[ May 20, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Please mark the date in your diary! The upcoming Annual General Meeting has been planned for 20 May 2010, to be held in the Roppongi Hills Club. More details will follow shortly.

[ April 8, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Please join us at April’s Aperitif for a joint networking social with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ). This is the second in a series of joint chamber social events whereby NCCJ members get the opportunity to expand their network and get connected with other foreign chamber members in Japan. This Aperitif will be held on Thursday 8 April  at Oakwood Premier Midtown with open bar and great food! Please read further details of this event and how to register here. We look forward to seeing you there!

“I am Rene Hagen and global COO of Quint Wellington Redwood Group. I am based in USA, and manage the all internal worldwide operations. I put things together and look at our internal processes.”

By Quint Wellington Redwood’s having offices in 18 countries and being 18 years old, we can say the company is “18? based. The core of our business is consulting and education. Here in Japan the ratio is 50/50. The head office is in the Netherlands and there its focus is more on education. “Japan is not so difficult market but need different approach, that is why, we hired Jean-Luc Creepy six months ago. He lives here in Japan and can communicate easily with the head office.” We want knowledge transfer back to the head office. It took some adjustment of Jean-Luc due to the loose way of working we have in the Netherlands. For Jean-Luc, it is the first time that he works for an European company. Basically every county has its ins and outs. We can not send Dutch personnel to Japan because they would use the Dutch (direct) approach to the Japanese clients and that would not work. You have to make the client himself/herself  the hero of the change process.

[ March 31, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Have you ever wondered how other managers cope when facing the same challenges that you face in your day-to-day business in Japan? Do you feel that you and others could benefit from sharing experiences of doing business in this unique and challenging market? Then the NCCJ is pleased to invite you to its inaugural LOTGENOTEN on 31 March 2010. Please read further details of this event and how to register here.

[ March 3, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

NCCJ held a successful joint networking event with the Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce (IJCC) on Wednesday, 3rd of March, hosted by the Irish Chamber at the Embassy of Ireland, Ambassador’s Residence.

NCCJ held a successful joint networking event with the Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce (IJCC) on Wednesday, 3rd of March, hosted by the Irish Chamber at the Embassy of Ireland, Ambassador’s Residence.
Ireland and the Netherlands have many areas of common interest including cheese, beer and football. In the business area, Ireland is famous for its financial services, ICT and pharmaceutical industries and the Netherlands is also well known for its service industries including finance, ICT, flowers and food, and their innovation in environment and energy has attracted considerable attention. Moreover, NCCJ has had a good relationship with IJCC since the time is was the Japan Ireland Economic Association (JIEA),  the forerunner of IJCC (established in 2008).