Japan and the EU agreed on the “Japan-EU Digital Partnership” in the 2022 Summit to promote the development of a human-centered, sustainable digital society. In this webinar, we will deepen the dialogue between the public and private sectors of both sides regarding AI innovation-oriented development, implementation, and the regulation of its risks.

In this lecture, Mr. Tadayoshi Hiraki, First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Ukraine, will provide an update on the current situation in Ukraine and discuss the contributions of Japanese companies.  

In this webinar, the authorities of both Japan and the EU will introduce the latest developments and challenges in Circular Economy (CE) policies and initiatives.

In this webinar, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will share Japan’s efforts on business and human rights, while the European Commission will provide an overview of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) and its implementation.

Carbon pricing (emissions trading system, ETS, carbon tax, etc.) is set to be introduced in Japan in February 2023. In this webinar, experts will share their experiences, while METI Deputy Director-General will explain the current status of the system and discuss the ideal carbon pricing system for Japan.

In this webinar, Mr. Hiroo Inoue from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, will introduce Japan's efforts toward a hydrogen society and the latest developments in Japan-EU hydrogen cooperation.

The EU Compass, published on January 29th and inspired from Draghi report, sets the direction for her second term, with a focus on innovation, decarbonization and competitiveness, and strengthening economic security efforts. Discussions will be held with the top EU climate policy official, the head of Japan’s METI GX strategy, and a representative from Japanese businesses to explore the future direction of decarbonization efforts and the advancement of the Japan-EU Green Alliance.

On 13 November, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, together with the Delegation of the EU to Japan and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), held a seminar on “EU CBAM and its implication for Japanese companies” in a hybrid format.

In this webinar, panelists involved in GAIA-X, CATENA-X, Japanese date strategy and the Ouranos Ecosystem will provide insights about the overview and challenges, and will discuss on crucial topics such as the involvement of all players in the supply chain (especially SMEs) in this data linkage mechanism, ensuring data reliability, achieving globally interoperability, delineating optimal roles between the public and private sectors, and exploring possible industrial cooperation between Japan and the EU and the ideal framework for global data collaboration.

The webinar will present the latest GX policies and specific progress, as well as comment on Japan's GX policy from a European perspective, exploring the Japan-EU Green Alliance. 

In this webinar, the European Commission will explain the outline of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) while Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will discuss initiatives to build sustainable supply chains.

In this seminar, the Director-General of DG TAXUD of the European Commission, will talk about the current status, future measures and responses, and discuss together with related parties of Japan.