In Japan, Chambers of Commerce & Promotion Boards play an essential role in facilitating foreign business activity. They also play an important role in promoting exports and attracting new investment to Japan.
The first Japan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) in Japan was established in 1878. There are presently about 520 branches of the JCC throughout the archipelago. These boards and chambers are not often contacted by foreign concerns hoping to break into the Japanese market despite the lack of bilingual services, especially in regions outside of the major metropolitan areas. The truth is that government-supported agencies such as JETRO can put aspiring foreign firms or startups into contact with companies/concerns otherwise unable to communicate with them directly.
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American Chamber of Commerce, Australia and New Zealand, Austria
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Belgian-Japan Association, Belgian-Luxembourg, British, British Council
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Canadian, Consulate General of Japan in New York, Czech Republic
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Enterprise Ireland, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, European Business Council, European Union
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Hyogo Business and Culture Center
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Iceland, India, Indo-Japan, Industry of Ehime, Italy
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Japan Foreign Trade Counsel, Japan Market Entry Competition, Junior Chamber International Tokyo
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Kansai Economic Federation, Keidanren, Kobe, Kyoto, Kyoto Foreign Investment Promotion Committee
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Nagoya, Netherlands, Nogata, Norway
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Osaka, Osaka International Business Promotion Center Foundation
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Saitama, Sakaki, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Sapporo, Switzerland