Japan to join Horizon Europe

The EU and Japan launched negotiations for Japan to join Horizon Europe, the EU's research and innovation programme.
If successful, this would be the first time Japan takes part in the closest form of cooperation in the field of research and innovation that the EU can offer. With Horizon Europe, the EU expanded this opportunity to like-minded non-EU countries with a strong science, innovation and technology profile, which are not necessarily located in the geographic proximity of the EU – such as Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, which have successfully negotiated their association to the programme.