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...

By: Christian Howes, Chair, CCCJ Tohoku Partnership Committee. On the weekend of 30 June/1 July 2012, I was fortunate to be able to accompany videographer Yu Iwasaki of the recovery related website Ganbatte 365 as he visited two islands on Japan's northeast coast off its main island of Honshu.   We...

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources on Tuesday, September 18 addressed a group of over 125 at the Canadian Embassy including a number of CCCJ Members. In Japan to promote Canada as a secure supply source of natural resources, Minister Oliver spoke of the vast resources...