Message of President

SJCC in November 2021
Dear SJCC Members and Friends Japan’s new government, strengthened by an election victory last week, and the central bank have just confirmed their commitment to a key 2013 pledge to cooperate on achieving 2% inflation, a […]

SJCC in April 2021
Dear SJCC Members and Friends Japan and Switzerland report good economic data despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan had a relatively strong economic recovery in 2020 but is now experiencing a temporary reversal. The Swiss economy is […]

SJCC in March 2021
Dear SJCC Members and Friends It is with great sadness that the SJCC has received the news that its former Board Member and Chairman of the Scholarship Fund, Paul Dudler, passed away last month. Paul joined […]
SJCC in April 2020
Dear Members and Friends of SJCC While Switzerland is gradually easing its measures aimed at combatting the corona virus pandemic, Japan with a relatively small number of infections compared to other countries declared a state of […]

SJCC in March 2020: Economic Turbulences – Official Swiss Support
Dear SJCC Members and Friends, The coronavirus pandemic grips the world. It is an extremely challenging time for all of us personally, for society and businesses. We want to let you know that we are here […]

The SJCC in 2019
Dear Members and friends, I thank you for a very successful year 2019 for the SJCC. Your valuable contribution and support are very much appreciated. The Shinnenkai at the beginning of the year could not have […]

SJCC in Spring 2019
Impulse Event Japan / EU-Japan EPA / Jean-Paul Clozel Dear SJCC Members and friends The Chamber successfully began the New Year with the traditional Shinnenkai on 14 January, kindly supported by JT International. Now I would […]

SJCC in Autumn 2018
Sake Tasting / Tokyo 2020 / Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter Dear SJCC Members and friends On 1 October, the SJCC celebrated the 30th Anniversary of its Scholarship Fund. The fund was established on 1 October 1988 with the purpose of encouraging […]

Swiss High-level Visits to Japan
Swiss President reiterated wish to update the bilateral free trade agreement (JSFTEPA) Dear SJCC Members and friends, April 2018 saw an unusual intensity of Swiss high-level visits to Japan. On 4 April, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer paid a […]

Outlook for 2018
Happy New Year 2018! Dear Members I wish you a happy New Year! 2018 will, I very much hope, be a successful and challenging year in a rapidly changing world, which needs even more steady development. […]

A Dynamic 2017
High Demand for Events – SJCC AGM with Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann Dear SJCC Members and Friends, First, I would like to thank all of you for being part of the SJCC, and particularly welcome the […]

Message of the President
A Lot of Good News Dear SJCC Members and Friends, I am pleased to inform you that the Chamber is improving continuously its activities and its visibility. More top leaders and opinion makers from Japan and […]