JETRO RELEASES SURVEY REPORT ON EXPECTATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL 2021

Highlights –

• JETRO releases survey report on the expectation of business activities for fiscal 2021.
• Around 80 percent of overseas affiliates of Japanese companies expect business to return normal in 2021.
• From the survey, around 30.9...

JETRO INTRODUCES TRADITIONAL SHOCHU LIQUOR BY LAUNCHING A NEW WEBSITE

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• JETRO introduces traditional shochu liquor by launching a new website.
• The new website is aimed towards the global export of the country’s local products.
• JETRO named the website “Discover shochu” and la...

US-CHINA TENSION LEADS JAPANESE COMPANIES TO SHIFT BUSINESS TO ASEAN

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• US-China tension leads Japanese companies to shift business to ASEAN.
• Japan External Trade Organization conducted a survey to check the impact of the above.
• The survey was conducted between November and December of last y...

EUROPEAN BUSINESSES GROUP WANTS JAPAN TO RELAX TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

• A group representing European businesses is requesting Japanese government to set aside entry restrictions imposed on foreigners.
• The entry restrictions on foreigners were imposed by Japan in 2019.

A European business lobb...

THAILAND SEEKS JAPAN’S HELP FOR SMART FARMING INITIATIVE

Highlights:

• Smart farming initiatives are being offered a loan of 20 million baht
• Technical support and coordination with major firms requested from JETRO

Thailand has sought Japanese help with its agricultural restructuring. Thai go...