Darren Goff, Department for International Trade - New opportunities for trade, overcoming traditional barriers with the UK/Japan FTA (S2E23)

Darren Goff is the Head of Investments - Japan at the Department for International Trade in Tokyo, leading a team in a pivotal position, helping UK companies entering the Japanese market, and securing UK foreign direct investment.  We discuss the difficulties for UK and other foreign companies breaking into the Japanese market, why there is increasing cause for optimism and how the new Free Trade Agreement negotiated between the UK and Japan will bring new benefits for UK companies. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or CEPA as it is known, is the first agreement that the UK has secured that goes beyond the existing EU deal, with enhancements in areas such as digital and data, financial services, food and drink, and creative industries. The event schedule for the UK in Japan Year mentioned in the podcast is accessible here: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/ukinjapan/home/  In case you wish to enter into further discussion with the DIT team, please feel free to contact Darrent at [email protected] Produced in collaboration with Tokyo FinTech. If you have an interesting story to share with our audience, and would like to appear on the podcast, please contact us via [email protected] You can also find us on.... Home Page: https://tokyofintech.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tokyofintech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoFinTech Medium: https://medium.com/tokyo-fintech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/tokyofintech Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/tokyofintech/