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About JOEA

The Japan Overseas Enterprises Association (JOEA) is a non-profit general incorporated association with about 270 members, primarily Japanese companies, as well as other Japanese associations and entities.

JOEA was established in 1974. At that time, it was the dawn of foreign investment rushing by Japanese companies. Some anti-Japan activities against Japanese business investment, however, occurred in some southeast Asian countries. Considering such situation, Japanese government and several economic and business organizations supported the establishment of JOEA for the purpose of enabling Japanese companies to smoothly and healthy operate their overseas business.

Since then, the Japanese companies’ overseas business operation has been expanded and developed around the world. The global business environment has also been changing variously. The current JOEA’s mission is to conduct to help and support their member companies’ global business operation at the following three domains.

1. Global human resources and labor issues
2. Overseas security and risk management
3. Health and medical care in foreign countries

JOEA’s activities

JOEA provides member companies with valuable information, platform, networking opportunity and services through seminars, lectures, research groups and publications. These activities include:

Seminars, lectures and research groups

JOEA holds totally over 100 events of seminars, lectures and research groups a year. There are 8 research groups, and around 150 member companies join some group. The followings are themes for events.

Development of global human resource

Overseas expatriate employee issues (payroll, tax, welfare program, assignment system, etc.)

The latest and hottest topics of global economy, politics and social situation

Various information on foreign culture, security and medical care for newly assigned overseas expatriate employees

Security and risk management against conflict, terrorism, natural disaster and pandemic for overseas business travelers, resident overseas employees and their families

Overseas expatriate employees’ health management

Publications

JOEA publishes various guidebooks for overseas business travelers and resident overseas employees and issues a monthly magazine. JOEA also carries out several biannual surveys and discloses them to the public.

Over 20 countries guidebooks covering many case studies of labor issues and management issues by country

Safety and security guidebook and health and medical care guidebook

A monthly magazine “GEKKAN GLOBAL KEIEI” offering the interesting and valuable information on global and managerial issues

Research survey on Japanese companies’ global operation and management (since 1996), Japanese companies’ overseas security and risk management (since 1992), and Japanese companies’ overseas educational services (since 1999)

Other JOEA’s activities are to regularly provides their policy proposals to the government, to offer the deployment of experienced advisors of overseas security and risk management, and to invite Japanese speech contest winners in ASEAN countries to Japan. These activities include:

Policy proposal to the government

JOEA regularly provides their policy proposals to the government on behalf of the member companies.

Recommendations to promote a bilateral social security agreement with prioritized countries where many Japanese expatriates work at their subsidiaries

Recommendations to support the various aspects of overseas Japanese schools and institutions for Japanese children in foreign countries.

The deployment of experienced advisors

JOEA offers the deployment of experienced advisors of overseas security and risk management. As consultants, they support and advice to construct the guideline and rules of overseas security and risk management and provide the lecture or seminar of it for requested companies.

Invitation of Japanese speech contest winners in ASEAN countries

JOEA has held the event of inviting Japanese speech contest winners in ASEA countries every year since 1986. During they stay in Japan several days, they enjoy Japanese culture, visit Japanese company and present their Japanese speech. The purpose of the event is to contribute to the good relationship between Japan and ASEAN countries. Totally about 400 people were invited to Japan. Some of them became Japanese language teachers in their countries, and some of them work for Japanese companies.

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Principal Officers

Chairman

Mr. UENO, Motoo

Senior Advisor, CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

Senior Executive Director

Mr. SAKABE, Takashi

Executive Director

Mr. YOSHIDA, Masafumi