Event Report

A Sake Night to (If I Can) Remember Over 200 thirsty guests crammed the ballroom of the Tokyo American Club for the First Annual Night of Sake, held in partnership with the American, German, South-African and Danish Chambers of Commerce. Over twenty breweries attended the event displaying over 50...

Our last edition of the CCCJ - McGill MBA Japan Gender Diversity Roundtable took place on July 14th, at the Roppongi Hills Club. The thinkgroup led by Akiko Kosuda, member of the CCCJ's Honorary Board of Advisors, Senior Advisor to the Japan PFI/PPP Association, and Tokyo Girls Collection Executive...

Special Event: Meeting Candian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques   On June 4, 2016 CCCJ members and families were invited to meet with David Saint-Jacques, Canadian astronaut bound for a mission to the International Space Station in 2018. Following our insights from this unique presentation. The CCCJ...

Golf as it should be…FUN!!! On May 27th, the 15th Annual CCCJ Golf Tournament began in front of the Canadian Embassy with rain pouring down while sleepy-eyed, yet, optimistic golfers straggled onto the bus at 6:30am. This optimism was further tempered with a toast of beer and met with drier skies...

A CCCJ-backed luncheon on May 30 headlined by British Columbia Premier Christy Clark was all about trans-Pacific relationships—from the personal variety to the macro-economic. CCCJ Chairman Ron Haigh kicked off the theme in his opening remarks, hailing the packed event of over 200 guests as a...

CCCJ members and alumni associations from various Canadian universities (listed below), enjoyed a lively reunion at Roppongi BrewDog Thursday, May 19th for a laid back Spring mixer. People in attendance were diverse in background and industry, but all shared a common Japan-Canada link – and a...

Founded in 2013 as a public-private fund, the Cool Japan Fund was developed with the aim of supporting and promoting demand for excellent Japanese products and services outside Japan. Back when the fund had just started out, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan hosted a briefing session to...

On April 5, members of the CCCJ's Honorary Board of Advisors and Board of Governors welcomed Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's President & CEO, Stewart Beck for a luncheon to discuss the foundation's strategy and recommendations for expanding Canada's economic engagement with Asia. Hosted at CCCJ...

Rekindling the Relationship Why 2016 is the Year to Take Japan-Canada ties to the Next Level Event report as featured in April 2016 Issue of The Canadian + Program and available presentations *** *** *** Relationship metaphors are common in international dealings. In Canada, we often refer to our...

Sustaining Momentum CANADA’S RESOURCES AND JAPAN’S TECHNOLOGIES MAKE TRADE ONLY NATURAL Event report as featured in April 2016 Issue of The Canadian *** *** As the global energy market faces a dramatic downturn and new government policies are put in place to substantially cut greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Energy Study Group Topic: Liberalisation of Japan’s Residential Electricity Sector  On June 17, 2015, Japan's parliament passed into law the final major piece of legislation to liberalise residential electricity, effectively breaking TEPCO and the other regional utilities’ monopoly in the sector...

  [Event Report] CCCJ・McGill MBA Japan Gender Diversity 3rd Roundtable Following a highly successful second CCCJ – McGill Japan Gender Diversity roundtable held earlier in October 2015, a third roundtable was hosted by Akiko Kosuda, member of the CCCJ's Honorary Board of Advisors, Senior Advisor to...