On the afternoon of March 31, an event jointly organized by the Embassy of the Netherlands and NCCJ at the Hotel Okura was attended by about 80 guests.

The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in Japan (NCCJ) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2016 Deshima Business Awards.

In December 2015, Akzo Nobel K.K. once again joined the NCCJ as a Regular Gold Member. Akzo Nobel is a global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam and employs some 47,000 people in 80 countries. Their brand portfolio includes such well known brands as Dulux and Sikkens.  

In Japan, Akzo Nobel is headed up by Mr. Takayuki Koike, who commenced his career in the financial sector and later joined Akzo Nobel in the Netherlands in 1996 after graduating from Lancaster University in the U.K. with a Masters Degree in Finance. Currently Mr. Koike serves as President for Akzo Nobel K.K. and Kayaku Akzo Corporation.

Beginning of this year Frank Schulz Human Capital Consulting K.K. joined the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in Japan as Associate Member.

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In January 2016 Schenker-Seino joined the NCCJ as an Associate Member. Over 140 years of DB Schenker’s experience in the global markets, and over 50 years in the Japanese market, enable Schenker-Seino to support their customers for every logistics or transport challenge.