Event Report

Giving Back to Japan: The Road Towards Reconstruction   Four years ago, Japan's northeastern coast was devastated by a magnitude 9 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accidents. Lives were lost, cities destroyed, and local industries and businesses were crippled. Indeed, 3/11 is a date that...

February Monthly Mixer - BrewDog Roppongi On February 26th, about 30 members and friends of the CCCJ braved the rain for a low-key mixer at BrewDog in Roppongi. Event attendees were treated to a complimentary glass of Punk IPA - a beer described by the venue's website as a light golden classic that...

Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion, Exit Strategies On February 12, 2015, the CCCJ in collaboration with the Desautels Faculty of Management’s McGill MBA Japan program, hosted an Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion focussed on Exit Strategies at the Tokyo American Club. The event was well attended...

2015 Shinnenkai 新年会 The CCCJ celebrated the year of the Sheep, with a casual Shinennkai at Whistler Café on January 22nd, 2015. Around 60 people - both members and guests - packed the cozy, Canadian themed bar. This is the second time that the CCCJ throws its New Year party at this venue, and the...

Daruma Energy Hyper LPG Truck Launch  CCCJ member, Daruma Energy, in conjunction with Joto Garage received a grant from METI to launch Japan’s first domestically developed dual fuel truck, Hyper LPG Truck. This truck is powered by a mixture of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel fuels. This...

The 2014 Joint Chamber Bonenkai was held on December 11th at the Canadian Embassy in Aoyama Itchome.Hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, the event drew over 300 guests from the following participating Chambers:

• American Chamber of Commerce in Japan - ACCJ
• British Chamber of...

Japanese follows English On November 18, 2014 the CCCJ Trade Policy Committee hosted an engagement with Canada’s chief negotiator, Mr. Ian Burney, and Canada’s lead negotiators for Government Procurement and Technical Barriers to Trade, who were in Tokyo for the seventh round of Canada-Japan...

Canadian Energy Round-up ・カナダエネルギー・ラウンドアップ   11月25日、在日カナダ商工会議所は,国際石油開発帝石株式会社、シェブロン、ＴＭＩ総合法律事務所、在日カナダ大使館の寛大なご支援のもと、カナダでのエネルギー業界の時事問題、主に液化天然ガス〔ＬＮＧ〕についての特別会議を開催致しました。イベントには、先住民達の関与、最近のテクノロジー開発、日本の買い手視点、ブリデッシュコロンビア州ＬＮＧ所得税の影響に関する、業界問題の専門家をゲストスピーカーとしてお招きしました。この他に、カナダからのスピーカ達による、北米...

  ***     *** On 31 October 2014, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) hosted its annual Maple Leaf Gala at the Tokyo American Club, in Azabudai, Minato ward. This year’s Gala was hosted in the presence of Her Imperial Highness, Princess Takamado, and His Excellency, Ambassador of...

Last night, the CCCJ hosted its Mid-Summer’s Night Monthly Mixer at  Whistler Café, a cozy “Canadian Dining” themed restaurant tucked away behind Jimbocho station. Members and friends packed the small bar, and enjoyed an assortment of imported Canadian wines and brews.  Scandal Breweries' Ale and...

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird commenced his fifth visit to Japan on 27 July, with a formal dinner in the Embassy’s impressive 4th floor, attracting a Sunday evening crowd of 150 people comprised of business people representing all of Canada’s key trade sectors.  Hosted by the CCCJ...

On July 1st,  the CCCJ held its 33nd Annual General Meeting at TMI Associates in Roppongi. CCCJ Chair Wilf Wakely along with other Committee Chairs reviewed highlights of the past year. The Nominations Committee  Election Overview was shared with members, and election results were announced...