Event Report

Date: Monday, September 19, 2022 Venue: Art Gallery Ontario Number of participants: Japan side – 30, Canada side – 23, total 53 Distinguished Guests: Ambassador Yamanouchi, Mr. Takuya Sasayama, Consul General in Toronto, Mr. Jun Saito, Consul General in Montreal, and Ambassador McKay. [Meeting...

On September 15th, the CCCJ hosted the September Monthly Mixer at our corporate member, The Tokyo Toranomon EDITION’s 31st floor Lobby Bar.  This was our 4th Monthly Mixer in 2022.  Not being able to hold the mixer during the summer, we were happy to see some familiar faces and meet lots of new...

On September 8th, CCCJ members were invited to join this special hybrid event hosted by The Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC), Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), and European Business Council in Japan (EBC). Starting with an on-site/virtual tour of the JIDRC’s...

Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan Honorary Board of Advisors and the Board of Governors got together to revive the ties and talked about the next steps to move forward together over dinner prepared by Seiji Omote, Governor, HBA. The meeting was a place where they inspired each other.

On July 3rd, 2022, the CCCJ hosted a Canada Day BBQ at the Official Residence at the Embassy of Canada with close to 200 people. This was the first Canada Day event since the start of the pandemic, and we are very happy to announce its success. For this special occasion, we were honoured to have...

On Wednesday, June 15, the CCCJ held a second mentoring seminar online with 25 participants, where discussions were held by Ken Tang, Noriko Ishida and Riyo Whitney.  Ken Tang, Manager, Robert Walters, led his discussion with tips for job searches and which skills are currently the most desirable...

On Friday May 13th, the annual CCCJ Spring Golf Scramble was held at the Tsutsujigaoka Golf and Country Club in Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi.  With 72 participants, tickets were sold out at an incredibly fast rate! Thank you, everyone!  The winning group of this Spring’s golf tournamenwent to —  Team...

On a Saturday morning in February, the CCCJ hosted “Hockey Morning in Tokyo” at a privately booked ice rink in the heart of downtown Tokyo, welcoming Coach Mike and players from Yokohama GRITS, CCCJ's sustaining member. The weather was on us and around 40 skaters joined to enjoy skating in their own...

On February 17th, The Japan Society and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) presented an online seminar that highlighted key geostrategic challenges in Asia;

• Economic...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan hosted its third annual Investment Seminar on Dec 10th, 2021 from 10:00 JST virtually on Zoom. We welcomed again Mr. Arjun Kumar and Ms. Tasleem Jamal from Sprucegrove Investment Management, based in Toronto. Sprucegrove has been a CCCJ member since 2020...

On October 9, about 20 Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) members and friends gathered at Shiba Koen for a morning of yoga and running, followed by a lunch picnic overlooking Tokyo Tower. After a prolonged period of staying home, participants enjoyed celebrating this year’s Thanksgiving...

On Wednesday, December15th, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Japan hosted its long-awaited Bonenkai at the Aoyama Treehouse located in Aoyama-Itchome. The event was held in the Engawa Room, their stylish and sophisticated contemporary private event space. The opening remarks were made by CCCJ...