Spotlight Newsletter (2019-02)

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JETRO NEWS
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Results of JETRO’s 2018 Survey on Business Conditions of Japanese-Affiliated Firms in the Middle East
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Results of JETRO’s 2018 Survey on Business Conditions of Japanese Companies in Asia and Oceania
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Results of JETRO’s 2018 Survey on Business Conditions of Japanese-Affiliated Firms in Africa
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Japan's Cabinet Public Relations Office: New section featuring the lives of internationals working in Japan now available on the Japanese government’s website
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Invest Japan website: “Sample of documents businesses are required to submit to authorities” for FY2018 now available
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Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) now accepting inquiries by e-mail regarding applications based on Pharmaceutical Medical Device Act
>> Find more information here.

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EVENTS

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Sake’s Skyrocketing Success Seminar in Seattle
Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PST
Location: NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY/ South Seattle College 6000 - 16th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106

Join JETRO for a Sake Tasting & Seminar on Sake’s Skyrocketing Success! Presentation by: Marcus Pakiser, Sake Samurai

>>For more information, please click here.

Sake’s Skyrocketing Success Seminar and Movie Screening in Portland
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM PST
Location: Coopers Hall, 404 SE 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

Join JETRO for a sake tasting session and seminar on sake’s skyrocketing success! Presentation by: Marcus Pakiser, Sake Samurai

>>For more information, please click here.

Intro to Sake & Marketing Sake in Atlanta
Date: Wednesday, February, 27, 2019
Time: 12:30 - 4:00 PM EST
Location: Nakato Japanese Restaurant, 1776 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Please join us and your industry peers at a special sake tasting and seminar presenting premium, authentic sake from Japan! Sample and compare types of sakes and styles - each distinct in flavor and notes.

>>For more information, please click here.

Sake Educational Session in Dallas
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 PM CST
Location: Sushi Rock, 7601 Campbell Road #700, Dallas, TX 75248

This sake seminar and tasting event will feature an introduction to sake by Guilherme “William” de Macedo and a presentation of different sakes from across Japan as well as a comparison between sake and wine. Come join us for an educational afternoon on the qualities of Japanese sake.

>>For more information, please click here.

Sake's Skyrocketing Success Seminar in Chicago
Date: Monday, March 4, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM CST
Location: Chicago Architecture Center (Joan & Gary Grand Lecture Hall), 111 E Upper Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60601

Join JETRO for a sake tasting session and seminar on sake’s skyrocketing success! Presentation by: Timothy Sullivan, Sake Samurai

>>For more information, please click here.

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Success Story
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Success Story: Elekta KK
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BUSINESS EXPANDING NEWS
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US provider of training data for machine learning DefinedCrowd establishes company in Tokyo
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Guidepoint Global Japan in Tokyo to strengthen structure in Japan
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German automotive structural material design and engineering company Forward Engineering establishes Japanese corporation in Nagoya
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PARTNER NEWS
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Call for participant for FOTs in the Tokyo Waterfront Area－Cross-Ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program －Innovation of Automated Driving for Universal Services (SIP-adus)
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