JETRO Update May, 2005<br>
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 News About the Japan External Trade Organization<br>
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1) US-Japan Investment Initiative Regional Seminars for Investing in Japan<br>
2) Three New Reports Added to JETRO Japanese Market Report Series<br>
3) Music Trade Fair Spotlighting Finland<br>
4) 21st Century Urban Development Forum in Nagoya<br>
5) JETRO Periodical: Japan Economic Monthly vol. 12, March 2005<br>
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 US-Japan Investment Initiative Regional Seminars for Investing in Japan<br>
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This May, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will host US-Japan<br>
investment seminars in Nagoya and Chiba, aimed at providing an opportunity<br>
for businesses from the US to learn about investment and business tie-up<br>
opportunities in these regions. Through a series of lectures and panel<br>
discussions involving prominent business people, academics and government<br>
officials from both countries, seminars will highlight each region's<br>
investment incentives, provide market and industry overviews and offer<br>
analysis of each region's promising business sectors.<br>
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Representatives from some 50 US companies will take part in the seminars and<br>
give presentations on their businesses, followed by an opportunity for these<br>
firms to take part in one-on-one business talks with interested Japanese companies.<br>
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The US-Japan investment seminars, which are part of a public outreach<br>
program under the investment initiative agreement between the US and Japan,<br>
have been held annually in selected regions of Japan since 2002. This year's<br>
seminars are co-organized by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry<br>
(METI), the US Embassy in Japan, the Greater Nagoya Initiative and Chiba prefecture.<br>
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Seminar Schedule:<br>
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Nagoya:     May 15th, 2005, The Nagoya Congress Center<br>
(1-1, Atsuta-nishimachi, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya)<br>
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Chiba:      May 19th, 2005, The Nippon Convention Center<br>
(Makuhari Messe, Nakase 2-1, Mihama-ku, Chiba)<br>
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For more information, please contact:<br>
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Mr. Yusuke Hamano or Mr. Yasuhiro Nagamatsu<br>
Regional Development Division, Invest Japan Department<br>
Phone: (03) 3582-5312  Fax: (03) 3505-1854<br>
E-mail: JAB@jetro.go.jp<br>
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 Three New Reports Added to JETRO Japanese Market Report Series<br>
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Three new reports have been added to the JETRO Japanese Market Report series.<br>
The new reports, which cover "Automobile Assembly Parts", "Hotels" and<br>
"Mail-order sales" fields, can be accessed through the below links.<br>
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"Automobile Assembly Parts" :<br>
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/reports/machinery/<br>
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"Hotels" and "Mail-order sales":<br>
http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/reports/others/<br>
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JETRO's Japanese Market Reports contain a broad overview of the market in<br>
Japan for various products, services and product categories. Reports include<br>
recent market trends, numerous facts & figures, pertinent laws & regulations<br>
and key considerations for entering Japanese markets.<br>
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For more information, please contact:<br>
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Japanese Economy Division<br>
Phone: (03) 3582-5189  Fax: (01) 3585-7289<br>
E-mail: ERC@jetro.go.jp<br>
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 Music Trade Fair Spotlighting Finland<br>
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A unique trade fair spotlighting a variety of music from over 20 leading<br>
Finnish music labels, publishers and agents will be held on May 13th, 2005<br>
at the JETRO Exhibition Hall, JETRO Tokyo (Ark Mori Bldg. 5F, 1-12-32,<br>
Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo). Music Export Finland (MUSEX), the Finnish Music<br>
Information Centre and Finpro Japan (the trade center within the Embassy of<br>
Finland in Japan) will host the fair, together with JETRO, as a music trade<br>
event within "Finnish Music Days in Tokyo 2005", a three-day event showcasing <br>
Finland's hottest music acts.<br>
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The full-day event at JETRO will start with brief introduction of Finland's<br>
music market, followed by exhibitions and an opportunity for business<br>
discussions with Finnish music representatives eager to introduce the<br>
country's top acts in pop, rock, jazz, electronica, world music and metal.<br>
Admission is free.<br>
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For more information, please contact:<br>
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Mr. Hiroshi Kiyokawa<br>
Market Entry Division, Invest Japan Department<br>
Phone: (03) 3582-5410  Fax: (03) 3505-1854<br>
E-mail: JAC@jetro.go.jp<br>
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For information about "Finnish Music Days in Tokyo 2005", please visit<br>
the MUSEX website:<br>
http://www.musexfinland.fi/<br>
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 21st Century Urban Development Forum in Nagoya<br>
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On May 18th, 2005, one day prior to the China National Day celebrations at<br>
Expo Aichi 2005, the "21st Century Urban Development Forum" will be held at<br>
the Westin Nagoya Castle Hotel (3-19, Hinokuchi-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya). The<br>
event, organized by China's Ministry of Construction, together with the<br>
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), several<br>
Chinese regional governments and their Japanese counterparts, including<br>
JETRO, will focus on issues surrounding city planning and development in<br>
China.<br>
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Top government officials and experts in urbanology from both Japan and<br>
China will come together for the event to speak on their experiences and<br>
strategies for urban development, using cities in both countries as example<br>
cases. The JETRO chairman, Mr. Osamu Watanabe, will be a speaker at the<br>
event. Free simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, English and Japanese<br>
will be provided throughout the event; admission is free, butpre-registration <br>
is required.<br>
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For more information, please contact:<br>
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The 21st Century Urban Development Forum Secretariat<br>
c/o Congress Corporation<br>
Phone: (03) 5215-6956  Fax: (03)5216-3115<br>
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JETRO Periodical: Japan Economic Monthly vol. 12, March 2005<br>
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-Topic Report: Japan-East Asia Trade in Electrical Machinery and Equipment<br>
-Industrial Report: Japan's Toy and Game Industry, Part 2<br>
-Macroeconomic Developments: Improvements Seen Amidst Corrections<br>
(Full texts are posted at: http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/stats/economy/)<br>
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For more information, please contact:<br>
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Mr. Dai Higashino<br>
Japanese Economy Division, Economic Research Department<br>
Phone: (03) 3582-5178  Fax: (03) 3585-7289<br>
E-mail: ERC-J@jetro.go.jp<br>
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