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06.10.2022 [Networking Happy Hour]

Organized in collaboration with the festival YATAI MTL

under the theme of culinary diplomacy

Friday, June 10, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.

As part of this celebration of Japan and its street food, the Forum and YATAI MTL invite you to participate in its private networking cocktail, in the beautiful Entrepôt 77 (Mile End).

The event will be an opportunity to exchange with Quebec-Japan business people, cultural personalities and members of the diplomatic & governmental community, while enjoying the festive Japanese atmosphere.

All friends of the Forum, the Shokokai and their guests are welcome!

[Date]
Friday, June 10, 2022
from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm (reception from 5:00 pm)

[Venue]
Marché des Possibles – Entrepôt 77
77 Bernard Street East, Montreal ▷ M ap

[Admission]
Free
Appetizers and drinks (x2 coupons) offered by the organizers.

[Registration]
Please fill out the online form and submit it no later than Wednesday, June 8.

***Please note that changes may occur as the pandemic and health measures evolve.

Past events

04.28.2022 [Shinnenkai 2022]

The Forum & Mr. Raymond Chrétien, C.C., on behalf of FASKEN partners, were pleased to invite you to

A SHINNENKAI EVENING

inspired by Hanami – the festival of cherry blossoms

This dinner is a business development event for Japan and Québec with an emphasis on culture and industry.

[PROGRAM]

❀ Cocktail followed with seated dinner

❀ Japanese Tea Ceremony

❀ Quebec-Japan Business Personality of the Year

❀ Door prizes

01.12.2021 [Networking cocktail for members]

The Forum & Mr. Raymond Chrétien, C.C., on behalf of FASKEN partners, were pleased to invite you to an event in honor of

His Excellency Yasuhisa Kawamura
Ambassador of Japan to Canada

and

Mr. Jun Saito
Consul General of Japan in Montreal

and

Mr. David Brulotte
Delegate General of Quebec in Tokyo

On this occasion, the guests of honor has presented speeches on the economic and commercial relations between Quebec and Japan, followed by a networking period.

>>> Exclusive event for the members of the Forum and their guests <<<

30.09.2021 [Networking cocktail] Season Opening Event

Our First Face-to-Face Networking! @ Café Osmo x Marusan

With collaboration of Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Montreal

To mark the start of the new season, the Forum has organized its first presential networking event, organized with the collaboration of Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Montreal (Shokokai). It was an opportunity to present our new president and board of directors.

28.06.2021 [Webinar] Doing Business with Japan ④
What to Know about Cross-Cultural Marketing

Organized in collaboration with

Multicultural marketing strategist, Ms. Ayaka MATSUI has presented strategies for entering the Japanese market.

The topics of discussions were:

How do you find your niche in the new market?
Can you transpose North American marketing strategies to Japan?
We’ve often heard that Japanese businesses tend to place heavy focus on customer satisfaction over profitability – Is that true ?
What are cultural issues that one should know when dealing with Japan?
Importance of using or reaching out to cross-cultural marketing consultants?
Tips on how to enter the Japanese market
How to find an agency/distributor? etc…

27.05.2021 [Webinar] Doing Business with Japan ③
What to Know about Banking

Organized in collaboration with

For the third part of our Webinar Series, 2 specialists in international financial services have shared their expertise with us:
Mr Daniel Lachance & Mr Mathieu Cousineau DeGarie.

Points of presentation:

Japanese banking outlook & the BN’s relations with it
Currency risk management & specificities of the Yen
Marketing and risk management in payments / contract performance

28.04.2021 [Webinar] Doing Business with Japan ②
What to Know From a Legal Perspective

Organized in collaboration with Shearman & Sterling LLP (Tokyo)

Part II of our Webinar Series “Doing Business with Japan”.
Live from Tokyo, Mr. Karl Pires, a lawyer specializing in cross-border transactions, has presented the essential legal considerations when doing business with Japan.

What are the various forms of business operations in Japan ? Market entry strategies? Restrictions on foreign investment? What other legal considerations do you need to know?

25.03.2021 [Webinar] Doing Business with Japan ①
What to know about government programs and assistance

Organized in collaboration with
JETRO x General Delegation of Quebec in Tokyo

How Japan provides an enabling environment for investment and business with Quebec? What are the support programs and services offered by JETRO and the General Delegation of Quebec in Tokyo?

Our presenters provided us with practical advice that allow to make the right choices and take the right decisions:
Mr. Takeshi SAITO, representative of JETRO Toronto
Mr. David BRULOTTE, Delegate General of Quebec in Tokyo

28.01.2021 Virtual Shinnenkai

The largest gathering of Quebec-Japan business people in Quebec took place this year on ZOOM.

Despite the extraordinary situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have kept the tradition of doing our Kampai “from distance”. Participants from Quebec, Ontario, the US and even Japan joined us to celebrate this New Year virtually.

Thank you to the professionals of Japanese culinary culture in Montreal who animated the event through video performances : Mr. Hideyuki Imaizumi (Marusan), Ms. Reina Sakao (Sakao Enterprise – O Japanese Tea) and the sake sommelier, Ms. Kuniko Fujita.

The Quebec-Japan Business Personality of the Year was awarded to Mr. Yuichiro Kaneko, CEO of Uniqlo Canada Inc., which opened its first Quebec branch in fall 2020.

Thank you very much to the sponsors for their generous support!