Event Reports

  Following October's joint Board & Committee meeting, the CCCJ welcomed over 50 Members and guests to the Canadian Thanksgiving Reception. Although the turkey was quick to go, there was plenty of food and drink to be had for all. Aside from the Thanksgiving effect of the reception, participation by...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan has been growing rapidly over the past few months, and is particularly attracting many Japanese organizations interested in Canadian resources. In addition, Canada and Japan are in the midst of free trade discussions, and the CCCJ is supporting this in...

The tenth annual North America - Europe Golf Challenge in Japan, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Japan Cup, took place at Atsugi Kokusai Country Club on 28 September. The event pitted 68 North American players against 65 European, as well as talented individuals against one another. The North American team...

“Conversations…” -   The CCCJ is (at least experimentally for now) exploring new ways of communicating to our membership and to our communities.  Our new web site allows us to move away from a straight text world and into other media including audio and video across a full range of devices. ...

H.E. Jonathan Fried, Ambassador of Canada to Japan will become Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Ambassador Fried has served as Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada to Japan since 2008. [read: Jonathan Fried's biography.] H.E. Mackenzie...

By: Christian Howes, Chair, CCCJ Tohoku Partnership Committee. On the weekend of 30 June/1 July 2012, I was fortunate to be able to accompany videographer Yu Iwasaki of the recovery related website Ganbatte 365 as he visited two islands on Japan's northeast coast off its main island of Honshu.   We...

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources on Tuesday, September 18 addressed a group of over 125 at the Canadian Embassy including a number of CCCJ Members. In Japan to promote Canada as a secure supply source of natural resources, Minister Oliver spoke of the vast resources...

Dear CCCJ Member, Are you looking for opportunities to improve your employees’ business skills and enhance their operational abilities in a multicultural environment, at a very reasonable cost? Does your company intend to expand in the Japanese market? Do you need a fresh look at one of your...

McGill University again ranked among the Top 20 Universities in the world in 2012. September 14, 2012 McGill University is again ranked with the very top universities in the world by QS World University Rankings: the most trusted and reliable source for University ranking information.  Ranking 18th...

  August 28, 2012 Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry 1. From Wednesday, October 3 to Thursday, October 4 the Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry will hold the Study Tour to Fukushima Prefecture by foreign-affiliated firms to Japan from various countries, in order to showcase the...

  Canada has within its grasp new opportunities to become a truly significant player in the global economy, matching its unique, three-ocean geography bordering on the largest and most dynamic market, the United States — but not forever. Properly aligned strategies in energy, national resources...

CCCJ President Wilf Wakely addresses APEC audience gathered together to discuss best practices in effective utilization of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Presenters from over 10 countries brought forward...