Event Reports

Canpotex welcomes new delivery of vessel in Japan with capacity of 60,000 metric tons of potash. U-SEA Colonsay Sets Sail for first Maiden voyage. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Earlier today in Japan, Mr. Jim Prokopanko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canpotex, and President and Chief Executive...

On Friday, Toys“R”Us Japan opened its newest location in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The Toys“R”Us/Babies“R”Us Sendai Izumiosawa store, located in the AEON Sendai Izumiosawa Shopping Center, represents the company’s support for the revitalization process in the Tohoku area, says Monika Merz...

Davis LLP is pleased to announce that seven leading Japanese lawyers have joined the firm. The group is led by Hiroaki Takahashi, one of Japan's top commercial and finance practitioners. Mr. Takahashi is ranked in the Legal 500, Best Lawyers and Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers at the highest...

By the closest margin ever, the North American team, comprised of members from the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and the Canadian Chamber Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ), won the 8th North America-Europe Golf Challenge in Japan. Held at the Atsugi Kokusai Country Club, the event...

Dear CCCJ Members past and present, With great sadness I must inform you of the passing last week in Vancouver of John Powles, a former CCCJ president and as great a friend of Japan as Canada has ever produced. As many of you may already be aware, John died on Sunday at the Lion's Gate Hospital...

The deadline for nominations to the Board of Governors for the term 2008-2010 closed on Friday, April 11. A recommended slate was then approved at  April 16, Board of Governors meeting. Members will soon receive an election ballot by mail. Results will be announced at the Annual General Meeting on...

CCCJ Small Business and Professional Member Reiko Sonoyama was profiled in the April 23, 2007, edition of Nikkei Business. Read the full text (in Japanese), from the file attachments:

The nominations period for the CCCJ Board of Governors is now closed. We thank all members who have submitted nomination forms to the CCCJ office. The Nominations Committee will present a recommended slate to the current Board of Governors which will be followed by a call for an Annual Election. All...

In response to the Government of Canada's recent announcement that it will close its consulates in Fukuoka and Osaka, the CCCJ wrote a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging the government to immediately review its decision. The CCCJ opposes the closures and believes that this decision does...

June was packed with a record six CCCJ events! BC Minister of Economic Trade and Development Colin Hansen kicked off our guest speaker luncheon series, followed by the Honourable Raymond Bachand (Quebec's Minister of Economic Trade and Development) and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, who was...

In accordance with the amendment to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Immigration Control Act), a new Residency Management System will start on July 9, 2012, the effective date of the amended law. In addition, in accordance with the amendment to the Basic Resident Registration...

On 25 May, the CCCJ hosted a breakfast roundtable with visiting members of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group (CJIG). The event featured an engaged discussion spanning the challenges and opportunities in doing business in Japan, progress with Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement talks...