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Event report- Shinnenkai on February 8

With nearly one year under his belt, Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in Japan chairman Jorg van Leeuwen is looking forward to exciting times ahead.

JMEC 24 Now Open for Applications from Prospective Participants and Project Clients

The JMEC 24 program, which is supported by 18 Foreign Chambers of Commerce and trade organisations in Japan, including ourselves—is now open for applications from prospective new Participants and Project Clients.

NCCJ 2017 Annual General Meeting, May 24, 2017

An Evening of Smiles and Sayonaras

It was a night of fond farewells at the Netherland Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s 2017 annual general meeting. Several members of the NCCJ’s Management Committee said their goodbyes, including chairman Hans van der Tang, who steps down after five years.

Event report: Tax Seminar at PwC

The NCCJ Tax Seminar on the 19th of April was held in the offices of PwC Tax Japan (PwC). The Japanese system is complicated with lots of sub elements in it. PwC’s Dutch manager Corporate Tax Services Jorg van Leeuwen organized a line-up of professionals giving the audience a 2017 Japan Tax Update. He started the presentation by briefly explaining the Japanese economic program called Abenomics. Some four years ago Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled a comprehensive economic policy package to sustainably revive the Japanese economy while maintaining fiscal discipline. The two hours seminar on the latest tax reforms, many of which aim to further Japan’s goal to realize a600 trillion Yen GDP by the year 2020, had a high information density. Many subjects covered are starting points for other, more technical information sessions.

Event Report: Briefing & Drinks with Colliers International, Thursday, 23 February 2017

A month after the successful Shinnenkai on 24 January another business relations event was organized by the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (NCCJ) Japan. The year’s first edition of ‘Briefing & Drinks’ was hosted by NCCJ member Colliers International at their Roppongi Headquarters.