不列颠哥伦比亚省与日本

日本是世界第三大经济体，也是非凡稳定的社会之一。日本拥有规模庞大的零售和奢侈品零售市场、透明的商业环境和技术熟练的劳动力，因此商业和合作机遇众多。B.C. 省和日本享有 CPTPP 贸易协定的支持。

贸易与投资亮点

2022 年，日本是 B.C. 省第三大商品出口目的地。
《全面与进步跨太平洋伙伴关系协定》 (CPTPP) 为加拿大和日本提供了一个涵盖贸易、投资和创新的稳定而多样化的商业关系。
2022 年，B.C. 省与日本海外交通和城市发展基础设施投资 (JOIN) 签署了一项协议，为未来的交通项目和优先事项提供创新和清洁的解决方案。在 2023 年 5 月的亚洲贸易代表团会议上，双方共同签署了为期三年的续约协议。
2016 年 5 月，B.C. 省与日本金属和能源安全组织 (JOGMEC) 签署了一份谅解备忘录，以探索互惠互利的解决方案，增加出口机遇，并帮助释放氢等新能源。该协议于 2023 年续签。
通过加拿大的印度-太平洋战略，加拿大将与日本共同致力于可持续能源和自由贸易，以应对气候变化和环境保护。

日本概览

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外国投资者和 B.C. 省出口商的机会

航空航天

Japan’s aerospace sector is engaging in international joint development programs to meet the evolving needs of the commercial aircraft market. There exists R&D collaboration opportunities for B.C. companies as well as supply chain, maintenance, repair and overhaul opportunities.

农业食品与农业技术

Considering Japan’s high population density, limited agricultural land and high awareness of environmental issues, there is a need for environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides. This creates opportunity for agritech companies with unique ICT solutions and vertical farming technologies to enter Japan’s agritech market.

清洁能源

There are many opportunities for B.C. companies as Japan strives for energy security. Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) support Japan’s longer term carbon neutral goals. There are also interests from Japan in B.C.’s hydrogen technology and potential future exports.

清洁技术

Japan is transitioning to a carbon neutral economy and striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There is space for B.C. companies in the hydrogen, electric vehicles, carbon capture utilization and storage technologies, environmentally friendly raw materials substitutes for plastics, and sustainable biodegradable packaging markets.

林业

Japan acts as one of B.C.’s largest export markets for wood products. New opportunities have been presented for B.C. companies in wood construction, wood pellets and wood biomaterials.

ICT

The Japanese government has announced a new national Digital Agency to invest in I.T. systems across levels of government, among other incentives, to accelerate digitalization in the private sector. B.C. ICT companies can offer products and services pertaining to cybersecurity, machine learning and data management and analysis among many other ICT services.

生命科学

Among the world’s largest pharmaceutical and medical device markets is Japan’s life sciences sector. There is a wide range of opportunities for B.C. companies to implement operations in Japan’s life sciences market. Opportunities include innovation for new drugs, AI solutions for drug discovery, bioinformatic technologies, image processing and digital solutions for diagnostics, among others.

关键矿产

B.C. has growth potential as a reliable source of critical minerals such as gold, copper, lithium compounds, and nickel for Japan’s needs.