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JETRO Case Study
Intellectual property law firm Osha Liang LLP established a Japan office to better serve its Japanese clients. Find out how.

JETRO White Paper 2009
The English version of JETRO's 2009 White Paper on International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is now available.

Upcoming Event
JETRO Robotics Zone @ CES 2010

 
Event Summary
- JETRO Clean Tech Seminar Series: Exploring the Future of Electric Vehicles and Charge Stations

News Update
- Companies making progress in Japan

Upcoming Events
- 4th Tuesday Tech Exchange - New Space Era: Global Competition, Transition to Private Projects and Space Tourism
- RSNA 2009

 
JETRO Case Study
- Semiconductor design and manufacturing outsource company, VeriSilicon, Inc., established a Japan office in September 2005. Since then, its Japan sales as a percentage of company totals have grown from under five percent to over 15 percent.

News Update: Companies making progress in Japan
- Companies making progress in Japan

New Website Section
- Green Innovations | JETRO Partnerships

Upcoming Events
- JAPAN/JETRO booth @ American Film Market 2009
- Canada-Japan Business Symposium: Manufacturing Collaborations in Yokohama
- Partner Event: 10th Annual Philadelphia-Japan HEALTH SCIENCES DIALOGUE
- Kyoto University Technology Showcase, New York 2009 － Novel Biomedical Technologies from Kyoto
- JETRO Clean Tech Seminar Series: Exploring the future of Electric Vehicles and Charge Stations

 
Past JETRO Client
- Former JETRO client Forever21 saw more than one million customers visit its first store in Japan within the first two months of opening

JETRO Press Release
- JETRO Releases its 2009 White Paper on International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

Upcoming Events
- JETRO Clean Tech Seminar Series: Opportunities in Japan’s Solar Market for Silicon Valley Companies
- JETRO BIZMATCH @ CEATEC JAPAN 2009
- JETRO Biolink Forum 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ MECT 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ Green Device 2009
- JAPAN/JETRO booth @ American Film Market 2009
- Kyoto University Technology Showcase, New York 2009 － Novel Biomedical Technologies from Kyoto

Events Highlight
- JETRO/PUCC @ CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009

 
Case Study: Acucela Inc., developer of drugs to treat blinding eye diseases, forms partnership with Otsuka Pharmaceutical after establishing Japan office

News Update: Companies making progress in Japan

Past Event Wrap-ups
- Sendai Miso Tasting Seminar in San Francisco - The Versatility of Miso
- San Francisco Miso Event @ Ferry Plaza Market

Upcoming Events:
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ JAIMA SHOW 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ N-EXPO/KANSAI’09
- Partner Event: Choose and Focus: The Transformation of Japanese Business Strategies
- JETRO Clean Tech Seminar Series: Opportunities in Japan’s Solar Market for Silicon Valley Companies
- JETRO BIZMATCH @ CEATEC JAPAN 2009
- JETRO Biolink Forum 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ MECT 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ Green Device 2009

 
Case Study: Coverity Inc., maker of bug detection software, grows Japan revenue by 80-100% each year after opening

News Update: Companies making progress in Japan

Upcoming Events:
- Sendai Miso Tasting Seminar in San Francisco - The Versatility of Miso
- San Francisco Miso Event @ Ferry Plaza Market
- After the Crisis: Corporate Governance in Japan
- New York International Gift Fair
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ JAIMA SHOW 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ N-EXPO/KANSAI’09
- JETRO BIZMATCH @ CEATEC JAPAN 2009
- JETRO Biolink Forum 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ MECT 2009
- Invitation Program: JETRO ZONE @ Green Device 2009

 
Case Study: Labcyte Inc., producer of liquid handling systems for the life sciences, reaches $2.5 million in Japan sales

News Update: Companies making progress in Japan

Upcoming Events: JETRO BIZMATCH @ CEATEC JAPAN 2009, and more

Case Study: EDA company Sagantec gains new customers and contract renewals after establishing Japan office
Featured Article: FDI into Japan Reaches Record High for Second Straight Year in 2008

JETRO Press Release: 123 Overseas Firms Utilized JETRO's Services to Set up a Business in Japan During FY 2008. Read about the 31 North American companies that set up a business in Japan.

News Update: Patient recruiter for clinical trials BBK Worldwide works with JETRO to open wholly-owned subsidiary in Japan.

News Update: Soliris(R) Receives Orphan Drug Designation in Japan; Two New R&D Labs for Afton Chemical in Asia Pacific; and more.

Case Study: Insights on Building a Business Presence in Japan. An interview with ZS Associates’ Dan Peterson. Read how growth for this management consulting firm accelerated after opening a Japan office.