Message of President

Swiss President reiterated wish to update the bilateral free trade agreement (JSFTEPA) Dear SJCC Members and friends, April 2018 saw an unusual intensity of Swiss high-level visits to Japan. On 4 April, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer paid a […]

Happy New Year 2018! Dear Members I wish you a happy New Year! 2018 will, I very much hope, be a successful and challenging year in a rapidly changing world, which needs even more steady development. […]

High Demand for Events – SJCC AGM with Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann Dear SJCC Members and Friends, First, I would like to thank all of you for being part of the SJCC, and particularly welcome the […]

A Lot of Good News Dear SJCC Members and Friends, I am pleased to inform you that the Chamber is improving continuously its activities and its visibility. More top leaders and opinion makers from Japan and […]

Upcoming Events with Guests from Japan Dear SJCC Members and Friends, Markets and companies have become increasingly globalized over the last decades, and communication and transportation have correspondingly expanded leading to changes in the world economy […]

A Good Start in the New Year Dear SJCC Members and Friends, The SJCC had a good start in the new year with over 100 guests attending the Shinnenkai which included an excellent presentation on Japan’s economic […]

SJCC starts with a New Team in the New Year 2016! Dear Members and Friends, It is my pleasure to inform you that I was elected by the Board as the new President of the Swiss-Japanese […]

Annual Report 2014 It was not me but Henry Wegmann who led the Chamber for almost the entire year. In fact, his last official act took place in July 2014. As from October, I had to […]

Dear Members and Friends of the SJCC Springtime, along with late autumn is one of the most pleasant times in Japan. It is not only the bloom of the cherry blossoms, but the emerge of nature […]

Dear Members and Friends, 2014 marks a cornerstone in the relations between Switzerland and Japan, as we are to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Trade between the two countries. As […]

Dear Members and Friends I am glad to report that our 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place on May 29th in the Zunfthaus zur Meisen in Zurich was well attended and that all items […]

Dear Members and Friends, When assessing the major events of 2011, it seems a foregone conclusion that this was one of the more challenging years in recent history for the world in general and for Japan […]