Today our group met with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan‘s Executive Director David Anderson, and Canada Wood‘s Japan Operations Director Shawn Lawlor to discuss Canadian business issues, trends and opportunities in Japan with a focus on the greater context of a Japan-Canada EPA.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) is a private sector, not-for-profit business organization serving its members through communications, networking and advocacy. Since 1975 the CCCJ has been active in promoting the development of commerce between Canada and Japan.
The organization has been very proactive role in the Canada-Japan EPA discussion. On July 13 2011, they presented to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on Canadian business trends in Japan.
