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EU Business Hub @ Japan IT Week Spring 2025

21 - 25 Apr 2025

The EU Business Hub @ Japan IT Week Spring 2025 Business Mission, taking place from April 21st to 25th 2025, will provide unique business opportunities for companies especially in the digital sector.

Deadline for application: 13 January 2025

Join our EU Info day - Japan IT Week Spring 2025 to learn more about the calendar of this business mission, the benefits, the application process and more! Please CLICK HERE to register.

Date: 13 November 2024, 10:00 CEST
Location: Online

 

 

Get started

Get started by registering to our programme and logging into your dashboard. Once logged in, you will be able to submit an expression of interest for the Business Mission, and if you are deemed eligible, you will be able to submit an application.

What is this about?

Thanks to EU Business Hub @ Japan IT Week Spring 2025, 50 European SMEs in the digital sector will visit Japan and kick-start their internationalisation journey. Participants will join Japan IT Week held in Tokyo at Tokyo Big Sight (the 2024 Spring exhibition was visited by around 54,000 participants).

This business mission presents a unique opportunity for European SMEs to establish valuable contacts, exhibit their solutions at the EU pavilion, build long-lasting relationships with Japanese enterprises and explore new business avenues together. 
 

Target audience

European SMEs involved in the digital sector, including technology/services such as:

  • Software, application development, data, IT operation and management
  • Cloud, AI, Business automation 
  • Embedded and Edge computing 
  • Metaverse 
  • Information security 
  • Sales digital transformation, marketing, advanced e-commerce and retail

 

Overview of the Business Mission

The business mission to Tokyo will last five days in total, including three days of exhibiting, business matchmaking and networking, as well as sector insights and a site visit.   

The business mission agenda is as follows:

  • Day 1: arrival in Tokyo, welcome and networking gathering. 
  • Day 2: industry intelligence, sector briefs and site visit.
  • Day 3: exhibition, networking and business meeting at Japan IT Week, networking reception.
  • Day 4: exhibition, networking and business meeting at Japan IT Week. 
  • Day 5: exhibition, networking and business meeting at Japan IT Week, debriefing session.
     

Services/benefits the EU participants will be receiving

  • Business matchmaking: pre-arranged in-person meetings with selected Japanese enterprises.
  • Market intelligence information including sectoral briefings providing insights on market structure and opportunities.
  • Cultural and linguistic support such as briefings on doing business in Japan, and support for interpretation and translation.
  • Financial support to benefit from a menu of additional customised services co-funded by the programme (e.g. interpretation, legal advice, booth decoration, etc.) – in total, up to €1000 is covered by the programme
  • Hotel accommodation (Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba) for four nights – in total, up to €1000 for accommodation is covered by the programme.
  • Coverage of the exhibition fee at Japan IT Week.
     

Key market insights