Event Reports

Canada-Japan Bilateral Business News - June 15th *** Click here for the June 15th edition of the CCCJ Bilateral News *** The CCCJ is proud to celebrate 40 years of Partnership with Air Canada, its longest serving Corporate Sustaining Member.   *** Please take a minute and download our digital app...

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...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vols 16. Issue 02. Embassy Message - FOREIGN POLICIES: Diplomatic Dialogue  By Matt Fraser, consul and senior trade commissioner at the Consulate of Canada in Nagoya, Japan   SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE G7 SUMMIT IN JAPAN This year, the 42nd annual G7 summit in Ise-Shima...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02. Brand Spotting: KIDS 'N PLAY By Vivian Morelli, a Canadian freelance fashion writer living in Tokyo    STYLE UP THE TOTS FOR OUTDOOR FUN WITH THESE COOL CANADIAN AND JAPANESE ACTIVEWEAR BRANDS Family Fun - Uniqlo  Set to open later this year in Toronto...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02.  Chamber Insights: Friendly Relations - REKINDLING THE RELATIONSHIP By The Hounourabe Perrin Beatty, the President & CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce   WHY 2016 IS THE YEAR TO TAKE JAPAN-CANADA TIES TO THE NEXT LEVEL Relationship metaphors are...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02. Member Profile: Akiko Kosuda - Forgoing a Positive Role for Working Mothers By Annabelle Landry   BEING A STAY-AT-HOME MOM WASN’T EXACTLY THE KIND OF FUTURE AKIKO KOSUDA ENVISIONED FOR HERSELF.. Like many women, she wanted to pursue a fulfilling career...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02. Special Report: Cool Japan - RED HOT OPPORTUNITY  By Jeff W. Richards   CAPITAL FOR COMPANIES PROMOTING UNIQUE JAPANESE PRODUCTS IN CANADA The Cool Japan Fund is a public-private partnership that exists to actively promote demand overseas for Japanese...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02. Asia Pacific View: Clean Energy - Sustaining Momentum By Ron Haigh, chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan and Toyota Motors project manager for the Americas group   CANADA’S RESOURCES AND JAPAN’S TECHNOLOGIES MAKE TRADE ONLY NATURAL As...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02. Education Trends: School's In! - Student Exchanges By Trevor Kennedy, an M.A. candidate in Asia Pacific Policy Studies at the University of British Columbia.   THERE IS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUNG CANADIANS WHO WANT TO STUDY IN JAPAN It’s hardly breaking...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02.  Chamber Voices: Glorious & Free - Diversity is Our Strength  By R. Sakai-Irvine, a journalist and university lecturer in Tokyo   WELCOMING SYRIAN REFUGEES TO CANADA IS AN ACT OF TRUE PATRIOT LOVE One of the proudest days I’ve ever had as a Canadian was...

The Canadian - Spring 2016. Vol 16. Issue 02.  Cover Story: Masayo Hando - Northern Lights, Camera, Action!   Masaya Hando is the Managing Director of Destination Canada's Japan Office. By Annabelle Landry  Destination Canada, the organization formerly known as the Canadian Tourism Commission, has...

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...