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Tokyo 2020: Business Opportunities for Swiss SMEs
On 29 October 2017 Tokyo has marked 1000 days until the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo (24 July – 9 August 2020). Tokyo 2020 may offer Swiss SMEs interesting business opportunities in the Japanese market. To successfully participate […]
SJCC co-organizes anniversary events: 50 Years of Partnership between ADB and Switzerland
50 years ago, Switzerland joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a regional multilateral development bank based in Manila. ADB is dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific through inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth […]
One Month Left to Apply for a Scholarship for a “Year in Japan”
Twice a year the committee of SJCC Scholarship Fund reviews applications of young, motivated Swiss residents that hope to get support to spend a year in Japan dedicated to Japanese language training and acquiring first hand professional experience […]
Parliamentary Friendship Group visits Japan
Following an official invitation from the Japanese House of Representatives, nine members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Switzerland-Japan paid an official visit to Japan from 25 March to 1 April 2017. The delegation included eight Members […]
Switzerland and Japan – A Long Distance Relationship
It is a rare opportunity to meet a Swiss Federal Councillor able to speak not only from the point of view of a head of a government department but also as a manager and entrepreneur with […]
New Open-access Publication of the First Diplomatic Agreement Between Switzerland and Japan
Extract of the Preface for this digital book by Didier Burkhalter, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs: “In 1863, a Swiss delegation headed by the President of the National Council arrived […]
SJCC Welcomes Members of the House of Representatives in Berne
In September 2016, a delegation of the Japanese House of Representatives visited Switzerland. During their stay in the Swiss federal capital they met with members of the parliamentary group Switzerland-Japan. When the Vice-President of the Foreign Affairs […]
SJCC Members Learned About Nestlé Beverages – and How to Be a Barista!
On October 12, the second event of SJCC’s Romandie section took place in Orbe (VD). On invitation of our corporate member Nestlé, participants visited the Professional Beverage Center and were introduced to the activities performed at […]
A New Sponsor for the SJCC Scholarship Fund
Tokyo (SCCIJ) – The Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ) has started its scholarship fund cooperation with the Swiss-Japan Chamber of Commerce (SJCC) in Zurich. A letter of agreement was already signed in […]
Successful first SJCC Event in the Romandie
On June 23rd 21 members and guests of the SJCC – filling the meeting room to the last chair despite the very hot weather – gathered at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) for a presentation about […]
NZZ reports on SJCC AGM Speech by Yoshinori Nakata
One day after the 31st AGM of the Swiss-Japanese Chamber of Commerce (SJCC), the Neue Zürcher Zeitung reported on the speech that Yoshinori Nakata held in front of the SJCC members at the Haus zum Rüden in Zurich. Mr. Nakata is Deputy […]
New Faces at the SJCC Alumni Organization
The 15th AGM of the SJCC Alumni Organization took place on the 16th of April 2016 in Wiedikon, Zurich. Dominique Ursprung has officially resigned as President of the Alumni Organization, as he took over the position as Managing Director […]