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News and Events
JABC Current Event & News
October 2011 Event
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JABC Animation Showcase
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Thursday 6th October 2011, 5.30pm |
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Bunnik Tours, Ballroom, 45 Flinders
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Japan
Australia Business Council of SA
JABC Animation Showcase
Come and join us for our next JABC event where
we will hear from Greg Holfeld of Panic Productions and Sam
White of The People's Republic of Animation. Canadian-born
Greg Holfeld is an Adelaide-based animator and illustrator
who previously lived in Japan, and drew inspiration form his
time there to create his delightful short animation - Sumo
Lake. Greg will be talking about the background behind the
film and its recent success. Sam White will be talking about
the history of the PRA, how the company was created and the
challenges and successes.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Guest Speaker:
Greg Holfeld of Panic
Productions
Sam White of The People's Republic of Animation
Cost:
Free for Members / $10 non-members
RSVP: by 3rd October via
RSVP
form
Finger food and drinks provided.
Download the Flyer [PDF]
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Japan Market Update 2011 |
Chris Rees Senior Trade Commissioner
& Kaz Kuroda Senior Business Development Manager, AusTrade,
Osaka
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Chris Rees and Kaz Kuroda gave an enlightening description
of their recent experiences in Japan in the aftermath
of the earthquakes and tsunami. The informal discussion
included:
- The recent visit to Japan by the Prime Minister
Julia Gillard, and a charity dinner which raised $120,000
for earthquake victims;
- Affected areas of Japan, mainly in the north are
totally devastated, areas in the south are largely
unaffected;
- Japanese government putting money aside for cleaning
and reconstruction, which is predicted to have a stimulatory
effect on the Japanese economy;
- Japan to cut overseas aid budget temporarily;
- Corporate and local level response to contraction
has been rapid, but that the national government response
has been slow;
- Japanese companies are cashed up and looking to
invest, e.g., Kirin purchased Lion Nathan;
- Japanese companies feel that they are lacking good
educated people with English skills and have started
recruiting foreigners;
- Japanese companies looking to globalize their workforce
and investing in cross-cultural and adaptive skills,
global leadership and communication.
- Strong trend of Japanese and Australian companies
collaborating to export a combination product or service
to a third country;
- Business support for an FTA with Australia still
strong.
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JABC event attendees
Chris Rees and Kaz Kuroda
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The JABC would like to thank Chris and Kaz for a very informative
and entertaining discussion on the current state of the Japanese
market. Additionally the JABC would also like to thank CITCSA
for providing the venue for this event.
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