Event Reports

Our Chamber once again hosted the annual Joint-Chamber Bonenkai at the Embassy of Canada on 13 December. Attracting well over 300 guests, the event brought representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan, the British Chamber of...

The CCCJ held the first in its series of information technology events on Monday, November 26, with presentations on social media marketing, digital brand protection, website presence, mobile strategies, and the legal aspects of online branding. Despite Monday's rainy weather, the seminar drew a...

  The Foreign Chambers in Japan (FCIJ) has been conducting Business Confidence surveys online twice a year since 2002 among foreign-affiliated companies in Japan. This, the 22nd survey was conducted between October 16 and 26, 2012, and received 329 valid responses from members of 17 foreign chambers...

The above is a brief documentary video encapsulating the CCCJ EPA Symposium held on November 2, 2012 in Tokyo.  The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ), with the support of the Keidanren and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC), on 2 November hosted a high-level symposium regarding the...

In an event well attended by men and women alike, a distinguished panel of speaker and panelists discussed  "gender diversity in the board room" - a topic whose time has clearly come worldwide and especially in Japan.  First, we were privileged to hear from Georges Desvaux (managing partner of...

The Afan Woodland Trust Higashi Matsushima school project is one of four projects supported by the CCCJ's Tohoku Partnership Initiative. All of these projects highlight the ongoing needs of the Tohoku area. The CCCJ is committed to working with local organizations in a multiyear effort to rebuild...

  Following October's joint Board & Committee meeting, the CCCJ welcomed over 50 Members and guests to the Canadian Thanksgiving Reception. Although the turkey was quick to go, there was plenty of food and drink to be had for all. Aside from the Thanksgiving effect of the reception, participation by...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan has been growing rapidly over the past few months, and is particularly attracting many Japanese organizations interested in Canadian resources. In addition, Canada and Japan are in the midst of free trade discussions, and the CCCJ is supporting this in...

The tenth annual North America - Europe Golf Challenge in Japan, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Japan Cup, took place at Atsugi Kokusai Country Club on 28 September. The event pitted 68 North American players against 65 European, as well as talented individuals against one another. The North American team...

“Conversations…” -   The CCCJ is (at least experimentally for now) exploring new ways of communicating to our membership and to our communities.  Our new web site allows us to move away from a straight text world and into other media including audio and video across a full range of devices. ...

H.E. Jonathan Fried, Ambassador of Canada to Japan will become Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Ambassador Fried has served as Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada to Japan since 2008. [read: Jonathan Fried's biography.] H.E. Mackenzie...