Event Report

Lowell Sheppard is a social entrepreneur and CCCJ member who on Nov. 19th shared with us the details of his latest endeavour, sailing solo across the Pacific. At age 64, he was looking for a breathtaking challenge, and he decided that he wanted to sail alone from Tokyo to Vancouver. In 2019, he...

On Aug. 24th a webinar was hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan along with Paralliance 2020 about the one-year countdown to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Paralliance is a group of 20 international chambers of commerce, including the CCCJ, working together in preparation for the...

On July 22, we held our CCCJ Speaker Series Vol. 3 along with Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. This event was Moderate by Annamarie Sasagawa, Director, Corporate Culture (Global) at Kao Corporation (Tokyo) Tuuli McCully, Director, Head of Asia- Pacific Economics at Scotiabank (Hong Kong)...

On July 1, CCCJ held Annual General Meeting at Hylife Pork table as well as online. Chairman, Neil van Wouw welcomed members at the meeting. David Anderson, chairman of recommended election supervisory committee announced the result of governing board election and introduced new board of governors...

Once again, here’s a quick recap of the CCCJ Speaker Series Vol. 2 on Wednesday, Jun. 17th.  David Bostwick, Counsellor (Commercial/Trade Policy) at the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, gave an overview of the Canada-Japan trade relationship. Canada is the 10th largest economy in the world and predicted...

In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap of the CCCJ Speaker Series Vol. 1 on Thursday, Jun. 11th.  Karl Pires, a Partner at Shearman & Sterling, noted that, while COVID-19 has not impacted the volume of M&A in Japan as much as in other countries, he expects that Japan Inc., despite being “cash...

CCCJ Governor and Education Committee Chair, Riyo Whitney, along with some assistance from Events Committee Chair, Noriko Ishida, was kind enough to invite her long-time friend and esteemed wellness colleague, Brad King, for a virtual talk about staying healthy -- not just during COVID-19, but for...

CCCJ supported the luncheon with the Minister of Economy and Innovation Pierre Fitzgibbon organized by Délégation générale du Québec à Tokyo ケベック州政府在日事務所 on December 11 2019, Sponsored by Air Canada Japan. We had more than 100 guests from the business community in Japan and who came to hear about...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce along with 14 foreign Chambers of Commerce hosted the annual Joint Chamber Bonenkai on December 11, 2019 at the Embassy of Canada to Japan. Representatives from each chamber joined CCCJ Chair Neil van Wouw along with CCCJ Executive Director Matthew Ketchum in kanpai...

We wrapped up the inaugural Healthy Night Out of yoga and dinner on December 2, 2019 and it was a smashing success! We sold out, so there's that, but in addition we had some excellent conversation around a wonderful meal of farm-to-table vegetables and chicken. Thank you to our committee chair Joey...

An Afternoon of Enlightening Discussion The CCCJ along with the Business Council of Canada hosted a luncheon panel discussion with Canada’s top business leaders on strengthening Japan-Canada relations, taking advantage of the CPTPP and Canada’s role as a reliable and secure supplier of natural...

 Some of our CCCJ members and office staff enjoyed the Tokyo American Club's Canadian Thanksgiving dinner party on October 14.