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Takuji Sakai, Executive Director, JETRO Toronto
Collaboration between Canada and Japan-Innovation that changes the world-
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Major trade partners for Canada in 2017
Source: Data from Statistics Canada,Merchandise imports and exports between "Canada" and "World",by Harmonized System section, customs basis, year-to-date 2016
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(Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office)
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Source:The Nikkei. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO27899360Z00C18A3000000/Photo:Reuters
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Japan-Canada FDI
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16.5 billion
USD
1.6 billion
USD
Japan- Canada Foreign Direct Investment (stocks, end of 2017)
Source: Ministry of Finance of Japan“Japan’s Balance of Payments (Direct Investment Assets/Liabilities)”
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Increase for seven
consecutive years
Canada
Japana
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JETRO’s activities and services
17,000Projects supported
(FY2003-2017)
1,700Cases of successful
investment by foreign companies with our
support
70+JETRO overseas offices
200+JETRO staff members
supporting your business in Japan
33%Projects from
North America
15 yrs.History of supporting foreign
companies’ investment in Japan
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Japanese companies’ high hopes for Canada
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Innovation
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Deep learningAI
Deep learningQuantum
computing
autonomous vehicles
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Collaborate on applying quantum-inspired technology to the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Successful cases of Japan-Canada collaboration
Development of high-speed data optimization
Developing a stem treatment for balding.
Collaboration deal in September 2018 with JSR on developing human liver tissue.
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Takeda has been working with various research institutions to develop new healthcare innovation.
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Successful cases of Japan-Canada collaboration
Joint development of technology for autonomous vehicles
Joint development of in-vehicle navigation systems .
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Collaboration with innovative Japanese companies
Japan: The most innovative country in the world
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Source: “Top 100 Global Innovators 2017”, Thomson Reuters
Top 100 Global Innovators 2017,Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters)
Automotive Sector
Manufacturing and Medical sector
Chemical and Cosmetics sector
1st in the world
1st(6 companies out of the top 7) (7 companies out of the top 12)
Number of Japanesecompanies: 39
RANK
(8 companies out of the top 14)
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Towards Asia through Japan
ASEAN 10 countries
ASEAN 10 countries, China, Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan
RCEPREGIONALCOMPREHENSIVEECONOMICPARTNERSHIP
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Support by Japanese government
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Regulatory sandbox system
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Regulatory authorityCompany
Experimental studies for new
business
Let’s be the first to try it!
We’ve developed a new technology.
Experiments in the sandbox of regulation
Deregulation
AIFinTech
IoT
Big data
Auto-flying
Auto-driving
Rule making
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IoT Acceleration Lab
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Financial support
Regulatory support
Business-matching support
ScopeManufacturing Mobility
Medicalhealth
Public infra. construction
Energy Finance
Smart houses
Agriculture
Logistics
Administration
Industrial safety
Educational services
Tourism
Innovation
Facilitation
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“Japanese Green Card for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals”
Permanent resident status can be acquired in as short as a year.
Now
Required points
70 or more 5years
3years
Shorten
1years
Shorten
Before
Required points
70 or more
Required points
80 or more
Required period of residence to apply for permanent residence
34 years old or younger 10
Annual salary 6 million yen
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Master's degree 20
Job experience of 3 years
5
Patented invention 15
Graduated from a top-tier university
10
Total 80
▶ Example of pointcalculation
In case of Engineer(33-years old)
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Talent
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