Bridging Japan • Bilateral Relations

Spain - Japan

Spain and Japan thrive on strong commercial ties, combining Spanish industrial know-how and entrepreneurship with Japanese technological innovation, global investment, and shared cultural craftsmanship.

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Spain’s commercial relationship with Japan takes practical form in factories, laboratories and everyday consumer experiences. Japanese investment supports Spanish businesses with international ambitions, and Spanish companies bring industrial know-how, health...

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Record Spanish visitor numbers to Japan and widespread interest in Japanese culture across Spain demonstrate the mutual goodwill between the two countries. Japan’s Ambassador to Spain, Hiroshi Yamauchi, discusses more...

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Preventing avoidable vision loss and addressing childhood myopia guide Santen’s work in Spain and worldwide. Founded in Osaka in 1890, the Japanese pharmaceutical company develops treatments and partnerships to advance...

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Industrial gases are largely invisible, yet Spain’s factories, hospitals, food producers, wastewater plants and other essential infrastructure cannot function without them. Nippon Sanso operates at that critical intersection in both...

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Vector Renewables opened its Japan office in 2013, when the renewable energy sector had few specialists for the work ahead. Today, its team includes over 30 Japanese and international professionals,...

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The past four decades of Japanese investment have fostered a mature and increasingly diverse commercial relationship with Spain. Sustaining this momentum will require institutions that bridge public policy and business...

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Spain and Japan are entering a richer phase of economic engagement, with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) converting common priorities into market opportunities. Once associated with tourism,...

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Spain–Japan economic relations are entering a more diversified phase, combining established commercial trust with new opportunities in energy, technology, health care and advanced industry. Jorge Lasheras, president of the Japan-Spain...

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Technical excellence can earn admiration without securing preference. International branding and digital agency Erretres has spent more than a decade addressing that challenge for Japanese businesses, translating precision, craftsmanship and...

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The past four decades of Japanese investment have fostered a mature and increasingly diverse commercial relationship with Spain. Sustaining this momentum will require institutions that bridge public policy and business...

3 MIN READ

Spain and Japan are entering a richer phase of economic engagement, with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) converting common priorities into market opportunities. Once associated with tourism,...

2 MIN READ

Spain–Japan economic relations are entering a more diversified phase, combining established commercial trust with new opportunities in energy, technology, health care and advanced industry. Jorge Lasheras, president of the Japan-Spain...

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Catalonia has become one of the clearest expressions of the growing economic relationship between Spain and Japan. More than half of the Japanese companies operating in Spain are based in...

3 MIN READ

Preventing avoidable vision loss and addressing childhood myopia guide Santen’s work in Spain and worldwide. Founded in Osaka in 1890, the Japanese pharmaceutical company develops treatments and partnerships to advance...

2 MIN READ

Industrial gases are largely invisible, yet Spain’s factories, hospitals, food producers, wastewater plants and other essential infrastructure cannot function without them. Nippon Sanso operates at that critical intersection in both...

4 MIN READ

Vector Renewables opened its Japan office in 2013, when the renewable energy sector had few specialists for the work ahead. Today, its team includes over 30 Japanese and international professionals,...

11 MIN READ

Spain’s commercial relationship with Japan takes practical form in factories, laboratories and everyday consumer experiences. Japanese investment supports Spanish businesses with international ambitions, and Spanish companies bring industrial know-how, health...

8 MIN READ

Record Spanish visitor numbers to Japan and widespread interest in Japanese culture across Spain demonstrate the mutual goodwill between the two countries. Japan’s Ambassador to Spain, Hiroshi Yamauchi, discusses more...

8 MIN READ

Kan Kurihara, Director General of JETRO Madrid, shares his perspective on the growing depth of Japan-Spain business ties, from expanding investment and market opportunities to new areas of innovation and...