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Funding Opportunity: Australia-Japan Healthcare Collaboration
Do you want to participate in a funded program that will see your nominated Japanese industry R&D experts or researchers be funded to visit Australia in February 2016 to explore collaboration with Australian companies or organisations working in the field of "healthy ageing and societal...
Education Business: University Partnerships – Japan and Australia
In commemorating the 30th anniversary since reopening its office in Sydney this year, the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ announced a MOU with the University of Sydney which will initially see an intern program providing 6 students to have the opportunity to work in Tokyo...
AJBCC Annual Conference: Large Support from Japanese Corporates
Prime Minister Abe's key Economic Adviser to give key note Peter Yates AM added to Australian speaker list Half day site tour showcases Fukuoka's R&D strength Motoshige Itoh to speak Member of the Japanese Government's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (which includes PM Abe and the Governor of...
Fukuoka Conference Oct 4-6, 2015: Registration Required
AJBCC annual membership includes participation at the annual Joint Business Conference, but members are required to register online at www.ajbcc.asn.au Speaker Update Japanese speakers will be announced later in July, but the AJBCC is pleased to confirm that Debra Hazelton, who is General Manager of Mizuho's Global...
JABCC: Welcoming New Members
A number of companies are in the process of joining the AJBCC's counterpart organisation in Tokyo, the JABCC. During the last financial year, the JABCC has welcomed the following companies : Japan Post Co., Ltd. Sekisui House, Ltd. JGC Corporation Kanematsu Corporation Egon Zehnder Co., Ltd. Iwasaki Sangyo Co., Ltd. ...
Linkup: Japan Mega Bank and Austrade
Austrade signed an MoU with Mizuho Bank in which Austrade undertakes to work with Mizuho Bank to support their Japanese clients exploring investment opportunities in Australia. Earlier this year, Austrade and Mizuho Bank jointly hosted a seminar for over 100 of Mizuho Bank’s clients where...
Financial Services: Leveraging Australian Expertise
Financial services is expected to be an expanding area of interaction for Australian and Japanese players. This is coming about through two factors - the long term development and existing expertise of Australian capability and the impact of disintermediation or disruptive technologies which have the...
Japan Sectors: A Target for Australian Expertise?
Australian service sector firms could well look at targeting opportunities in financial servicesand healthcare - that's an inference from reading the most recent 140 page Japan market 'opus' from McKinsey "The Future of Japan: Reigniting Productivity and Growth". Understanding Risk On Japan's financial sector it says: "Japan’s financial sector was the...