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Wednesday, 28 September
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FCCJ Club Evening
"Retailing in Japan by Finnish Eyes"
Time: 18:30 - 21:00
Venue: Scandinavian Center, Akasaka
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Friday, 7 October
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The 14th Mercedes-Benz - Cole Haan Cup
Time: 08:00 - 18:00
Course: Atsugi Kokusai C.C., Kanagawa Pref.
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On Tuesday, 13 September we had a unique opportunity to find out more about the "METSÄ"-project and the Moomin Theme Park plans. The construction work at Lake Miyazawa in Hanno city, Saitama prefecture, is expected to start soon.
The Tour began at City Office of Hanno where we were briefed by Hanno City Mayor Masaru Okubo after which Robert Hirst, Chairman of Fintech Global Inc., FCCJ member and the major investor behind the project, explained about plans for the theme park. After that we visited the site at Lake Miyazawa for a guided tour to see how the Moomin Theme Park would look like. Because of the rainy weather, the BBQ Dinner at "River Ranta" was moved to a "regular dinner" at Hotel Heritage.
14 FCCJ members participated, most notably the new Ambassador (Designate) Jukka Siukosaari who took up his position 1 September.
In addition, 6 persons from Fintech Global/Moomin Monogatari and 14 representatives from Hanno City participated.
For full report with a lot of pictures
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The Chamber started off the autumn season in style and with some great fun with the 7th Finnair AY4159 - Finn Tour FT4120 Code Share Yakatabune Cruise on Friday, 26 August.
Also this year the Yakatabune boat departed from Asakusabashi touring down Sumida River to Odaiba and back in 2.5 hours. During the cruise we enjoyed a great Japanese sashimi-tempura dinner and drinks in the gall-you-can-eat & drinkh style. The boat made stops at Odaiba and close to the Tokyo Sky Tree. Before the return to Asakusabashi we had lotteries for prizes from the sponsors.
The event, held in nice and very summer weather, attracted 54 participants and made affordable by the support of our sponsors, Finnair and Finn Tour.
For a report from the event with a lot of pictures,
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On Thursday, 23 June one of the most popular joint chamber functions of the year, the Joint Chamber Summer Reception attracted a crowd of about 260 business people from 12 chambers, for an evening of great food, drink, fun and networking.
This event was organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan with support and participants from: Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan, British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Japan, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in Japan and Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
For more pcitures from the event,
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On Friday, 10 - Saturday 11 June 28 FCCJ members, some with families enjoyed two educating and relaxing days in Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture.
The program started with a luncheon with Karuizawa Mayor Susumu Fujimaki at Honka Karuizawa's restaurant Verso, followed by visits to several Finnish log house projects in the area and the Guest House (selling Rantasalmi brand log in Japan). The day ended at our member Kitamoc's facilities in Kita-Karuizawa with a visit to their Adventure Park Luomu-no-Mori (pictured right) and a BBQ dinner at Sweet Grass where the group also stayed overnight in cottages and tents.
On Saturday 8 of the participants played golf while the others enjoyed sightseeing in the area and shopping at the Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza.
For full report with a lot of pictures
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In close cooperation with F-Secure, FCCJ organized a buffet reception on Tuesday, 7 June with one of the most prominent business leaders in Finland, Mr. Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman of Nokia Corporation and Founder & Chairman of F-Secure Corporation.
The event, held at The Tokyo Club, started with a presentation by Mr. Siilasmaa on the current state and outlook for the Finnish ICT sector in general and the companies he is involved in, and about entrepreneurship. Keith Martin, Country Manager in Japan of F-Secure spoke about their business in Japan and introduced the new CEO (from 1 August) of F-Secure Corporation, Samu Konttinen.
After the presentation the participants enjoyed a buffet dinner during with ample opportunities to talk with Mr. Siilasmaa and representatives from many prominent Japanese companies invited by F-Secure.
For more images from the event, attended by 129 persons,
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On the occasion of the visit to Japan by Dr. Olli Rehn, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland, FCCJ organized, in cooperation with Finpro and the Embassy of Finland, a dinner on Thursday, 19 May. Minister Rehn was accompanied by a large Business Delegation which also participates in the dinner. The Embassy and Finpro had also invited representatives from Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives).
Before the start of the dinner three FCCJ members, Jan Grönblad/Vaisala, Aki Saarinen/Reaktor and Masao Ohata/Enevo gave their views on operating in Japan. During the dinner, Minister Rehn and Keyzai Doyukai Vice Chair Izumi Kobayashi and Committee Chair Yukio Tada gave short presentations on the cooperation between Japan and Finland. The event ended with a Q&A session, free networking and closing remarks by Ambassador Manu Virtamo.
The dinner was attended by 20 FCCJ members, 12 from the Minister's Delegation, 24 from the Business Delegation and 8 from Keizai Doyukai.
For a report from the event,
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