The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, in cooperation with Promos Italia, is organizing B2B meetings for Italian SME producers in different fields. This is an opportunity to talk directly with producers who will be visiting Japan. We look forward to your participation. Business meetings will be held in both Tokyo and Osaka. Tokyo Dates:…
From Saturday, March 2nd until Friday, March 8th, ICCJ will collaborate with more than 60 Italian restaurants of the A.Q.I. Network on the occasion of the Mimosa Week. To celebrate the International Women’s Day, selected restaurants will offer a mimosa flower and additional gadgets to all female customers. All details will be published on the…
Ready for the most romantic Aperitivo of the year? We’ll be waiting for you on Wednesday, February 14th at the newly opened “Trattoria La Puglia“, in Uchisawaicho! Get ready for a delicious Puglia buffet! Italian chocolate “Baci” will be given as a present to all participants! Also, during the event, enjoy fancy cocktails made with the…
September was an extremely busy month for Ms. Kamikawa Yoko. Less than a week after becoming Japan’s first female foreign minister in almost two decades, she flew to New York to participate in the United Nations General Assembly and met with 16 leaders and foreign ministers over the course of just 5 days. A very busy agenda for the…
Ken Hasebe, the mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, has made his stance clear: “I don’t want people to come to Shibuya if they’re only coming for Halloween,” he declared at a press conference held at the ward office on September 12th. This strong statement aims to ensure the safety of the ward’s streets during the…
Take a look at this commercial. It is the latest commercial of the “Oi Ocha catechin green tea” drink, by the Japanese beverage company Ito En Ltd. While it seems like a typical Japanese commercial, you will be surprised to discover that the model is actually not a real human: it’s an AI-generated representation. This is the first case of…
Smokers of Japan, beware! With the health-themed 2025 Osaka-Kansai EXPO on the horizon, Japan is preparing for the event by enhancing new measures to reduce the smoking habits of its citizens. In particular, the Osaka city government is set to expand the no-smoking zones (smoking prohibited in the streets) from the current six locations to the whole city…
For the month of October, we have a special edition of Aperitivo della Camera: “Lasagna Night”! We’ll be waiting for you on Tuesday, October 24th at “NIDO” in Oimachi to try many kinds of lasagna! Unlike the usual Aperitivo, this time reservations are required! (Limited to 30 people) Date: October 24th (Tuesday) Time: 19:00-21:00 Venue:…
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses and freelancers in Japan are very concerned. The reason is the new tax regulation that took effect last October 1st. This regulation is known as the Qualified Invoicing System, a new system decades in the making with the aim of enhancing transparency in the collection of consumption tax. Before the introduction of the Qualified…
There is good and bad news for Japanese universities. The good news is that in the World University Rankings 2024, released last September 27th, Japanese universities showed significant improvement in their standings. The University of Tokyo ranked the highest in the country, with a jump of 10 positions, from 39th place to 29th. Kyoto University ranked 55th, from 68th in…
