May 2017

As the first part of the registration process for the forthcoming 55th Annual Joint Business Conference to be held in Tokyo from Sunday 8 October to Tuesday 10 October, hotel arrangements will shortly become available on the AJBCC's website. Please note that it is a...

Reflecting yet another example of the diversity of Japanese investment in Australia, Japan's Nihon University, located in Tokyo, has purchased a heritage listed former court house in Newcastle, NSW as the basis of a campus outside Japan. This will be the University's first campus overseas....

How can Australian companies build stronger relationships with Japanese business? AMP Capital (AMPC), an AJBCC Member, is one of Australia’s largest fund managers with over A$165bn in assets under management (AUM), including over A$7bn in Japan. Japan is a very important strategic market for AMPC, with...

The AJBCC will hold an Australia-Japan luncheon in Perth on Thursday June 8, 2017. Hosted by AJBCC Member companies, Rio Tinto and Hogan Lovells, the meeting Building On Solid Foundations: Focusing On The Future Of Business Opportunities With Japan will bring together AJBCC members, the...

Australia's Financial Services Council (FSC) will be leading a delegation of asset manager CEOs to Japan. This will be the second time the FSC has taken a delegation to Japan. The mission date is the week of the 9th October 2017. The objectives of the...

Peter Grey, an Executive Member of the AJBCC, has received an award from the Emperor of Japan for his contribution to the promotion and development of Australia-Japan relations. Peter has received the The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. He was Australia's...

The AJBCC's active Future Leaders Program (FLP) will hold its next seminar on Friday 2 June, 2017 in Melbourne with video feeds to Sydney and Tokyo. Japan and Australia: Lessons learned and new opportunities will be the theme of a panel discussion. If you require further...

Visiting Curator of the renowned Mori Art Museum, Mami Kataoka spoke at an AJBCC luncheon in Sydney last month. Hosted by AJBCC Member company MinterEllison, senior Japanese and Australian executives heard about the long history of leading Japanese executives and their companies' playing a defining...