News & Updates
Welcome to the Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia News page, where we share highlights, announcements, and moments from our ongoing journey in fostering Canada-Japan relations. Our news archive spans nearly two decades, offering a window into the Society’s rich history and community engagement over the years. While updates have been occasional in the past, we’re excited to share news and stories more regularly moving forward—so check back often to stay connected with what’s happening in and around the Society.
September 15, 2009 Many Society members follow the local Major League Baseball team just south of the border, and will find this story to be of interest. Recently Japan Post issued a press release announcing a special premium stamp set featuring Ichiro Suzuki and his accomplishment of 9 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Post offices throughout Japan will be accepting [...]
August 31, 2009 Japan’s centre-left opposition Democratic party (DJP) has won an historic victory over the Liberal Democrats (LDP) in Sunday's election. According to the Japanese Embassy (Ottawa), the DPJ won 308 of 480 seats in the Diet's lower house, just short of a two-thirds majority in the lower house that would have allowed it to enact legislation without the approval of [...]
Japan's first EC135 Hermes Edition helicopter Society members who frequent Narita will be interested to hear about a new airport connection service launching mid-September. In quick response to Translink's opening Canada Line service to YVR, Mori Building Co., Ltd. and Mori Building City Air Services Co., Ltd. (MCAS) announced plans to launch the "Narita Airline Connection Service" [...]
2009 - On August 17, the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan announced that Japan’s GDP grew 0.9% in real terms during the April-June quarter in 2009, compared to the previous quarter. This translates into an annualized growth rate of 3.7% and is the first time Japan has seen positive growth in 15 months. Exports and industrial [...]
The original members of the first Canadian legation in Tokyo - September, 1929. July, 2009 The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has launched a new feature on its website to honour the visit to Canada of the Emperor and Empress of Japan. The visit marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of formal diplomatic relations between [...]
In 2009, as Canada celebrates the 80th anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic presence in Japan, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan will pay a visit to Canada. This visit is an important symbol of our solid and ever-growing relationship - a relationship founded on such shared values as freedom, democracy, open [...]
VANCOUVER – The first production-ready, highway-capable electric car in the world will be on B.C. streets before the end of 2009. The Mitsubishi i MiEV is a new zero-emission, pure electric car with extended range that will be tested by BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver according to a memorandum of understanding announced today [...]
How important is Japan to BC and Canada? Japan ranked #2 as a destination for BC origin exports in 2008 with 15.2% of BC's commodity exports shipped there. It was ranked #3 as a destination for Canadian exports with 2.4% of Canadian goods exports shipped there and #4 as a source of imports into Canada [...]
