Event Reports

The Canada Beef Export Federation held its annual "Canada Beef and Veal Seminar" in Tokyo with 270 guests in attendance. In addition to a press conference and reception, the seminar featured speakers from the Federation, the Canadian and Alberta governments, and the private sector. An ambitious...

The Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF), a four-day annual event launched in 2002, will be held from March 27 to 30, 2008. The Canadian Embassy in Tokyo will again coordinate the Canada Pavilion at TAF 2008. The Embassy will also provide networking opportunities and meeting arrangements between...

Japanese architect Hiroshi Kato, who is rebuilding Rinkoji Temple in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, says that he expects the Canadian white cedar he chose for the temple’s beams, girders and pillars to last over 1,000 years. "There is no problem concerning durability or strength," Kato says. He...

Japan’s Oriental Land Company has announced that Cirque du Soliel’s new theatre at Tokyo Disneyland will open October 1, 2008. It will be called "Cirque du Soleil Theatre Tokyo" and will present entirely new shows. Group ticket sales have already begun. Information summarized from: Nikkei Sangyo...

Although some freight, primarily auto-related, is being carried by Chinese and Korean ships from Japan to Canada’s new container terminal in Prince Rupert, BC, Japanese shipping companies are taking a wait-and-see attitude before deciding whether to use the new port themselves. Specifically, they...

Canada Pork International (CPI) and the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo sponsored an event to announce publication of the Japanese edition of The Canadian Pork Story, a book all about Canadian pork. Speakers from CPI, the Embassy, and the Alberta government told the audience about the safety and quality...

The awards ceremony for the second annual Maple Sweets recipe contest in Japan was held at the Canadian embassy in Tokyo. This year’s contest, in bakery and confectionery divisions, drew 117 entries. First prize of 300,000 yen (C $2,500) and a trophy went to Tomoko Nose of The Manhattan Makuhari for...

While in Japan to give a speech in Kitakyushu City, Manager Ry Smith of Canada's "Hydrogen Village" in Ontario is visiting universities and companies to look for useful technologies. At Hydrogen Village, over 30 companies are experimenting with hydrogen filling stations and fuel cell power. Smith...

On Wednesday, June 27th, CCCJ Corporate Members were invited to take in a roundtable discussion with Mr. Shuji Kobayakawa, Assistant Director-General, Monetary Affairs Department. Kobayakawa-san offered a very comprehensive presentation on Japanese Monetary Policy and the strategies of the Bank of...

Following on announcement of agreement to launch formal bilateral negotiations, CCCJ reinforces strong backing for the realization of a comprehensive and high-level EPA. Press releases are available from the File Attachments.

The 12th Foreign Chambers in Japan (FCIJ) Business Confidence Survey was conducted October 15-26, 2007. The results and analysis are now available online at the FCIJ website. The next survey will be conducted in April 2008. The results from that survey will be published early May 2008. The FCIJ is...