Event Reports

Canada-Japan Bilateral Business News - February 10th *** Click here for the February 10th edition of the CCCJ Bilateral News *** Please take a minute and download our digital app, The Canadian and like us on our Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Tourism Trends: Inbound Influx - Canada should take note of Japan's increase in tourist traffic By Trevor Kennedy, M.A. candidate in Asia Pacific Policy Studies at the University of British Columbia. He writes on various policy-related issues in...

Canada-Japan Bilateral Business News - February 3rd *** Click here for the February 3rd edition of the CCCJ Bilateral News *** Please take a minute and download our digital app, The Canadian and like us on our Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Mission Alberta: Oneil Carlier - Promoting Alberta agriculture to Japan in an era of declining oil prices Hon. Oneil Carlier is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and is currently Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Forestry in the...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Member Profile: Kiyo Weiss By Annabelle Landry. For Kiyo Weiss, mother and general manager at Air Canada Japan, connecting people around the globe is as much about embodying a positive attitude as it is about forging ties. Born to a traditional Japanese...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Cover Story: Ron Haigh - A New Challenge Ron Haigh was elected as Chairman of the CCCJ in November 2015. CHALLENGE It’s quite fitting that a favourite Canadian actor of Ron Haigh, the new chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, should be...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Intelligence Unit: The TPP Point - It promises to liberalize trade but positive effects could be a long way off our for the International Agreement. A special report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) by Christopher Clague When the Trans-Pacific...

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Employer Insights: 65 is the new 60 - Dealing With an Aging Workforce in Japan By Colin P.A. Jones is a professor at Doshisha Law School in Kyoto and a director for the Manpower Group Japan Co.Ltd., one of the oldest foreign-capitalized firms in Japan. c...

  [Event Report] CCCJ・McGill MBA Japan Gender Diversity 3rd Roundtable Following a highly successful second CCCJ – McGill Japan Gender Diversity roundtable held earlier in October 2015, a third roundtable was hosted by Akiko Kosuda, member of the CCCJ's Honorary Board of Advisors, Senior Advisor to...

Canada-Japan Bilateral Business News - January 27th *** Click here for the January 27th edition of the CCCJ Bilateral News *** Please take a minute and download our digital app, The Canadian and like us on our Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts

The Canadian - Winter 2016. Vol 16. Issue 01. Embassy Message: The Internet of Things Kimihiro (Hero) Iwao is a trade commissioner in the Canadian Embassy responsible for the information and communications technology sector. Imagine you’re driving to a meeting with a client. Heavy rain has reduced...

Cirque du Soleil is coming to Japan with yet another spectacular show - TOTEM. "TOTEM follows the human species from original amphibian state to ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage, evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. TOTEM explores the...