"Wissen und Praxis" Nr. 30

• Preface (Gerhard Wiesheu & Julia Münch)

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• Efforts of Germany and Japan to Strengthen Cross-Border Cooperation (Takeshi Nakane)

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• Common Challenges of SMEs in Germany and in Japan (Stefan Albat)

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• German-Japanese Partnership – Importance of Economic Exchange (Minoru Kiuchi)

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• Technological Strength of Japanese SMEs (Toshinori Kobayashi)

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• Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion Measures by the German Government (Armgard Wippler)

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• Panel Discussion: Cross-Border Cooperation – New Opportunities and Incentives for High-Tech Medium-Sized Enterprises in Germany and Japan (with Shinjiro Akamatsu, Christian Heese, Rainer Mehl, Julia Schnitzler, moderated by Wilfried Schmidt)

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• About the Speakers

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• Agenda of the DJW Symposium

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• Overview of Publications by DJW

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