CCCJ events

A conversation with an Icon of Japanese intellectual History: Round table discussion with John F Howes, Prof Emeritus of UBC, leading Japanese historian The CCCJ and UBC are proud to host Professor Howes for a discussion of the history of Canada/Japan relations and his many years of developing...

• This is a CHARITY EVENT! All the proceeds will go to Team NADIA to support their continuous work in the affected areas of the great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. • The event will be canceled in case of bad weather. • Party time is from 1pm until 6 but you can come early or...

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...

  On Friday 22 February, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan will host its annual formal Maple Leaf Gala in the presence of His Excellency, Ambassador of Canada to Japan Mackenzie Clugston.   One of the most important events of the year in our Canada-Japan Community, the Maple Leaf Gala will...

A presentation by the famous Professor Martin Hilb of the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, followed by comments by Nobuyuki Hiraizumi, outside director at Kajima Corporation, and a panel discussion.  (Simultaneous Translation will be available)  Professor Hilb, a world famous professor and...

Dear CCCJ Members, You are invited to an important Town Hall meeting, to discuss recommendations for revisions to our Chamber’s Constitution. Our Constitution was written in 1981 and is dated, in some places no longer reflecting the nature and goals of our organization. Our Constitutional Reform...

  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 CCCJ will be holding its Shinnenkai ringing in 2013; the year of the snake on January 21st, 2013 at the Roppongi Hills Club. Joining us in welcoming in 2013 will be our new Canadian Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Mackenzie Clugston. We welcome you to join Ambassador Clugston, CCCJ Members and guests...

Member-Only Event The Embassy Commercial Section has kindly extended an invitation to CCCJ Members to participate at Happy Hour on Friday, January 11th and meet with some of the Canadian government employees in Japan from outside of Tokyo in addition to the Tokyo-based staff. This event will be...