The following organisations and companies support our J-BIG website with an annual supporter contribution. Thank you very much!

The multidisciplinary law firm FRANKUS in Düsseldorf is one of the most renowned medium-sized law firms for national and international tax law in Germany. For over 40 years it has been providing extensive advice and accounting services, particularly to Japanese companies in Germany.

The family-owned business Audio-Technica is dedicated to high-quality audio equipment since 1962. Originally known for cartridge systems, Audio-Technica today manufactures high-performance microphones, headphones, wireless systems, mixers or cartridges for private and professional use.

“Creating for Tomorrow” – this philosophy has guided Asahi Kasei’s actions since its foundation in 1922. In addition to engineering plastics and particle foams, battery separators and sensor solutions for the automotive industry, the Japanese technology company also produces electrolysers for hydrogen production.

YKK, founded in Japan in 1934, is one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of zip fastening systems and offers comprehensive technical and fashionable fastening solutions made of metal and plastic.

At Trend Micro, everything we do is about making the world a safer place for exchanging digital information. We believe cyber risks are business risks. Headquartered in Tokyo, we secure the world by anticipating global changes in modern infrastructures and evolutions in threats.

The German city of Düsseldorf is the largest location for Japanese companies in continental Europe. The city’s Office of Economic Development supports Japanese companies, from setting up in Düsseldorf to all matters relating to their business activities in Düsseldorf.

The communication agency Storymaker is the home of J-BIG and has kept our digital business magazine alive since the beginning. Storymaker specialises in communications for technology-driven companies from Japan and other East Asian regions, Germany and around the world.