The Chamber held our annual Welcome Back Party at the Amusement bar in Shibuya on Sept. 25, to welcome our members back from summer holidays and get us ready for autumn, as well as to network and catch up with old friends. The party, held in collaboration with NKK, the Dutch circle in the Kanto region, was livened up by what is becoming another exciting annual event, the much-anticipated Table Football Tourney.

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Save The Date - Wednesday 29 October 2014

The bi-annual Deshima Business Awards ceremony and reception will this year take place in the evening of Wednesday 29 October 2014 in Tokyo. Further details and an official invitation for this ceremony will be communicated to you soon.

For the occasion of State Visit of His Majesty the King Willem Alexander and Her Majesty the Queen Máxima, there is a request from the Netherlands Embassy to inform the following information to our members (in Dutch language):

Reception for the Dutch Community in Japan

For further information and questions, please contact the Embassy directly

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is organizing a trade mission to Japan (27-31 October) and Korea (2-4 November), led by Henk Kamp, Minister of Economic Affairs. Hans de Boer, President of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) will act as a business mission leader.

Japan is the third largest economy in the world with great innovative strength in the technological and scientific fields. The bilateral relations between Japan and the Netherlands are excellent, also in the economic field (trade, investment and technological and scientific cooperation). Since the inauguration of the government led by Prime Minister Abe Japan’s highly developed economy shows a new dynamism which offers many opportunities for Dutch business, also in our top sectors. In the field of offshore wind energy, in the development of high-tech agriculture and horticulture and in the fields of healthy ageing, cybersecurity and IOT (internet of things), as well as smart mobility and automotive, our two countries have a lot to gain in sharing expertise.

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His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will arrive in Japan on 28 October, and will stay as State Guest until 31 October.

During their stay in Japan, Their Majesties the King and Queen will make a State Call on Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will host a State Banquet in honor of Their Majesties the King and Queen. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, will hold a meeting and host a dinner with Their Majesties.

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