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Our company will hold a business seminar. M&A transactions such as the sale and purchase of renewable energy generation facilities, the transfer of shares and member interests in special purpose companies (SPC) engaged in renewable energy generation, and the absorption-type company split of SPCs continue to be active. In these transactions, it is necessary to understand the merits and demerits of each transaction type, including tax aspects. Additionally, there is an increasing number of projects investing in renewable energy generation businesses, such as through anonymous partnership investments. In any case, to address various troubles related to power generation businesses, it is essential to thoroughly confirm contractual rights, certifications, and permits. This seminar will provide a detailed explanation of the troubles that may arise in investing in renewable energy generation businesses and how to address them. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: February 12, 2025 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 16:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Instructor: Koji Fukatsu, Partner, Attorney at TMI General Legal Practice *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In the post-COVID era, the needs of citizens regarding libraries are changing. On the other hand, the decline of local bookstores and the shrinking publishing market continue, and the environment surrounding libraries is also changing. Can libraries become saviors in rural areas where the issues of an aging population and declining birthrate are accelerating? We will consider the future direction along with case studies. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: February 7, 2025 (Friday) 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Doors open at 9:00 AM) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archive streaming ■ Speaker: Kazuhiko Tani, President and CEO, Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. The water supply business, industrial water supply business, and basin sewerage business operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Enterprise Bureau are essential public services for the lives of residents and the business activities of companies in the prefecture. However, the management environment surrounding these services is expected to become increasingly severe due to a decrease in water demand caused by the arrival of a declining population society and the advancement of a water-saving society, leading to a reduction in fee income. At the same time, we are approaching a period of large-scale updates for facilities and pipelines. In such a management environment, it has become urgent to establish sustainable water management by strengthening the management foundation to ensure a stable supply of safe and secure water and stable treatment of wastewater in the future. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: February 6 (Thursday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Lecturer: Miyagi Prefectural Enterprise Bureau 　　　　Water Management Division 　　　　Technical Deputy Director and Senior Assistant Manager (In charge of Water Business Promotion) 　　　　Mr. Kenji Sasaki *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Hamamatsu City, taking advantage of the merger of 12 municipalities, received the largest regional sewerage project in Shizuoka Prefecture from the prefecture on April 1, 2016. In order to address the challenges of people, goods, and money during the transfer, we considered the introduction of public-private partnership methods, and as a solution to the most significant issue of personnel shortages, we implemented comprehensive private outsourcing at Level 3 for two years from fiscal year 2016 to 2017. Then, starting in fiscal year 2018, we introduced Japan's first concession system for the sewerage project. Now in the seventh year since the introduction of the concession system, the project is progressing smoothly. This seminar will provide a detailed explanation for municipalities and private companies considering the introduction of public-private partnership methods, reflecting on the background of the introduction, the innovations at the time of implementation, the status of monitoring, the effects of the introduction, and the challenges that have emerged. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: February 4 (Tuesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: Hamamatsu City Sewerage Division, Sewerage Facilities Section, Section Chief Mr. Katsumi Suzuki *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. JERA Co., Inc. was established in 2015 with the aim of creating a global energy company capable of competing in the international energy market, achieving both a stable supply of internationally competitive energy and enhancing corporate value simultaneously. As a global company with the largest power generation capacity in Japan and one of the largest fuel handling volumes in the world, we reflect on the past ten years while accelerating our efforts toward decarbonization, and we will detail our roadmap, the "Growth Strategy Toward 2035," to realize our vision for the future, the "2035 Vision." 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: February 4, 2025 (Tuesday) 9:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: JERA Co., Inc. 　　　　Public Relations Department 　　　　Director 　　　　Yuichi Shimada *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. ENEOS is committed to the challenge of balancing "stable supply of energy and materials" and "realization of a carbon-neutral (CN) society" in its long-term vision. We promote the use of hydrogen and renewable energy, advance the business development of CN fuels such as synthetic fuels, and engage in various initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This seminar will provide a detailed overview of ENEOS's next-generation fuels in light of global CN trends, as well as trends and initiatives for next-generation fuels in various industrial sectors such as aviation, shipping, and land transportation. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: February 13, 2025 (Thursday) 9:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming ■ Speaker: ENEOS Corporation 　　　　Manager of Next-Generation Fuels 　　　　Mr. Satoru Odateme *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Due to the increasing social security costs, the super-aged society, the declining working-age population, the rise in mental health disorders, and the complexity of disease structures, there is a growing demand for healthcare services in the medical, nursing, and health fields. As the demand for healthcare services outside of public insurance also rises, there is a need for healthcare services that meet both social and individual needs. Before starting new businesses in the healthcare sector, such as commitments to health and nursing care projects implemented by the government and the development of new healthcare products, we will provide a detailed explanation of the concepts and approaches for the healthcare services that will be required in the future, using case studies. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: February 3, 2025 (Monday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: Ai Takahashi Healthcare Director, Beauty Health Lab Co., Ltd. Invited Researcher, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic methane, and synthetic fuels (collectively referred to as "hydrogen, etc.") are essential for realizing a decarbonized society, and their utilization is being promoted. In May of this year, the Hydrogen Society Promotion Law and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Business Law were enacted, and the draft regulations for the Hydrogen Society Promotion Law have been published. This seminar will provide detailed explanations on the current status and direction of hydrogen, etc., support for the Hydrogen Society Promotion Law and the utilization of hydrogen, etc., the Carbon Dioxide Storage Business Law (CCS Business Law), supply contracts for hydrogen, etc., and financing for projects involving hydrogen, etc. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 31, 2025 (Friday) 13:30 - 16:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Koji Fukatsu, Partner, Attorney at TMI General Legal Practice *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Blue/green ammonia is positioned as a decarbonized fuel and hydrogen carrier for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In this lecture, we will first outline the policy trends related to ammonia in our country, and then clearly explain the basics of blue/green ammonia, the technological trends in fuel ammonia utilization, and the technological trends in hydrogen carrier utilization. Additionally, as a new proposal, we will provide a detailed explanation of CO2 fixation and recycling technologies for ammonia utilization. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 31, 2025 (Friday) 09:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Gifu University, National University Corporation Tokai Vice President Doctor of Engineering Nobushi Kanbara *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In order to achieve carbon neutrality, it is expected that renewable energy generation projects such as solar and wind power will continue to increase in Japan. Project finance has become established as a method of funding for these projects. Recently, new types of projects such as offshore wind and battery storage have emerged, making it important to understand the basics of project finance once again. This seminar will focus on finance-related contracts and will be accessible to both financial institutions and businesses, providing clear explanations from the basics to practical points, even for those without prior experience. We will also touch on the potential use of corporate value collateral rights that are being considered for introduction. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 30 (Thursday) 13:30 - 16:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Instructor: Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Office 　　　　Attorney 　　　　Mr. Tsutomu Kobayashi *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. From the perspective of strengthening Japan's growth potential and economic security, it is important for Japan to expand globally in fields where it has technological superiority. On the other hand, there is a tendency for companies to become conservative in their judgments in the face of risks and hurdles unique to overseas business. Therefore, in June 2022, it was decided to support overseas business investments by companies with technology and ambition as a government one team. To plan and implement these measures and to proceed with necessary adjustments, the "Overseas Business Investment Support Office" was established in the Cabinet Secretariat in August of the same year. This seminar will provide a detailed explanation of the activities of our office, the challenges we face, and future prospects. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 30, 2025 (Thursday) 09:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Cabinet Secretariat 　　　　 Overseas Business Investment Support Office 　　　　 Cabinet Councilor 　　　　 Yoshitomo Kondo *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Until now, corporate sustainability efforts have primarily focused on decarbonization and the disclosure of non-financial information, but attention is beginning to shift towards the impact on biodiversity in the supply chain and resource circularity. For example, while electric vehicles (EVs) are effective in terms of decarbonization, the extraction of lithium, a mineral resource essential for EV manufacturing, leads to various issues such as ecosystem loss, pollution, and human rights violations. Decarbonization, biodiversity, and well-being are interdependent and possess both trade-offs and synergy effects. Moving forward, it is necessary to visualize and evaluate these aspects holistically and implement optimal measures. This seminar will outline the necessary points for Japanese companies to create new earning power and aim for sustainable growth. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 29 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: PwC Consulting LLC 　　　　Director 　　　　Mikiko Saito *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. We are undertaking the challenging task of limiting the global average temperature rise to within 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels. However, in June of this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a very serious forecast indicating an 80% probability that the temperature will temporarily exceed 1.5°C compared to the industrial revolution within the next five years. In this context, it is crucial for our country's forests, which are now reaching the utilization period of artificially planted resources cultivated after the war, to establish a cyclical use of forest resources through "cutting, using, planting, and nurturing" to contribute to carbon neutrality by 2050. This lecture will detail the Forestry Agency's efforts and budget towards achieving "green growth," which enhances the sustainability and growth of the forestry and wood industry. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 29, 2025 (Wednesday) 9:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: Forestry Agency 　　　　Director of the Forest Management Department, Planning Division 　　　　Kenichi Saito *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. The water supply and sewage business is an essential infrastructure operation for municipal management that supports citizens' lives and industries. In recent years, both water supply and sewage systems have reached the end of the era of expansion and are transitioning to an era of sustainability, operation, and renewal. However, there are numerous challenges related to people (decrease in staff), things (aging assets), and money (decrease in demand). Looking ahead at the development of business management, efforts are being made to explore avenues such as regionalization, collaboration, and public-private partnerships, with initiatives for regionalization progressing in various areas. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 28, 2025 (Tuesday) 09:30 - 12:00 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Kenichiro Fukuda, Associate Partner, EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd., Infrastructure Advisory *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Offshore wind power generation, which has mainly been introduced in Europe up to now, is expected to be rapidly adopted in our country as well in the future. Through this presentation, we aim to convey the significance and overview of offshore wind power projects as one approach to solving social issues, and to contribute to the development and expansion of domestic offshore wind power projects. Among other things, we will explain the outline of our project, the offshore wind power generation off the coast of Ejima, Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and discuss keywords such as regional coexistence and supply chains, as well as elaborate on prospects, challenges, and future initiatives. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 28, 2025 (Tuesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, Live streaming ■ Speaker: Shigeto Shimada 　　　　Representative Member, Executive Officer 　　　　President, Mirai Enoshima LLC *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Discussions have begun on the formulation of the 7th Basic Energy Plan. This basic plan will establish a framework for energy supply and demand towards the fiscal year 2040, as well as provide a quantitative long-term energy supply and demand outlook looking around 2035. Although the power system reform, which was largely completed with the separation of power generation and distribution in 2020, has been achieved, the impacts of supply-demand tightness and market disruptions cannot be overlooked. How will our country's electricity market, which is considering the introduction of a "capacity market," "demand-supply adjustment market," and "simultaneous market," transform? 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 27, 2025 (Monday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Ken Ichimura, President and CEO, Energy Pool Japan Inc. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. The areas handled by Pia are not limited to "tickets." Starting from business areas such as "customer attraction" and "marketing," we will consider the future of sports business using various solutions provided by Pia, which supports the stage of professional sports business from behind the scenes, extending to a wide range of fields including "sports tourism" and "sports business human resource development." In addition to that know-how, I will also elaborate on my experiences and perspectives gained from observing numerous sites. We hope to create an opportunity to think about the future of sports business together with everyone. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 27, 2025 (Monday) 16:30 - 18:30 (Doors open at 16:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: On-site, live streaming, archive streaming ■ Instructor: Ryota Sakai 　　　　Director, Sports Business Management Department 　　　　Sports Solution Promotion Bureau, Pia Corporation *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Recently, there has been a rapid increase in data center development projects in the country, and it is expected that new projects will become more active in 2025. The government's "Expert Meeting on the Development of Digital Infrastructure (such as DC)" emphasized the importance of digital infrastructure centered around data centers in its "Interim Summary 3.0" published in October 2024. On the other hand, data centers possess characteristics that cannot be neatly categorized as traditional real estate projects or project-based assets, which requires flexible and applied thinking in legal matters. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 24, 2025 (Friday) 14:30 - 16:30 (Doors open at 14:00) ■ Venue: Hearton Hall, Nippon Life Midosuji Building ■ Address: 12F Nippon Life Midosuji Building, 4-2-4 Minamisenba, Chuo Ward, Osaka City ■ Instructors: Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Office Partner and Attorney Kei Watanabe / Eiichi Miyagi *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Japan is resource-poor and has a low energy self-sufficiency rate, making the dual challenge of stable supply and decarbonization a pressing issue. The government has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46% compared to 2013 levels by the fiscal year 2030 as part of its climate change measures. The Kansai Electric Power Group has developed a "Zero Carbon Vision 2050" in line with this national policy, aiming to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions from its business activities by 2050. To realize this vision, the group has set the fiscal year 2030 as an interim target and outlined specific initiatives and goals in the "Zero Carbon Roadmap." This lecture will provide a detailed explanation of these challenges and initiatives. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 24 (Friday) 10:00-12:00 (Doors open at 9:30) ■ Venue: Hearton Hall, Nippon Life Midosuji Building ■ Address: 12F Nippon Life Midosuji Building, 4-2-4 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City ■ Participation Method: On-site ■ Lecturer: Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. 　　　　Executive Officer, Director of Energy and Environmental Planning Department 　　　　Mr. Koji Saito *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In our country, as efforts to attract large semiconductor companies progress from a security perspective, TSMC has entered Kumamoto Prefecture, drawing attention. While TSMC's entry has confirmed the revitalization of the local economy through rising wages and land prices, it is necessary to increase local procurement by large semiconductor companies to further enhance the ripple effects on the regional economy. This seminar will organize the current situation in the Kyushu-Kumamoto region, identify industries that should increase local procurement, detail the results of quantitative effect measurement, and elaborate on the coexistence of large semiconductor companies and the regional economy. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 24, 2025 (Friday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archive streaming ■ Instructors: Japan Policy Investment Bank, Kyushu Branch Planning and Research Department Manager: Taro Sato Operations Department Deputy Research Officer: Yusuke Kanaguri Operations Department Deputy Research Officer: Ryo Ishikawa *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Data centers are attracting significant attention as investment targets. On the other hand, data centers have unique characteristics and hurdles that are not present in other asset types, and many transactions are often led by overseas data center operators. Therefore, there are many situations where it is necessary to consider overseas contractual practices. This seminar will provide a comprehensive explanation of data centers, covering everything from structuring to contractual practices. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 24, 2025 (Friday) 09:30 - 12:00 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Instructor: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Law Office Partner, Attorney Mr. Tetsu Hasumoto *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. We will explain the "necessary requirements for driving innovation" learned through actual successes and failures over 40 years in corporate life. We will touch on the importance of marketing activities that respond to the value creation process, the foundational strategies behind them, and the mechanisms and spaces provided for open innovation. Additionally, we will specifically introduce several publicly available projects within Mitsui Chemicals' initiatives for new business development aimed at the future. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 23, 2025 (Thursday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, Live streaming ■ Speaker: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Assistant to the President Head of New Business Development Center (Ph.D.) Mr. Yoshihiko Omote *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Amid the numerous challenges surrounding hospitals, such as functional differentiation and staff shortages in light of the 2040 problem, as well as disasters and global warming, the recent surge in construction costs has had a serious impact on facility development. Reflecting on nearly 40 years of experience in hospital design, we must ask ourselves what can be done now in response to the clearly different trends we are facing. This is the theme of this seminar. First, it is important to analyze the trends in construction costs since the COVID-19 pandemic and predict future movements. Next, we will discuss the necessary conditions for starting construction. To enhance the willingness of contractors to participate, we conducted a survey of construction companies and equipment subcontractors. Additionally, we will introduce examples from recent projects, including earthquake resistance, flood prevention, infection control, and fully private patient rooms. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 23, 2025 (Thursday) 16:30 - 18:30 (Doors open at 16:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: Kazuyuki Murodono, Director of Planning and Development, Medical Welfare and Education at Sato General Planning Co., Ltd. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, in response to challenges faced by the gas and water supply and sewerage business due to population decline, decreased revenue, aging technical staff, and aging facilities, a new "public-private joint investment company" has been established. The gas business will be "transferred" to this company, while the water supply and sewerage business will be subject to "comprehensive outsourcing (integrated maintenance and renewal)." A "Basic Policy for the Transfer of Itoigawa City Gas Business and Comprehensive Outsourcing of Water Supply and Sewerage Business" has been formulated and announced. This lecture will provide a detailed explanation of the current status and challenges of Itoigawa City's gas and water supply and sewerage business, the progress of public-private partnership discussions including the deliberations of external experts, the basic policy based on the results of these discussions, and the future schedule. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 22, 2025 (Wednesday) 09:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: On-site, Archive Streaming ■ Lecturer: Itoigawa City Mayor Mr. Toru Yoneda *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In recent years, as the manufacturing costs of various products have increased, there has been a growing interest in improving the productivity of manufacturing processes in corporate activities. Additionally, with the evolution and proliferation of artificial intelligence, manufacturing technologies utilizing AI have developed, and there has been a trend of increasing related patent applications. Furthermore, there is a tendency for contract manufacturing companies (EMS/CDMO) that specialize in product manufacturing to become more widespread. To leverage such manufacturing technologies in business activities, the establishment of a patent strategy is essential. In other words, understanding the trends in patent applications and determining what patents to acquire and how to utilize them are important challenges. In particular, by acquiring and utilizing broad and strong patents, manufacturing technologies can be maximally leveraged in business activities. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 22, 2025 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 16:00 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Speaker: Hiroshi Kato Patent Attorney, Aoyama Patent Office, Tokyo Office President, Intellectual Property Graduate School Council *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Chiyoda Corporation has set "Co-creating the aspirations of society" as its purpose and is challenging itself to contribute to stable energy supply, the realization of a carbon-neutral society, and a healthy and enriching life through plant construction utilizing high technical capabilities. In plant construction projects, digital transformation (DX) is essential for efficiency and risk management, and we believe that the DX experience gained from plant construction projects can also contribute to the DX of plant operations and maintenance. In this presentation, we will detail our company's initiatives regarding the challenges in project management for plant construction and their digital solutions. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 21 (Tuesday) 9:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: Chiyoda Corporation Executive Officer CHRO and CDO, Head of Human Resources and DX Headquarters Masaki Kumagai *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In June 2021, the amendment of the law promoting measures against global warming explicitly stated "the realization of a decarbonized society" as a fundamental principle, and the "Regional Decarbonization Roadmap" was formulated. In our town, we are advancing initiatives toward a resource-circulating society, such as the establishment of a local energy company and the maximum introduction of renewable energy for local production and consumption. To pass on our vision for the future, "a town of Nakadomari that creates, lives, and connects to the future with rich nature," to the next generation, local residents, businesses, and the government will unite, each with a sense of "awareness of roles and responsibilities," and steadily work towards the realization of a "decarbonized society (zero carbon city)" with a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 21, 2025 (Tuesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, Archive Streaming ■ Instructor: Nakadomari Town 　　　　Mayor Toyimitsu Hamadate *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. The ENEOS Group, as an "energy and materials company," has been pursuing a global value chain from upstream resource development to downstream product sales and recycling, contributing to the stable supply of energy such as oil and natural gas, as well as petrochemical materials for over 130 years. We view the transition to a full-fledged carbon-neutral society as a new business opportunity and are working on building a hydrogen supply chain as part of our sustainable growth initiative for "next-generation energy supply." The government has positioned hydrogen as a new resource in the "6th Basic Energy Plan," setting ambitious introduction targets of 3 million tons annually by 2030 and 20 million tons by 2050. Additionally, hydrogen is one of the pillars of the GX policy, and to realize bold investment support utilizing GX economic transition bonds, the "Hydrogen Society Promotion Law" was enacted in May of this year. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date: January 20 (Monday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Speaker: ENEOS Corporation, Hydrogen Business Promotion Department Chief, Dr. Seiji Maeda *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In the past, Japan made efforts to enhance the reliability of power supply by expanding the power system and improving system stabilization technologies in line with the increasing demand for electricity. In this context, system stabilization focused on how to allocate functions between the AC system and synchronous generators. Today, as the proportion of DC transmission and transformation equipment and asynchronous generators is increasing, it is time to consider system stabilization from a new perspective. This seminar will detail the evolution of Japan's power system and system stabilization, as well as introduce trends from abroad that are leading in the fields of DC and asynchronous generators, while also discussing the direction Japan should focus on for future system stabilization and the ideal state to aim for. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 20 (Monday) 9:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Speaker: Koichiro Yamaki, Producer, Technology Strategy Unit, Technology Coordination Office, Tokyo Electric Power Holdings, Inc. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Domestic ports are expected to see an increase in demand for core shipping routes triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as revitalization of local ports due to the logistics 2024 issue. On the other hand, the decrease in the number of calls at core shipping routes and the shortage of workers have become urgent challenges. This seminar will focus on the initiatives of overseas ports and provide a detailed explanation of the future of ports. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 17, 2025 (Friday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Yuichi Ashina Research Officer, Industrial Research Department Japan Policy Investment Bank *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In Saga City, we are working on resource circulation and energy creation using biomass, centered around the municipal facilities of the cleaning plant and the sewage purification center, aiming for industrial accumulation through corporate attraction utilizing these resources. Additionally, by promoting resource circulation through inter-company collaboration, we are committed to practicing a circular bio-economy as a city that reduces environmental impact in the local community. We will elaborate on the details and future prospects. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 17, 2025 (Friday) 09:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, Archive Streaming ■ Speaker: Saga City Policy Promotion Department, Biomass Industry Promotion Division Division Chief Mr. Eijima Akihiro *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. We will focus on the challenges and future developments related to the creation and nurturing of new businesses. Starting with the history and current status of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., we will explain the process and framework of new business development at the AB Center, which has R&D functions and a customer perspective, through specific examples of business creation and nurturing. Additionally, we will detail the ideal state of new businesses, the differences from existing businesses, and the challenges our company currently faces along with our approaches and strategies for resolving them. We hope that this lecture will serve as a guide for those involved in the creation and nurturing of new businesses, providing hints from our specific methods and strategies that they can apply to their own businesses. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 16, 2025 (Thursday) 16:30 - 18:30 (Doors open at 16:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming ■ Speaker: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. AB Center Deputy Center Director Yuji Eguchi *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Regarding perovskite solar cells, which are increasingly expected to be implemented in society early for the expansion of renewable energy and energy and economic security, we will introduce the market overview, including the positioning of renewable energy and trends from both the public and private sectors, to highlight the fields where perovskite solar cells are expected to thrive. In particular, we will address the challenges related to installation in buildings, which are crucial for social implementation, from the perspectives of regulatory compliance and end-users, and we will elaborate on our entry strategy as a new business and our goal of local production for local consumption of energy. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 16, 2025 (Thursday) 09:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: On-site, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Instructor: JGC Corporation 　　　　Future Strategy Office 　　　　Project Manager 　　　　Akira Nagai *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Aircraft cannot be electrified like automobiles. Biodiesel and ethanol, which have been developed as automotive fuels, have begun to be converted for the production of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel). Additionally, the production of SAF from renewable hydrogen and CO2 via methanol or FT synthesis has started. This seminar will provide a detailed explanation of these latest technologies and trends. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 16, 2025 (Thursday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Takaki Muroi 　　　　Representative, ICLabo (Industrial Catalysts Laboratory) *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Ubiquitous Connectivity: As we move towards the 2030s, satellite communications are expected to evolve from being a backup line for terrestrial networks to becoming an integral part of the next-generation industrial infrastructure, in conjunction with sensing, AI, and IoT. This presentation will elaborate on the challenges and NEC's efforts to contribute to solving societal issues in this century through satellite communications. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 15, 2025 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: NEC Corporation Aerospace and National Security Business Unit Fellow, Aerospace Field Hiroaki Miyoshi *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. Aiming to utilize the National Strategic Special Zone system to contribute to regional revitalization and enhance Japan's overall international competitiveness, we designated the Super City and Digital Rural Health Special Zones in April 2022, and newly established the Collaborative "Bond" Special Zone in June of this year. In each area, efforts are being made to decide on new regulatory reform items, demonstrate and implement advanced services, and promote data collaboration. We will provide a detailed explanation of the current status and future direction of these National Strategic Special Zones, which are positioned as model regions working on the social implementation of advanced technologies to solve various regional issues. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 15, 2025 (Wednesday) 09:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Cabinet Office 　　　　Regional Revitalization Promotion Office, National Strategic Special Zone Division 　　　　Counselor 　　　　Kensuke Matsudaira *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. To achieve carbon neutrality, the establishment of hydrogen utilization technologies that support the main power source of renewable energy is being emphasized. In order to utilize hydrogen as an energy source, there is a need for the reduction of hydrogen production costs, the cost-effective storage technologies for hydrogen, and the development of new applications based on the high functionality of hydrogen storage materials. Additionally, we would like to focus on and delve deeper into the recently highlighted technologies for the production and utilization of ammonia in this presentation. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 14, 2025 (Tuesday) 10:00 - 12:00 (Doors open at 9:30) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Takayuki Ichikawa, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University Director, Hydrogen Energy Association *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. In response to the enforcement of the "Law on the Promotion of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Supply and Utilization for a Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized Growth-Oriented Economic Structure" (Hydrogen Society Promotion Law) in October 2024, efforts are being made to specify support measures for certified businesses to promote the early supply and utilization of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia. This seminar will provide a detailed overview of the Hydrogen Society Promotion Law, mention key points regarding the price difference support system with an application deadline of March 31, 2025, and elaborate on the structuring and key points of hydrogen and ammonia supply contracts in domestic hydrogen and ammonia projects utilizing the support system. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 9 (Thursday) 9:30 - 11:30 (Doors open at 9:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Instructors: Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Offices Partner, Attorney Kei Watanabe Partner, Attorney Eiji Miyagi *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. A working group specializing in carbon pricing aimed at realizing the GX (Green Transformation) will begin discussions in early September on the specific system design of the emissions trading system (GX ETS), which is scheduled to be fully operational in 2026. Points regarding the system design are expected to be presented by the end of the year. In this lecture, we will explain the challenges related to future system design based on the points presented, comparing them with the currently implemented Phase 1 of the GX ETS and overseas systems such as those in the EU, South Korea, and California. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 10, 2025 (Friday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Tohru Shimizu, Chief Researcher, Climate Change Group, Environmental Unit, Japan Energy Economics Institute (General Incorporated Foundation) *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, ensuring the accuracy and transparency of greenhouse gas emissions is a challenge. Japan's GOSAT series of observation satellites has been monitoring carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases for the past 16 years, and this data is utilized for estimating emissions at global and national levels. Soon, we will also start providing data on a satellite data platform. The upcoming GOSAT-GW satellite, scheduled for launch, is expected to offer higher resolution and an increased amount of data, aiming to observe and estimate emissions from regions, cities, and point sources. Currently, we are considering successor satellites for launch in the 2030s based on the space basic plan roadmap, and we are also working to expand the business use of this data. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 10, 2025 (Friday) 09:30 - 11:30 ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Speaker: Ministry of the Environment Director of the Climate Change Observation Research Strategy Office, General Affairs Division, Global Environment Bureau Officer in Charge of Emission and Absorption Inventory Calculation Planning, Decarbonization Society Transition Promotion Office Mr. Shohei Okano *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. What proposals should be developed for library architecture and library systems in 2025? While the number of libraries with e-books, digital libraries, and digital archives has significantly increased, we are still not at a level where the physical space and information space are connected and integrated. Many initiatives promoting library DX are still limited to the use of AI, automation, and self-service, appearing to be an extension of traditional digitization. In this presentation, we will introduce the significance and methods of integrating various digital resources into the physical space of libraries, focusing on the concepts proposed and selected in various proposals in 2024. Numerous design proposals for libraries are also planned for 2025. We will conduct a presentation and Q&A session to prepare for these challenging opportunities. We hope this will be useful for advancing library proposals. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: January 9 (Thursday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Speaker: Mr. Makoto Okamoto Representative Director Producer Academic Resource Guide Co., Ltd. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. The year 2025 was expected to enter a period of stability for the simultaneous market and decarbonization auctions, but the current electricity situation remains uncertain. We will explore how power generation, retail, and aggregators should approach their business in this context, with a particular focus on the promising battery storage business (both grid-connected and user-installed) and its developments. Additionally, we will discuss the impact of new regulations under the Energy Conservation Act and DR readiness on various sectors. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: January 8, 2025 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Senior Researcher Invited Professor, Osaka University Graduate School Mr. Akira Nishimura *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. With the rapid increase in video traffic, cloud adoption, and the recent advancements in AI, the demand for digital infrastructure such as data centers and submarine cables continues to grow globally. In Japan, the importance of digital infrastructure, including data centers that accumulate and process data, is expected to increase further in conjunction with the rising demand for data, particularly in relation to digital implementation in rural areas. This will be elaborated in detail in the "Interim Summary 3.0 on the Development of Digital Infrastructure (DC, etc.)" (October 2024) and other initiatives by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 【Seminar Details】 ■ Date and Time: December 25, 2024 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Speaker: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 　　　　Telecommunications Bureau, Telecommunications Business Department, Data Communication Division 　　　　Director 　　　　Mr. Kazushi Onga *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. With the large-scale introduction of renewable energy, the importance of energy storage systems is increasing for securing adjustment capacity for grid stabilization and for electricity trading. In particular, grid-scale energy storage systems used for renewable energy output control have rapidly expanded in adoption over the past one to two years. This seminar will provide detailed explanations on the trading framework enabled by the operation of grid-scale energy storage systems, the risks involved in installation and operation, and financing. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) 13:30 - 16:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Address: 5-2-32 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kowa Hiroo Building ■ Participation Method: In-person, live streaming, archived streaming ■ Instructor: Koji Fukatsu, Partner and Attorney at TMI Associates *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Our company will hold a business seminar. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has held 19 meetings of the Subcommittee on Bio-related Industries under the Council for Industrial Structure in the Commerce and Distribution Information Division by April of this year. To indicate future directions regarding policies related to the rapidly developing biotechnology sector, the contents discussed in the subcommittee have been compiled into an "Action Plan for Bio Policies." This action plan presents strategies for international standardization to create and expand markets for bio-manufacturing and bio-derived products, support for ventures aimed at establishing a drug discovery ecosystem, the development of manufacturing bases and human resources for vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, promotion of industrialization in regenerative medicine and gene therapy, and strengthening manufacturing functions (CDMO), outlining the future direction of bio policies at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. [Seminar Details] ■ Date and Time: December 23, 2024 (Monday) 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors open at 13:00) ■ Venue: JPI Conference Square ■ Speaker: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Commerce and Service Group, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau Deputy Director-General Mr. Keita Komatsu *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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