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Event report: NCCJ Welcome Back aperitif and Table Football tourney, Sept. 26, 2013

The NCCJ held its popular annual Welcome Back Drinks event at the Amusement bar in Shibuya on Sept. 26, to welcome members back to Tokyo after the summer holidays and ease into fall, as well as to give us a chance to mingle, network and catch up with old friends. The event was held in collaboration with NKK, the Dutch circle in the Kanto region.

JMEC Business Training Programme

Inviting participants for JMEC 20!

Looking to improve your business skills and gain more practical experience in a multinational, English language environment? Imagine how much you could benefit from meeting and learning directly from senior business executives and successful entrepreneurs in Tokyo.

Sponsored by 17 foreign Chambers of Commerce in Japan, The Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC) has been delivering a unique business training programme for 20 years. The programme helps mid-career managers develop practical skills and hands-on experience to create a complete business plan for a real product or service. Participants learn the nuts and bolts of doing business in Japan while expanding their business and social networks by joining nearly 1,000 JMEC alumni.

JMEC Programme Director Trond Varlid says, "Some JMEC alumni have used their JMEC skills to set up their own businesses. Others have made new connections - and several have been hired by their project client companies". 

Click here to learn more about the JMEC 20 programme at Information Sessions on August 29, September 5, 12, and 17, October 2 and 10.
The deadline for applying to become a JMEC 20 participant is October 15, 2013

JMEC 20 Message from Programme Director, Trond Varlid, here.

NCCJ Annual General Meeting May 22, 2013

The NCCJ held its annual General Meeting for 2013 on May 22, at the Deshima Lounge in the Netherlands Embassy. A total of about 30 members attended the event.