News

Jun 27 2012

Alien Registration for Foreigners through July 8, 2012

Important information for those arriving in Japan and applying for residency between now and July 8th, 2012

Jun 21 2012

ACCJ Reaffirms Support for Japan Joining the TPP as Mexico and Canada Move Forward

Following the announcements on the sidelines of the recently concluded G20 meeting in Los Cabos that Mexico and Canada have been invited to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, the ACCJ urges Japan’s leaders to affirmatively commit to joining the TPP and avoid being left behind.

Jun 20 2012

Review: Luncheon with Ms. Susan Roos

Women in Leadership
June 18, 2012
Speaker: Ms. Susan Roos

Jun 20 2012

Review: Annual Joint Chamber Summer Cocktail Party

The Annual Joint Chamber Summer Cocktail Party, held at the Canadian Embassy, drew its usual large crowd of over 300 people. The night was a great opportunity to make new contacts and see familiar faces.

Jun 20 2012

Featured Committee: The Newly Formed Mobility Manufacturing Committee Revs Up and Hits the Ground Running

Founded just a few months ago, the ACCJ Chubu Mobility Manufacturing Committee is already having a positive impact and adding value for ACCJ members.

Jun 14 2012

Review: 21st Chubu Walk-a-thon

This was our 21st year for the Walk-a-thon, and we have reached a milestone in donations in surpassing 100 million yen! To celebrate that fact, we were honored to have many of our ACCJ executives from Tokyo, such as our president Michael Alfant,  as well as American Embassy representatives including Mr. Kurt Tong, Deputy Chief of Mission there to help us celebrate.

Jun 14 2012

Reminder: Nomu-nication with the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce

This will be the 50th Nomu-nication event presented by the ACCJ over the past fourteen years, and we plan to make it a special one.  

Jun 14 2012

Featured Committee: A Committee for all Members – The Foreign Direct Investment Committee

The Foreign Direct Investment Committee's themes are important to virtually all ACCJ members (essentially, FDI is "our business" for most members).

Jun 13 2012

ACCJ Announces Release of 2012 CSR Year Book

The tragic earthquake, tsunami and nuclear fallout from last March brought devastation across much of eastern Japan, with the damage estimated by the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office at ¥16.9 trillion. Some 300,000 people were displaced along the eastern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu.

Jun 13 2012

Campaign: Exclusive Offer for Corporate Sustaining Members

We are pleased to inform you of an exclusive offer for our Corporate Sustaining Members! If you enroll ten or more* of your colleagues between now and the end of July, the entrance fee will be only 10,000 yen per member -- a 5,000 discount and a savings of at least 50,000 yen.

Jun 07 2012

Featured Committee: The Energy and Environment Committee Tackles Environmental and Energy-Related Issues of Concern to ACCJ Members

The ACCJ Energy and Environment Committee consists of professionals from diverse industries that focus on resolving environmental and energy-related issues that are of concern to our members.

May 30 2012

ACCJ-Kansai 2011 Volunteer of the Year Awarded to Yukiko Igarashi

The ACCJ recognized Yukiko Igarashi as Kansai Volunteer of the Year for 2011 on May 7, 2012.