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The Israel-Japan Chamber Of Commerce's
contribution to Israel's business community: |
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Liaison with Japan's embassy
in Israel; |
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Liaison with the Israeli office
of the JETRO – Japan's foreign trade organization; |
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Initial information for companies seeking to
start operations in Japan; |
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Guidance and training for companies negotiating
with Japanese counterparts; |
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Liaison with the "Keidanren"
– the umbrella organization of Japan's economic bodies; |
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Liaison with Japan's
chamber of commerce and industry; |
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Meeting with Japanese delegations that visit
Israel. |
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Contacts with the Japan-Israel
Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo; |
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Help in locating translation
services; |
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Leads to domestic investment and venture capital
firms; |
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Help in locating Japanese distributors; |
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Database of service providers; |
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"Club Japan" – lectures
on business and professional topics related to Japan; |
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Annual award to outstanding exporters to Japan
in the various industries. |
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Liaison with Japan's embassy in Israel |
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The Japanese embassy in Israel was opened in
1952 following the establishment of diplomatic relations between
the two countries.
The Embassy supports and encourages the development of cultural
and social ties between the Israeli and Japanese peoples. For
this end, it has built an extensive cultural department with
Israeli and Japanese workers who respond to the public's diversified
questions on studies, scholarships tourism, and various aspects
of culture as well as provide book, video, music and slide library
services, and more.
Another important department in the embassy is the commercial
department, which employs an Israeli aide in addition to the
Japanese team. This department is responsible for encouraging
commercial ties between Israel and Japan, seeking to develop
joint ventures.
The library in the Japanese embassy is open Monday through Friday
from 09:00 until 13:00. Telephone calls are answered also from
14:00 to 16:00.
The embassy is closed on Sundays.
Telephone: 03-6957292
Fax of the cultural department: 03-6960380
Fax of the commercial department: 03-6919030
Fax: 03-6910516
E-mail of the cultural department: embjpcul@bezeqint.net
E-mail of the commercial department: ecosec@netvision.net.il
Website: www.israel.emb-japan.go.jp
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Jetro – Japan's Foreign Trade Organization |
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Established in the end of the 1950's, the JETRO
is an agency of Japan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MITI)
commissioned with helping local Japanese industries to expand
their exports to other countries worldwide. In the wake of Japan's
economic growth in the 1970's and 1980's, the JETRO's leaders
have decided to make a radical change in the organization's
goals and to encourage advanced, complementary import to Japan
from other countries. This initiative was triggered by the desire
to expose the various Japanese markets to new technologies and
developments along with increased collaboration with other countries
and attracting foreign investments to Japan. |
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For this purpose, the JETRO has opened offices
in many countries including Tel Aviv, Israel. The progress of
the peace process between Israel and its Arab neighbors, as
well as Israel's impressive growth and breakthroughs in the
high technology industry made the JETRO leaders decide to precipitate
the opening of the Israeli office, which was finally inaugurated
in October 1997. |
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The Israeli office of the JETRO promoted industrial
and business collaborations between Israeli and Palestinian
exporters and their Japanese counterparts. The collaboration
is manifested in several ways: |
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Information: the JETRO provides information
on Japanese companies including addresses and contact
details, market research, trade exhibitions, etc. |
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Consulting: the JETRO coordinates meeting
with senior consultants in various areas in order to ensure
the success of the Israeli company's penetration to the
Japanese market. It also serves as mediator in an effort
to ensure successful collaboration with Japanese companies. |
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Infrastructure: companies that do not
yet have the necessary infrastructure for operating in
Japan can "borrow" the JETRO's services (on
the JETRO's expense) for several months to save time and
resources. |
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Education: every year, the JETRO holds
various seminars for companies and individuals who seek
to know more on their specific market of interest. The
lectures are given by experts in their respective fields.
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Publications: the JETRO has regular
weekly, monthly and annual publications that report on
economic develo0pments. The publications are available
at the JETRO's library in Tel Aviv. |
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Hosting delegations: the Tel Aviv office
of the JETRO hosts government and business delegations
from Japan and Israel. It prepares the curricula, the
programs and the political and business meetings for the
delegations. |
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For more information on JETRO's
Tel Aviv office, visit www.jetro.go.jp/israel
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Japan's Chamber Of Trade And Industry |
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Japan's Chamber of Trade and Industry was established
in 1922. This body encompasses all 527 regional chambers of
commerce in Japan. Membership in May 2002 totaled 1.6 million
people. |
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As a leader in Japan's economic circles, Japan's
Chamber of Trade and Industry represents the regional chambers
vis-?-vis the government and other agencies, playing an important
role in the exchange of information on governmental policy and
plans as well as encouragement of national scale projects. |
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On the international level, Japan's trade and
industry chamber promotes the development of trade, investments,
technological and other economic exchanges. |
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Japan's chambers of trade and industry are
public, non-profit organizations and no political affiliation,
which enjoy a special status per the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry Law. |
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Japan's chamber of trade and industry provides
information on business opportunities to domestic and foreign
companies in its website: http://www.cin.or.jp/ |
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The Umbrella Organization Of
Japan's Economic Bodies |
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Nippon Keidanren |
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Nippon Keidanren, or the Japanese business
association, is a huge economic organization created in May
2002 as a result of a merger between the Keidanren (the association
of economic bodies and the Nikeiren (Japan's association of
employer organizations). |
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As at 31 May 2003, the organization encompassed
1,584 members, including 1,268 companies, of which 79 are companies
owned by foreign entities, 126 industrial enterprises and 47
regional employer organizations. |
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The Keidanren was originally established in
August 1946 to reconstruct Japan's economy, which was on the
verge of collapse following World War II. The Nikeiren was established
in April 1948 as the umbrella organization of industrial and
local employer organizations with the end of establishing strong
relations between employees and management. |
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The two organizations have maintained close
work relation throughout the years. However, changes that have
taken place following World War II, as well as the reduction
in birth rates and fast ageing process made the economic agenda
and the labor issues strongly intertwined. New issues such as
the reform in the national insurance, employment and labor issues
and educational reforms became increasingly important for Japan's
business community. The two organizations united in 28 Ma 2002
to resolve the issues in Japan's business association. |
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The association aims to recover Japan's economy
and society concurrently with establishing a free, fair and
transparent market. To this end, the association takes consensus
based action to resolve economic, industrial, social and labor
issues of Japan's business community. |
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The association communicates freely with high
officials in the political, administration, labor organizations
as well as with the citizens. It encourages its member sot follow
the "Business Conduct Covenant" |
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see: http://www.keidanren.or.jp/English/policy/cgcb.html |
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and the "global environment covenant
see: http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/speech/spe001/s01001/s01b.html |
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in order to reestablish the public faith in
Japanese businesses. The organization even tries to resolve
international issues and strengthen the economic ties with other
countries through dialogue with governments, business groups
and relevant international bodies. |
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The Tokyo Office |
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The Israel-Japan Chamber of Commerce has a
sister organization – the Japan – Israel chamber of commerce.
Located in Tokyo, the chamber of commerce consists of Japanese
companies that have business ties with Israel. The Chamber is
headed by Mr. Fujiara, who serves in this position for many
years, visits often in Israel and is always ready to help. |
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Click
here for a list of the Tokyo office members |
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Translation Services |
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The Israel-Japan Chamber of Commerce maintains
a large database of translators from Japanese into Hebrew and
English and vice versa. Whether for literary or technical translations,
the engagement is entered directly by the client and the translator. |
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Club Japan |
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Two years ago, the Israel-Japan Chamber of
Commerce has established Club Japan, a forum in which the chamber's
members meet every few months to listen to a professional lecture
on a topic related to Japan. Club Japan also hosts Japanese
experts who happen to visit in Israel, such as the visit of
Prof. Masoi several months ago, which attracted a great deal
of attention. As an international expert on international law,
Prof. Masoi gave an insightful lecture on the legal aspects
of free trade zones. |
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Former lectures given in Club Japan
include: |
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March 2004 - Mr. Isaac Lior. Former Israel's
ambassador in Japan: "Japan's current economic and political
changes" |
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July 2003 - Dr. Meiron Madzini, the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem: "crises in Japan and their implications
to Israel" |
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May 2003 - Panel: Mr. Jacob pas from Rad Communications;
dr. Dan Eisenberg, founder and CEO of Triangle, and Mr., Raphael
Wiener, formerly from Rad Communications: "Business opportunities
in Japan from 2003" |
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November 2002 - Joint lecture by Prof. Masoi
from Japan and Mr. Noah Shani, commercial attach? in Israel's
embassy in Tokyo: "Japan's international trade agreements
and their business implications, with an emphasis on penetration
to Japan" |
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May 2002 - Mr. Oded Ben Hur, the division for
political planning in the ministry of foreign affairs: "Israeli
business people as unavoidable ambassadors: information transmitting
techniques and grappling with criticism on the political and
economic situation in Israel following operation 'Defense Shield" |
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February 2002 - Elad Levy, former commercial
attach? of Israel in Japan: "Understanding Japan's business
culture –my personal experience." |
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