIN SEIKI CO. LTD
5. ALPINE ELECTRONICS (EUROPE) GMBH (Germany) 
6. AZBIL CORPORATION
7. BRIDGESTONE EUROPE NV/SA
8. BROTHER INTERNATIONAL EUROPE LTD
9. CANON EUROPA N.V.
10. CASIO EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
11. CHINO CORPORATION
12. DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.
13. DENSO EUROPE B.V.
14. DIC EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
15. EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
16. EPSON EUROPE B.V.
17. FUJI ELECTRIC EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
18. FUJIFILM EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
19. FUJITSU LIMITED
20. FUJITSU GENERAL (EURO) GMBH (Germany)
21. HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
22. HEBRON S.A.
23. HITACHI LTD.
24. HONDA MOTOR EUROPE LTD, BELGIAN BRANCH
25. HORIBA LTD.
26. ISHIDA CO. LTD
27. JEOL LTD
28. J PLUS CO. LTD
29. JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
30. KAWASAKI MOTORS EUROPE N.V.
31. KEIHIN SALES AND DEVELOPMENT EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
32. KOBELCO ECO-SOLUTIONS CO. LTD.
33. KOMATSU EUROPE INTERNATIONAL N.V.
34. KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
35. KURARAY CO. LTD
36. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS EUROPE B.V.
37. KYOWA HAKKO EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
38. MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
39. MITSUBISHI CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)PLC
40. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V.
41. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES FRANCE S.A.S.
42. MITSUBISHI MOTOR R&D EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
43. MITSUI & CO BENELUX SA/NV
44. MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.
45. MITUTOYO EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
46. NAGASE (EUROPA) GMBH (Germany)
47. NEC EUROPE LTD
48. NGK BERYLCO FRANCE
49. NIKON CORPORATION
50. NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP. EUROPEAN OFFICE
51. NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LTD. BELGIAN BRANCH
52. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
53. OLYMPUS CORPORATION
54. OMRON EUROPE B.V.
55. ORIENTAL MOTOR CO. LTD
56. PANASONIC EUROPE LTD
57. PIONEER EUROPE N.V.
58. RICOH EUROPE PLC
59. SCAS EUROPE S.A./N.V.
60. SHARP ELECTRONICS (EUROPE) GMBH (Germany)
61. SHIMADZU EUROPA GMBH (Germany)
62. SHIMANO EUROPE HOLDING B.V.
63. SHOWA DENKO EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
64. SONY BELGIUM BIJKANTOOR VAN SONY EUROPE LIMITED
65. SUMITOMO CHEMICAL EUROPE S.A./N.V.
66. SUMITOMO CORPORATION EUROPE LIMITED
67. SUZUKI EUROPE S.A.
68. TDK ELECTRONICS EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
69. TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
70. TORAY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
71. TOSHIBA OF EUROPE LTD
72. TOSOH EUROPE B.V.
73. TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE NV/SA
74. YAMAHA MUSIC EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
75. YASKAWA EUROPE GMBH (Germany)
76. YOKOGAWA EUROPE B.V.