Event Reports

ABOUT FCIJ AND THE SURVEY The Foreign Chambers in Japan (FCIJ) is an informal organization comprised of foreign chambers of commerce and business groups in Japan mainly for the purpose of information exchange and enhancement of the activities of the component organizations. The FCIJ conducted the...

On March 31st, JETRO, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), and relevant ministries and agencies hosted a briefing for foreign companies on the current situation of the Fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant and the effects of the...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the Japanese Government Procurement Seminar for FY2011 on April 22. A number of different Ministries presented on their procurement projects for this fiscal year. Each presentation, which is quite detailed in nature, lists an itemized agenda for procurement in...

Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism accepting proposals for emergency temporary housing using imported materials. Period of acceptance from April 15th, 2011 to April 25th, 2011. For more information on the project, please visit here:http://www.mlit.go.jp/en/report/press...

On April 12, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan raised the alert level of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from a 5 to a 7, according to the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. While there has been some media comparison to the Chernobyl event, which had been...

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be holding a Government Procurement Seminar for Fiscal Year 2011 on April 22nd, 2011 where they will be providing a general overview of the Government Procurement Procedures as well as the expected procurement for Fiscal 2011.

Information on the process of importating Potassium Iodine from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau. Credit given to the European Business Council in Japan for the supplying of the information as well as translation from Japanese to English. P...

General overview of the changes made by the Japanese Ministry of Finance, Customs and Tariff Bureau. Credit given to the European Business Council in Japan for the supplying of the information as well as translation from Japanese to English. Please note this is not an official Ministry translation.

The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today announced the launch of a Joint Study to examine the potential for an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan. The Minister was joined for the announcement by the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and...

Canadian Chamber head in Ottawa calls Canada-Japan Joint Study Step in Right Direction

Globe and Mail reports on February 16 that sources say Canada will take another run at sparking free-trade talks with Japan, the world‘s third-largest economy, by launching a joint study on a trade deal. See link for full story. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-to-take-another...

Dr. Charles J. McMillan, Professor of Strategic Management and International Business at the Schulich School of Business, York University, spoke to a group of Canadian businessmen in Tokyo in December 2010 about the current state of Canada-Japan economic relations and the role of the Canadian...