Report

About the Report 

The rationale for a dedicated research and business guide for the cosmetics market and industry in Japan has been based on the fact that, although Japan is the second largest cosmetics market in the world, its specificity and complexity prevents European companies, in particular the SMEs, from exploring its full potential. Therefore, the research attempts to provide a contribution towards bridging an apparent information gap. More specifically, the Report attempts to provide an answer to the following questions:

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About the Report 

The report titled 'The Microalgae/Biomass Industry in Japan - an Assessment of Cooperation and Business Potential with European Companies' presents the profile of the Microalgae and Microalgal Biomass Industry in Japan with the newest policies, projects and stakeholders involved. The Report also assesses and provides recommendations on the cooperation and business potential for the European companies interested in this sector in Japan.

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This report assesses the potential for EU-Japan cooperation and business development within the smart cities sector and investigates the Japanese Smart City policy, from the context in which it is embedded to the different types of projects that have been initiated. This report also analyses the sectors in which European companies could contribute to incremental improvement in energy efficiency technology and services at the scale of communities.

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This month we have published 2 reports. These reports, which were written by our "in-house" researchers, cover the human assistant robotics sector and identify potential clusters across Japan. To read more, please click on links below:

About the Report

Japan’s ageing population is now accelerating the development and implementation of human assistant robots. Hence, the aim of this report is to provide with an overview of the Japanese human assistant robotics market, including the analysis of influencing factors and societal trends. In addition, it seeks to portray the market environment as well as possible opportunities and challenges for European companies.

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About the Report

About the Report

This report provides an overview of trade relations between the EU and Japan in 2015. The report begins by analysing Japanese trade with the EU as a whole and then provides a country-by-country analysis of export trade between Japan and individual EU member states. The report focuses primarily on the balance of trade between Japan, the EU and its constituent member states, and also provides a breakdown of goods traded between Japan and EU by category (i.e. chemicals, manufactured goods, food and livestock, etc.) in each case.