Business

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce releases Advancing our economic ties with China: Three priorities for Canadian business. While the United States will remain Canada’s top economic partner, its tempered growth has made more Canadian companies realize they should diversify their trade and investment...

The Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC), a business plan writing competition that is supported by the CCCJ and 15 other foreign chambers in Japan, can provide you with a tailor-made business plan that addresses your company’s specific business objectives in the Japanese market. JMEC, now in...

From June 17 - 24, 2011, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo conducted the Japan Seminar Series across Canada. The series consisted of a half-day seminar held in each of Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, to inform Canadians of commercial opportunities in Japan and the status of affairs...

ABOUT FCIJ AND THE SURVEY The Foreign Chambers in Japan (FCIJ) is an informal organization comprised of foreign chambers of commerce and business groups in Japan mainly for the purpose of information exchange and enhancement of the activities of the component organizations. The FCIJ conducted the...

Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism accepting proposals for emergency temporary housing using imported materials. Period of acceptance from April 15th, 2011 to April 25th, 2011. For more information on the project, please visit here:http://www.mlit.go.jp/en/report/press...

Dr. Charles J. McMillan, Professor of Strategic Management and International Business at the Schulich School of Business, York University, spoke to a group of Canadian businessmen in Tokyo in December 2010 about the current state of Canada-Japan economic relations and the role of the Canadian...

Senior Japanese and Canadian trade officials met in Tokyo on December 9, 2010 for the third round of the bilateral Trade and Investment Dialogue, established by the Joint Economic Committee in 2008. Eric De Groot, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) and Shawn Lawlor, Chair...

On February 8, Mark Carney, the newly appointed Bank of Canada Governor, spoke to members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan. It was Governor Carney's first speech since assuming his new role on February 1, 2008. The governor provided an overview of the Canadian economy, commented on the...

Earlier this month, Japanese homebuilder Araya Kosan opened "Selco Home Takaoka Models," a model site in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, of homes assembled using complete kits imported from Canada. The long lasting, well insulated, earthquake-resistant homes feature ash floors and solid oak fixtures. In...

The Bank of Japan decided January 22 to keep its key interest rate on hold in a widely expected move and warned that the Japanese economy is "slowing" for the time being due to global financial market turmoil and weak domestic housing investment. The nine-member Policy Board of the central bank...

The Canadian Pacific Kazunoko (herring roe) Association organized a seminar in Nagoya last month sponsored by the Japan Dietetic Association and Healthy Nippon 21 Council. Two experts presented research suggesting that regular herring roe consumption may reduce blood cholesterol. They also stated...

Although some freight, primarily auto-related, is being carried by Chinese and Korean ships from Japan to Canada’s new container terminal in Prince Rupert, BC, Japanese shipping companies are taking a wait-and-see attitude before deciding whether to use the new port themselves. Specifically, they...