Event Reports

With the CCCJ Board of Governors Election ballot open, Candidates brought their last pitch to Members at the 2nd 'Meet the Candidates' social mixer held at the Roppongi Hills Club.  Presentations on Candidate platforms were followed by networking over a fine spread of food and cold beverages.  Many...

With the 2013 CCCJ Board of Governors Election nearly underway Candidates and Members gathered together for an enjoyable evening at Cafe 246 in Aoyama Itchome. Nearly all Candidates were present to meet with Members and present on what they wish to bring to the management of the Chamber should they...

On the 17th of June a group of over 60 CCCJ Members and guests welcomed Mr. Calin Rovinescu, the President and CEO of Air Canada to a luncheon at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo.  Mr. Rovinescu took the opportunity to update the audience about Air Canada and the airline industry in general since he last...

On the 13th of June, the CCCJ and our partner Chambers welcomed 340 guests to another sellout summer cocktail.  The food was delicious, drinks were cold and business cards were flying at this high powered international business networking event.  Special thanks to the CCCJ Events Committee for their...

On May 24th - 28 CCCJ Members and guests participated in our 13th Annual CCCJ Golf Tournament at the beautiful Tsutsujigaoka Country Club in Tochigi Prefecture. The weather was perfect for a great round of 18 followed by a fun after party and awards ceremony. Special thanks to the CCCJ Golf...

We, b sq design studio inc., have been honoured to again represent Canada with our second invite to participate at this upcoming Gardening World Cup Flower Show at a European styled resort named Huis Ten Bosch, in Nagasaki. The event takes place this October 12th to 20th , 2013 and we are to design...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, together with co-hosts, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) and Keidanren, held the 2013 Canada-Japan Trade Symposium in Toronto on April 25. The symposium provided an opportunity for business leaders from both Canada and Japan to discuss progress on...

CCCJ Conversations: The Honourable Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway In the next instalment of the CCCJ's ongoing "Conversations" series, Canada's Minister of International Trade and for the Asia-Pacific Gateway the Honourable Ed Fast speaks...

In this installment of the CCCJ's ongoing interview series "Conversations", CCCJ Chairman Wilf Wakely sits down with His Excellency the Ambassador of Canada to Japan Mackenzie Clugston. The Ambassador devotes much of the conversation to the importance of Japan-Canada relations and his hopes for the...

Heavenly Vines - Distinctive Canadian Wines, is proud to announce that our Norman Hardie Wines 2009 Niagara Chardonnay and our 13th Street Winery 2010 Cabernet/Merlot wines are the featured wines by the glass at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel in Akasaka and The Strings by Intercontinental in...

The CCCJ welcomes 11 fine young teenagers from Takata Senior High School, Rikuzentakata, Iwate-ken, who arrived on Sunday the 24th for a week of home stay and work experience.  CCCJ members led by Neil van Wouw, Ray Pedersen, Ken Arbour and Robert Fuller organized the business community to open...

Canada Wood Announces Inauguration and Groundbreaking of First Two Projects forCA$4.5 Million Canada-Tohoku Reconstruction Project in Miyagi Prefecture Announcing formal request for proposals for second phase of projects Tokyo, January 18, 2013 –The Canada Wood Group, a non-profit organization...