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In collaboration with the English-Speaking Union of Japan (ESUJ), the CCCJ presents International Development: Contradiction in Terms? by Dr. David M. Malone. Prior to joining the United Nations University as Rector on 1 March 2013, Dr. Malone served (2008-2013) as President of Canada’s...

Minister Mr. Jean-François Lisée will lead a trade mission to Japan from January 19 to 23, 2014. This first mission to the Land of the Rising Sun by a minister in the Marois government comes as negotiations for a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership (EPA) continue. Japan is Quebec’s second largest...

Feeding and Fuelling a Hungry World: Saskatchewan’s Role in a Dynamic Japan and a Vibrant Asia.   Saskatchewan has one the strongest economies in Canada, with capital investment, job creation and population growth at record levels.  Its agricultural, energy and mineral resources are in high demand...

On the occasion of the first overseas study trip from McGill MBA students in Montreal, the CCCJ and McGill MBA Japan are honoured to welcome Ambassador Sadaaki Numata to a special luncheon presentation on Tuesday, May 7th at the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo. With the movement towards the Canada-Japan...

We cordially invite McGill Japan MBA Alumni, McGill Alumni, and McGill parents and friends to a special dinner gathering with Professor Karim Nader, whose research into how memory works has led to his being named one of "The Ten People Who Could Change the World" by Forbes magazine. Nader's...

Two years on from the Great Tohoku Earthquake, many groups and organisations continue to play a vital role in supporting the people in the region and the recovery and rebuilding of Tohoku.  At this special two year anniversary event, representatives from four groups actively involved in the region...

  C. W. Nicol is a celebrated writer, lecturer and environmentalist who has lived in Kurohime, Nagano, since 1980 having first come to Japan in 1962. Alarmed at the neglect and outright destruction of Japan’s forests, he began buying adjoining parcels of abused and neglected woodland in 1986, and...

The Women in Business Committee welcomes the distinguished Ms. Susan Roos, employment attorney and wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, for what promises to be a thought-provoking address on the challenges women face in the global workplace. Born in North Dakota, Ms. Roos attended Stanford...

During the past 12 months, a great deal of progress has been made in terms of relieving people's immediate needs, yet years of reconstruction stretch ahead in Tohoku. And while the Government of Japan is of necessity first addressing major infrastructural needs, the view from the region's cities and...

Energy Opportunity in the “Land of Living Skies”: A Primer on Booming Saskatchewan. Luncheon with Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Resources, the Honourable Bill Boyd. Saskatchewan has long been known as a major agricultural producer, shipping its wheat, canola and lentils worldwide. But these...