Event Reports

On the 13th of June, the CCCJ and our partner Chambers welcomed 340 guests to another sellout summer cocktail.  The food was delicious, drinks were cold and business cards were flying at this high powered international business networking event.  Special thanks to the CCCJ Events Committee for their...

On May 24th - 28 CCCJ Members and guests participated in our 13th Annual CCCJ Golf Tournament at the beautiful Tsutsujigaoka Country Club in Tochigi Prefecture. The weather was perfect for a great round of 18 followed by a fun after party and awards ceremony. Special thanks to the CCCJ Golf...

We, b sq design studio inc., have been honoured to again represent Canada with our second invite to participate at this upcoming Gardening World Cup Flower Show at a European styled resort named Huis Ten Bosch, in Nagasaki. The event takes place this October 12th to 20th , 2013 and we are to design...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, together with co-hosts, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) and Keidanren, held the 2013 Canada-Japan Trade Symposium in Toronto on April 25. The symposium provided an opportunity for business leaders from both Canada and Japan to discuss progress on...

CCCJ Conversations: The Honourable Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway In the next instalment of the CCCJ's ongoing "Conversations" series, Canada's Minister of International Trade and for the Asia-Pacific Gateway the Honourable Ed Fast speaks...

In this installment of the CCCJ's ongoing interview series "Conversations", CCCJ Chairman Wilf Wakely sits down with His Excellency the Ambassador of Canada to Japan Mackenzie Clugston. The Ambassador devotes much of the conversation to the importance of Japan-Canada relations and his hopes for the...

Heavenly Vines - Distinctive Canadian Wines, is proud to announce that our Norman Hardie Wines 2009 Niagara Chardonnay and our 13th Street Winery 2010 Cabernet/Merlot wines are the featured wines by the glass at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel in Akasaka and The Strings by Intercontinental in...

The CCCJ welcomes 11 fine young teenagers from Takata Senior High School, Rikuzentakata, Iwate-ken, who arrived on Sunday the 24th for a week of home stay and work experience.  CCCJ members led by Neil van Wouw, Ray Pedersen, Ken Arbour and Robert Fuller organized the business community to open...

Canada Wood Announces Inauguration and Groundbreaking of First Two Projects forCA$4.5 Million Canada-Tohoku Reconstruction Project in Miyagi Prefecture Announcing formal request for proposals for second phase of projects Tokyo, January 18, 2013 –The Canada Wood Group, a non-profit organization...

Japan's Ambassador to Egypt Norihiro Okuda was appointed the new Ambassador to Canada by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on March 5, effective immediately. Ambassador Okuda, 60, joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975, and has held a number of senior posts in the Middle East, the...

On February 28, the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade released a report on an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Canada and Japan, recommending that – as soon as possible – the Government of Canada conclude such an agreement with Japan that provides a net benefit...

It's common to hear of "cultures colliding" whenever folks from different countries get in the same room together. And while the annual Maple Leaf Gala on Feb. 22 was certainly a multinational affair, what occurred in the ball room at the Tokyo American Club would better be described as cultures...