HAROPA SEMINAR September 2016

Yves GASQUERES

JAPAN

General Information

SURFACE 380 000 km2

POPULATION (January 2016) 126,8 millions

GDP (2015) 4 990 Billions $ (3rd in the world)

GDP Growth (2015/2014) 2,2% up (0,9% up forecast 2016/2015)

Exchange Rate (August 2016) 1 euro = 113 yens

SMIG / hour in yens (Tokyo) 907 yens = 6,64 euros

Legal Lobor hours / week 40 hours

Unemployment rate (2015) 3,4%

Gross public debt (2015) 246,5% of GDP

Export from France to Japan 6,3 Billions euros (2015)

Export from Japan to France 8,3 Billions euros (2105)

1. Vehicles: US$134 billion (21.4% of total exports) 2. Machines, engines, pumps: $117.7 billion (18.8%) 3. Electronic equipment: $95.6 billion (15.3%) 4. Medical, technical equipment: $35.7 billion (5.7%) 5. Iron and steel: $27.5 billion (4.4%) 6.Plastics: $22.5 billion (3.6%) 7. Organic chemicals: $17.9 billion (2.9%) 8.Ships, boats: $11.4 billion (1.8%) 9.Oil: $11.4 billion (1.8%) 10.Rubber: $10.3 billion (1.6%)

Japan’s Top 10 Exports 2015

1. Oil: US$151 billion (23.3% of total Japanese imports) 2. Machines, engines, pumps: $59.5 billion (9.2%) 3. Electronic equipment: $90.2 billion (13.9%) 4. Medical, technical equipment: $23.3 billion (3.6%) 5. Pharmaceuticals: $23.1 billion (3.6%) 6. Ores, slag, ash: $21 billion (3.2%) 7. Vehicles: $19.1 billion (2.9%) 8. Organic chemicals: $14.2 billion (2.2%) 9. Plastics: $13.8 billion (2.1%) 10.Clothing (not knit or crochet): $13.5 billion (2.1%)

Japan’s Top 10 Imports 2015

Structure of trade between our two countries 2015

7,8% decline in exports from FR to JP 6,3 billion €

+ Textiles/leather goods/shoes, cosmetic +1% : 1 526 millions € (24,3% of the total) + Agribusiness +4% : 1 161 millions € (18,5% of the total) - Aeronautic - 51,8% : 566 millions € (9% of the total) - Mechanical, home appliance, electronics -6,9% : 829 millions € (13,2% of the total)

Trade France -> Japan in 2015

6,9% increase of export to FR to 8,3 billion € + Pharmaceutical products +28,8 %: 455 millions € (5,5% of the total) + Cars +17,4% : 2 735 millions € (28,3% of the total) - Chemical products – 3,3% : 616 millions € (7,4% of the total)

Trade Japan –> France in 2015

Sales ranking of Trading Companies 2015-2016

Name of the company Nota Turnover (1000 billions yen)

in euros (1euro=113 yens)

1 TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION Gneral Trading Company, TOYOTA GROUP 8.1 72 Billions 2 MARUBENI CORPORATION Gneral Trading Company 7.3 65 3 MITSUBISHI CORPORATION General Trading Company, MITSUBISHI GROUP 6.9 61 4 ITOCHU CORPORATION General Trading Company 5 44 5 MITSUI & CO., LTD. General Trading Company, MITSUI GROUP 4.7 42 6 SUMITOMO CORPORATION General Trading Company, SUMITOMO GROUP 4 35

7 MEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, Daily Necessities … 3 27

8 ALFRESA HOLDINGS CORPORATION Ethical pharmaceuticals, Self-medication, Medical business 2.5 22

9 Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd Wholesale of processed foods, frozen and chilled foods, alcoholic beverages and confectioneries 2.3 20

10 SUZUKEN CO., LTD. Marketing of ethical pharmaceuticals, diagnostic regents, medical equipment and supplies, and medical foods 2.2 19

11 NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION Steel, industrial supply and infrastructure, textiles, foodstuffs… 1.9 17

12 SOJITZ CORPORATION General Trading Company 1.6 14 13 HANWA CO., LTD. Trade of steel, metal, foods, chemicals… 1.5 13 14 TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Pharmaceutical trading 1.3 12 15 ITOCHU ENEX CO.,LTD. Energy business 1 9

16 KANEMATSU CORPORATION Trading in various kinds of commercial products, production of traded goods… 1 9

17 KATOSANGYO CO., LTD. Foods, beverages… 0.9 8 18 PALTAC CORPORATION Cosmetics, commercial products… 0.9 8 19 SHINSHO CORPORATION Trading company of KOBE STEEL Group 0.8 7

20 OKAYA & CO., LTD. Trading of iron and steel, special steel, non-ferrous metals, electrical and electronic parts… 0.8 7

1. The Sixteenth round of negotiations on the Japan-EU Economic

Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Tokyo, from April 11 to April 15.

2. At the meeting, fruitful discussions were conducted on areas such as trade in goods, trade in services, intellectual property rights, non-tariff measures, government procurement, and investment.

3. The schedule of the next meeting will be arranged accordingly.

Sixteenth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU

Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

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