On Thursday, October 27, 2011, Dr. Akira KOHSAKA, Professor of Kwansei Gakuin University will speak on East Asian emerging markets and how they are defined by the financial linkages which tie them to the international capital market. The influence of international capital flows on the development of domestic financial systems will also be explored. How [...]

Breakers and Be Squad Invitational This Weekend in Langley The BC Breakers and BC Be Squad teams are hosting a tournament this weekend, May 7 & 8, at Trinity Western Universtiy in Langley. Five out of province AND country team coming to this tournament. For the women's side, a team from Japan and from Seattle [...]

World's First Indoor Long Shot Curling Competition Kenzen Long Shot Richmond, BC (November  5, 2009) - How far could you throw a curling rock if there was no back board to stop it?  Curlers will have the chance to find out this month when curling takes over the Richmond Olympic Oval for a one day, [...]

Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia 80th Anniversary Presentation Series 3rd Annual Robert Iwata Memorial Lecture Held in conjunction with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival We thank UBC's College for Interdisciplinary Studies for their kind support of this event Date: Wednesday April 22nd, 12:00-2:00 PM Place: UBC Robson Square Rm 225 (800 Robson St, Vancouver) Price: $30 [...]

Two Zen masters from Hawaii will visit the Pacific Northwest in October 2008.  Events open to the public will feature fine arts and martial arts.  Audience members will have a chance to experience Zen for themselves.  The instructors will present Rinzai Zen as it has developed at the Daihonzan Chozen-ji in Honolulu. Vancouver B.C. -- October 6 & [...]

Annual Gala Fall Dinner Celebrating the Canada-Japan Society's 80th Anniversary Featuring the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs 80 years ago, in the same year that diplomatic relations were established between Japan and Canada, the Canada-Japan Society was formed.  Join us at our special 80th Anniversary celebration, featuring the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of [...]

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is proud to announce an exciting new cultural tourism initiative for our city in celebration of Vancouver's 36,000 Japanese flowering cherry trees. Founded as a non-profit society in British Columbia in 2005 and granted charitable status in 2007 under the Income Tax Act, this engaging festival has grown to encapsulate Vancouver’s beauty, [...]

Thursday, October 11 to Friday, October 12, 10:00am – 2:30pm Japan Expo is an event created especially for Secondary Students and their Teachers. Enjoy a host of activities – hands on crafts, lessons in Japanese culture - kimono kitsuke, using chopsticks, Japanese snacks to accompany your lunch and much more. Rates $15/student includes bento lunch. Please [...]

Date: Oct 2, 2007 Time: 11:45 am - 2:00 pm Place: the Coast Plaza Hotel Host: CJSBC co-hosting with the Consulate-General of Japan From Manchuria to Iwo Jima to Nagasaki: What the Competing War Narratives of World War II can say about Sino-American-Japanese Relationship The Canada-Japan Society of BC is joining with the Consulate-General of Japan in co-hosting a [...]

The 32nd Annual Canada-Japan Society Golf Tournament and Dinner, jointly sponsored again this year by the Konwakai, was held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Members will see photos and more details of the event in the "Members-only" area.