Event Reports

Our last edition of the CCCJ - McGill MBA Japan Gender Diversity Roundtable took place on July 14th, at the Roppongi Hills Club. The thinkgroup led by Akiko Kosuda, member of the CCCJ's Honorary Board of Advisors, Senior Advisor to the Japan PFI/PPP Association, and Tokyo Girls Collection Executive...

Canada-Japan Bilateral Business News - July 20th *** Click here for the July 20th edition of the CCCJ Bilateral News *** The CCCJ is proud to celebrate 40 years of Partnership with Air Canada, its longest serving Corporate Sustaining Member.   *** Please take a minute and download our digital app...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Chamber Voices - Inaka Innovation: TURN THE BEAT AROUND  By Neil Van Wouw - Helps people use location-based messaging (digital signage) to more efficiently communicate with customers, staff and communities. www.vanten.com/   NEW IDEAS IN RURAL JAPAN ARE...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Housing Trends - Bed, Bath & Beyond: GOOD AGENT, BAD AGENT By Adam German - From Brantford, Ontario. He’s lived in Japan for 13 years working with the most widely used, international real estate platforms across all levels of property management. Got a...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Asia Pacific View - Index Card: THE MAKING OF THINGS By Joseph Caron - Former Ambassador of Canada to Japan, an honorary professor with the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia and a distinguished fellow with the Asia Pacific...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Event Report - Growing Together: CHRISTY CLARK by R. Sakai-Irvine   THE PREMIER LOOKS TO AN INNOVATIVE FUTURE FOR THE JAPAN-B.C. RELATIONSHIP A CCCJ-backed luncheon on May 30 headlined by British Columbia Premier Christy Clark was all about trans-Pacific...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Member Profile - Donna Carter: PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE By: Jeff. W. Richards   BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR MANULIFE IN JAPAN STARTS AND ENDS WITH UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES An extensive career in financial services with Manulife has taken Donna Cotter across...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Cover Story - Mackenzie Clugston: PUSHING FORWARD By Jeff W. Richards   AS HE MOVES ON TO NEW CHALLENGES, THE CANADIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DIPLOMACY AND TRADE RELATIONS The Ambassador of Canada to Japan Mackenzie Clugston, will be leaving the foreign...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Chamber Insights: Open Arms - KOBE PREFECTURE ENTICES FOREIGN COMPANIES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CANADIANS TO LEARN AND INVEST By Ron Haigh - Ron Haigh is the chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan and Toyota Motor Corporation project manager...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Mission Canada - Photo Report: PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU TOUCHES DOWN IN JAPAN   From May 23 to May 27 this year, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau made his first official visit to Japan. During his time here, the prime minister attended the 42nd G7...

The Canadian - Summer 2016. Vol 16. Issue 03. Chairman's Perspective: Rong Haigh -  NEW FACES AND LONGTIME FRIENDS Ron Haigh is the Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan   This May, I was privileged to sit in on a meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and several senior Japanese...

Canada-Japan Bilateral Business News - July 13th *** Click here for the July 13th edition of the CCCJ Bilateral News *** The CCCJ is proud to celebrate 40 years of Partnership with Air Canada, its longest serving Corporate Sustaining Member.   *** Please take a minute and download our digital app...