The International Friendship Exchange Council http://www.fec-ais.com/en/ en Copyright 2011 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:00:37 +0900 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss FEC's Roles and the Achievements in its 27 Years 1 Enhancing People's Understandings Toward Foreign Affairs
i. FEC's International Meetings
FEC holds a monthly meeting inviting intellectuals both from inside and outside the country as guest speakers, and provides opportunities for high-rank officials and corporates representatives to exchange their views. Foreign Ministry officials are also invited to this meeting series, and such programs highly contribute to the prevalence of diplomatic policies of MOF.
 
ii. FEC's International Seminars
For the purpose of enhancing people’s understanding toward international affairs and government diplomatic policies, FEC regularly holds seminars inviting foreign ambassadors to Japan and other representatives as guests in Nagoya, Kansai and many other major local cities in Japan. The audience consists of local representatives and FEC’s corporate members.
 
iii. LFEC International Seminars for Encouraging Women's knowledge in International Areas
This study meeting series began with its first meeting the theme of which was to deepen Japanese women’s understanding toward PKO Legislations. Today it acts as the best program for women living in local cities to raise their international awareness. LFEC, a group of FEC’s Women Leaders, plays main role in carrying out programs such as inviting foreign VIPs and exchange students, dispatching Women Missions abroad or giving financial support to welfare programs in foreign countries. Women in local areas takes initiative in promoting foreign cooperation and international exchanges.

2 Taking Role as a Basis for Companies' Business Developments

Since 1996 FEC has established various country and regional based Committees such as Japan-Europe, Japan-US, Japan-India, Japan-China, Japan-Russia, Japan-ASEAN and Japan-Middle East which help promote friendship relations by enhancing mutual economic exchanges. The Committees will be added if necessary for our international interchanges. Each Committee organizes seminars regularly in a hotel in Tokyo for its business executive members. Themes of these seminars are country risks, researching country affairs and problems, supporting companies’ business development abroad, or human resources development. We also provide classes for young business people.

3 Acting as a Bridge between Japanese Local Cities and Foreign Countries

FEC carries out programs such as various international symposiums, seminars and receptions welcoming governmental officials and public missions from foreign countries, and thus actively provides opportunities of exchanges between Japanese citizens and foreign VIPs. Therefore, we also act as a main bridge between foreign companies and Japanese companies. In addition, FEC provides supporting programs for foreign companies in Japan, based on its own programs, helps and advises them to make their business develop smoothly and successfully.
i. Features
As FEC’s remarkable features, we draw so many representatives and citizens to our programs. We have the ability to gather hundreds of audience to our welcome ceremonies and various seminars. Sometimes the numbers add up to thousands of participants.
 
ii. Programs
FEC’s local head offices organizes programs to conduct researches on some major industries or cultural events. We gain high expectations from foreign countries that we can cope with so many demands. Moreover, we take close contacts with Embassies in Tokyo, local governments and other major institutions. FEC takes pride in our complete system in accepting Foreign VIPs, and we have achieved a lot of successful results since our foundation.
Moreover, we take close contacts with Embassies in Tokyo, local governments and other major institutions. FEC take pride in our complete system in accepting Foreign VIPs, and we have achieved a lot of such results since our foundation.

4 Other Service Activities for Corporate Members

i. In FEC’s International Seminars, we invite foreign ambassadors who are FEC’s Honorary Members, and other diplomats as guest speakers, and provide opportunities for economic and cultural exchanges which would be beneficial to the members concerned, and thus contribute to the international friendship exchanges.
 
ii. We introduce foreign governmental officials, provide significant information and dispatch Economic Missions abroad every year to provide business chance to our corporate members. We also provide active consulting for individual members on their private concerns.

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Program Summary

  • Aim of the program
    Under FEC's organizational aim, this program provides various services mainly for administrative sections of the companies which are entering Japanese business society. These activities promote foreign companies expansion in Japan and thus strengthen economic ties among various countries
  • Program features
    Representatives of both governmental and private sectors join FEC. FEC is Japan's biggest group of major leaders which also include law firms and account offices. In local areas of Japan we have organizations of governors, mayors and business leaders in our company, and this gives us a great organizational ability to cope with all kinds of matters.

    • The Way to Operate the Program

    Step 1 Judging of the Status Quo
    On the bases of the meetings with the representatives of parent companies and top managers of local subsidies or executives, we will look into the requirements in detail, judge the current situations and prepare our own reports.

    Step 2 Program Proposal
    Based on the reports we will propose outsourcing programs which are cafeteria style multiple-choice selection. The prices will be decided at the same time.

    Step 3 Conclusion of the Agreement
    If we reach an agreement on the contents of the proposals, the actual contracts will be concluded. Also the meetings about the program operation in details will be held.

    Step 4 Carrying out the Service Program
    Progress meetings will be held at least once a month where the situation report, program amendments if necessary and the review of the activity purposes are made.

    Step 5 Results Evaluation and the Feedback
    We welcome the evaluation to the results which can be confirmed directly. If there were any problems we will make feedbacks and thus the program will be continued to the next time.

    List of the Support Programs

    1. Recruiting
    2. HR Systems
    3. Job Trainings and Human Developments
    4. Company Welfares
    5. Office Establishments, Facility Management
    6. Risk Managements
    7. Expatriates Management and Services
    4Inquiries for FEC's Support Program
     
    ]]>     http://www.fec-ais.com/en/spcejm/spcejm.html http://www.fec-ais.com/en/spcejm/spcejm.html spcejm Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:05:46 +0900     International Seminar in Chubu FEC has carried out various activities for international exchange in Nagoya, Shizuoka, Gifu, Kanazawa and other cities of Chubu, the Central Japan area, inviting high level officials and ambassadors to Japan from other countries and thereby facilitated international exchange between local areas of Japan and those partner countries. These activities include FEC international seminars for the corporate members in the area to promote better understanding of the current conditions of other countries and by June 2001, the total number of international seminars reached over 150.




    ]]>     http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity15.html http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity15.html activities Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:03:43 +0900     International Seminar in Kansai FEC regularly holds seminars on international affairs in Kansai, the West Japan area, and offers information necessary for the FEC corporate members in Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and other cities of the area to be open to the world at large and to better relationship with their global partners. FEC also carries out people to people exchange programs inviting high level officials from the country with less chances of exchange and foreign ambassadors accredited to Japan as guests.




    ]]>     http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity14.html http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity14.html activities Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:02:26 +0900     FEC International Seminar FEC holds for the corporate members "FEC International Seminar" in Tokyo inviting executive officials of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japanese ambassadors abroad, and high-ranking officials or knowledgeable figures from other countries as guest speakers. It offers the corporate members an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the current international affairs and the present states of the Japan's diplomacy. At the same time it permits them to meet many of such people that they seldom have a chance to meet and to exchange information.




    ]]>     http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity13.html http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity13.html activities Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:01:21 +0900     Exchange with ASEAN Countries The FEC has organized various missions and seminars on understanding ASEAN countries since since 1984 so as to expand cordial relations with South-East Asian countries, which are deeply connected to Japan in history, geography, politics and ecnomy, under the joint sponsorship with the AIS, the Asian International Exchange System, FEC's sister organization. Once a year the FEC has carried out such programs as ASEAN Symposium or research into their feelings toward Japan, bridging exchange efforts between ASEAN countries and local organizations.The ASEAN Friendship Meeting was held in Mie in 1995, inviting 10 ASEAN ambassadors so that the occasion provided a very good opportunity to broaden contact with expanded ASEAN.

    FEC holds economic seminars and informal gatherings for economic discussion in principal cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya and thereby contributes to the creation of the good business environment between Japan and other countries. FEC also organizes and sends economic delegations overseas every year led by former Japanese ambassadors who have a thorough knowledge of the visiting country and help FEC corporate members establish the good relationship with both officials and business people in the country.

    ]]>     http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity12.html http://www.fec-ais.com/en/activities/activity12.html activities Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:00:18 +0900     FEC Honorary Members' Delegations to Local Areas The FEC has organized study meetings for Ambassadors accredited to Japan who are Honorary Members of the FEC, inviting them to various cities to widen their understanding of local industry and culture as well as aiming at providing the opportunities to exchange ideas between local and overseas organizations. Events aim ay objectives such as those which follow. The program in which 30 ambassadors were invited for a 2 day seminar war a big success as it was the first occasion of its kind to introduce prefectures to the chiefs of missions.

    (A) To introduce the latest technology and local industry of Japan.
    (B)To introduce the regional cultures of Japan.
    (C)To create a chance for exchange with representatives of various circles in region.
    (D)To increase exchange with members of the FEC.


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