Category Archives: EU

April 27, 2015

Production Honda Jet is ready !!!

By GBMC

 

HondaJet makes maiden flight from Sendai to Tokyo !!!

https://youtu.be/oxhYtp6NMuw

Honda Motor Co.’s first jet plane made its maiden flight Thursday 23/04/2015 !!!

The seven-seat aircraft took off from Sendai and landed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Thursday afternoon.

The company is in line to obtain final approval for the plane from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and plans to start deliveries to U.S. customers later this year.

Read more from:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/23/business/corporate-business/hondajet-makes-maiden-flight-sendai-tokyo/

 

For the first time at EBACE2015, experience a production HondaJet!

The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), May 19–21, 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland, is Europe’s premier business aviation gathering. This year, a production HondaJet will be showcased for the first time in Europe!!!

“Visit our exhibit to experience the best-in-class performance, comfort and efficiency that make the HondaJet unique. We look forward to seeing you at Booth Z140 and at the Static Display” (Honda Aircraft)

More details from:  https://www.hondajet.com/Event?eventName=ebace

 

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April 20, 2015

England (UK): Hitachi named preferred supplier of AT300 trains !

By GBMC
AT300 trains (Hitachi Ltd)

AT300 trains (Hitachi Ltd)

Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. has been named the preferred supplier of 29 trains for a key intercity route operated by First Great Western in the southwest of England. Read more from:

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/business/AJ201503240056

 

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April 20, 2015

Back to the future? Belgian Beer made from bread!

By GBMC

 

Babylone Beer

Babylone Beer

 

A small Brussels-based brewery has embarked on a project to make beer from leftover bread, harking back to antiquity, when bread was the main ingredient, rather than barley. This is “Belgian Tech”!

Read more from:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/19/world/babylonian-brew-belgian-makes-beer-bread/?utm_source=digg#.VTQwqOnGPIV

 

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March 30, 2015

Corporate News: Hitachi’s rail business expansion in Europe

By GBMC
Hitachi's trains (source: Hitachi.com)

Hitachi’s trains (source: Hitachi.com)

 

Hitachi Ltd’s has agreed to buy the rail signaling business of Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA in its largest overseas purchase ever. It will boost the company’s European manufacturing base, following its previous rail business expansion in the UK.

Read: “Hitachi trains push into Europe to challenge Siemens, Alstom”

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/02/25/business/corporate-business/hitachi-trains-push-into-europe-to-challenge-siemens-alstom/#.VPMeqOk3PIU

Read:  “Hitachi agrees to buy two Finmeccanica rail businesses”

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/02/24/business/corporate-business/hitachi-nears-%c2%a5250-billion-purchase-of-italys-finmeccanica-rail/#.VPMeNOk3PIU

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March 2, 2015

UK-Japan relations: “The prince, the rising sun and the dragon”

By GBMC

Reporting on the UK Royal Visit to Japan:

 

The prince, the rising sun and the dragon

1) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) and the duke try their hand at juggling as they visit Smile Kid’s Park in Koriyama. Check:  http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/the-prince-the-rising-sun-and-the-dragon/ss-BBi8kEP#image=4

2) ウィリアム王子スピーチ　Prince William’s speech “Innovation is GREAT”　～英国と創る未来～　2015年2月27日

Check:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6MHAP0dpok

 

 

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March 2, 2015

TPP: US-Japan trade agreement deal soon?

By GBMC
TPP (image source: cas.go.jp)

TPP (image source: cas.go.jp)

 

A senior official of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday she expects the 12 countries negotiating a Pacific free trade initiative (the U.S.-led TPP) to strike a deal before June, as the United States and Japan seem to be reaching a bilateral deal over Tokyo’s exceptional tariffs on five agricultural products — rice, beef and pork, wheat, dairy products and sugar.

Would this impact on/speed up talks for a EU-Japan FTA/EPA/EIA agreement?

Read more:  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/02/28/business/economy-business/u-s-business-leader-envisions-tpp-deal-before-june/#.VPLqauk3PIU

 

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March 2, 2015

Visit and Invest in Belgium, at the heart of the EU! (new brochure)

By GBMC
Belgium (source: Wikimedia commons)

Belgium (source: Wikimedia commons)

 

“Belgium at a glance” is a digital brochure providing a light overview of what our country is all about. The brochure is richly illustrated with photos, making it highly accessible to anyone who wants to find out more about Belgium. The brochure is available in 8 languages.

Download:  Belgium_At_A_Glance_EN_LowRes_tcm312-250285

 

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February 23, 2015

EU Gourmet Cuisine in Tokyo

By GBMC

European cuisine in Japan. Haven’t you booked yet?

Read: “How Noma took Tokyo: What happened when the planet’s best restaurant moved to the gourmet capital of the world?”

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/how-noma-took-tokyo-what-happened-when-the-planets-best-restaurant-moved-to-the-gourmet-capital-of-the-world-10042324.html

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February 16, 2015

Formations Interculturelles EUROPE-JAPON (announcement in French)

By GBMC
EU-Japan Relations

EU-Japan Relations

 

Les Consultants en Affaires Europe-Japon de GBMC ont le plaisir et l’honneur de vous faire part du lancement de trois nouvelles séries de formations interculturelles Europe-Japon données dans le centre de Paris et, dans une moindre mesure, à Bruxelles.

En voici le détail:   http://gbmc.agence-presse.net/2015/02/14/formations-interculturelles-europe-japon/

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February 9, 2015

A new EU army utility helicopter for Japan?

By GBMC

 

Airbus X4 (source - Heliforum)

Airbus X4 (source – Heliforum)

 

 

Japan Considers Airbus X4 For Army UH-X Program

(Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology, Bradley Perrett, January 8, 2015)

” Airbus is urging Japan to base its next army utility helicopter on the X4, an advanced rotorcraft that the European manufacturer is developing for the civil market. If the offer is accepted, the army UH-X program could be a breakthrough in Japan’s process of entering into the global arms market, since the military X4 would become a partly Japanese product offered for international sale. Because Japan is now willing to consider arms exports, Airbus Helicopters and long-time partner … ”

Read more at: http://aviationweek.com/defense/japan-considers-airbus-x4-army-uh-x-program

 

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