Event Reports

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...

Following a public statement on YouTube by President and CEO, Calin Rovenscu, Air Canada has rolled out a comprehensive upgrade to their health and safety protocols. From Air Canada corporate:

To ensure your travellers can fly with confidence, we are introducing an industry-leading program...

Beginning on April 20 at noon EDT (01:00am on April 21, JST), all air passengers are required to carry a non-medical mask or face-covering to cover their mouth and nose during travel when traveling to and within Canada. Air travellers will be asked to cover their mouth and nose when required...

The CCCJ has cooperated with the ACCJ, the ANZCCJ, the BCCJ, the EBC, and IBA Japan to issue a statement to the Government of Japan formally requesting fiscal countermeasures in response to COVID-19. Please see the attached .pdf files below in English and Japanese to read the full statement. For...

Life Insurance provider and CCCJ Sustaining Member Manulife has just begun a new campaign offering support during the Coronavirus pandemic. If you are a Manulife policy holder and find that you have caught Coronavirus, Manulife will offer you a flat sum of ¥50,000 as a consolation payment.  For...