Event Reports

It is with sadness we share that Wilf Wakely (right), former chair of the CCCJ, passed away on February 2nd. He was well-known by CCCJ members and many in the Canadian community in Japan. Wilf Wakely was a big supporter of the CCCJ and that included its charity efforts. With that in mind, donations...

Lowell Sheppard is a social entrepreneur and CCCJ member who on Nov. 19th shared with us the details of his latest endeavour, sailing solo across the Pacific. At age 64, he was looking for a breathtaking challenge, and he decided that he wanted to sail alone from Tokyo to Vancouver. In 2019, he...

On Aug. 24th a webinar was hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan along with Paralliance 2020 about the one-year countdown to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Paralliance is a group of 20 international chambers of commerce, including the CCCJ, working together in preparation for the...

Tokyo - July 31, 2020 - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan has issued a statement on its website regarding the Japanese government’s strict re-entry conditions. Since Japan declared a state of emergency in April and put in place strict entry conditions for those travelling from many countries...

On July 22, we held our CCCJ Speaker Series Vol. 3 along with Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. This event was Moderate by Annamarie Sasagawa, Director, Corporate Culture (Global) at Kao Corporation (Tokyo) Tuuli McCully, Director, Head of Asia- Pacific Economics at Scotiabank (Hong Kong)...

On July 1, CCCJ held Annual General Meeting at Hylife Pork table as well as online. Chairman, Neil van Wouw welcomed members at the meeting. David Anderson, chairman of recommended election supervisory committee announced the result of governing board election and introduced new board of governors...

Once again, here’s a quick recap of the CCCJ Speaker Series Vol. 2 on Wednesday, Jun. 17th.  David Bostwick, Counsellor (Commercial/Trade Policy) at the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, gave an overview of the Canada-Japan trade relationship. Canada is the 10th largest economy in the world and predicted...

In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap of the CCCJ Speaker Series Vol. 1 on Thursday, Jun. 11th.  Karl Pires, a Partner at Shearman & Sterling, noted that, while COVID-19 has not impacted the volume of M&A in Japan as much as in other countries, he expects that Japan Inc., despite being “cash...

CCCJ Governor and Education Committee Chair, Riyo Whitney, along with some assistance from Events Committee Chair, Noriko Ishida, was kind enough to invite her long-time friend and esteemed wellness colleague, Brad King, for a virtual talk about staying healthy -- not just during COVID-19, but for...

It is election time once again, and we’d like to cordially ask you to help the Chamber and help yourself become even more involved in the Canadian community in Japan by running for the Board of Governors of the CCCJ! You will need to have another member fill it out if you wish to be nominated. If...