SCCJ organized Crayfish Party at Embassy of Sweden on September 27.

Over 100 people joined from various companies, as well as Ambassador Pereric Högberg.

We sang Helan Går with Ambassador to start the party. 

Guest enjoyed food, drinks and crayfish in Swedish style, having a great time with new and old friends sitting next each other!

Dear Member of SCCJ,

As you may be aware, SCCJ has during a number of years been considering withdrawing from EBC (European Business Council in Japan) with the main reason being that we have considered the EBC fees being too high – actually being one of the single-biggest expense items for the Chamber with around 7% of the yearly budget. We have not managed to come to a compromise on the fee levels and have therefore decided to withdraw. The decision was made with unanimous approval by all Directors of SCCJ.

Working Holiday Visa Program

The Governments of Sweden and Japan has today signed a Working Holiday Agreement.

The Agreement strengthen long-term bilateral relations between the countries and provides opportunities for young people between the age of 18 and 30 to experience the culture and general way of life in Sweden and Japan.

The 5 Nordic chambers (DCCJ, FCCJ, ISCCJ, NCCJ, and SCCJ) co-organized Scandinavian Craft Beer Evening at Coaster, Craft Beer and Kitchen (Shimokitazawa) on Thursday, August 1st.

The seats were limited to 100, which sold out surprisingly quickly. SCCJ had a great turnout with over 70 guests  joining the event. 

After a successful launch of the first mentoring program as part of WIN we are open for new mentors and mentees to join starting in October 2019. This program is for SCCJ members only and it is free to join.

CROSS-COMPANY EXCHANGE
Get new perspectives, get insights from professionals outside your own company. Mentors and mentees are matched from different companies. Our mentoring committee will match mentors and mentees based on profiles for best fit.

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Over 800 guests participated on Sunday, June 9th at Embassy of Sweden. Thank you Embassy of Sweden for co-hosting this event with us. SCCJ would like to thank all food & beverage suppliers who served guests throughout the day.  Our appreciation also goes to companies providing lots of fun for all children attending. 

Thank you to our all sponsors for making this day possible!

SCCJ and BCCJ (British Chamber of Commerce in Japan) co-hosted a panel discussion event on May 21 regarding the future of mobility connected to the concept of ACES - Automated, Connected, Electric and Shared vehicles. Some 70 participants from BCCJ and SCCJ joined to get a glimpse of what the future will bring in terms of personal transportation. Takayuki Kimura, President of Volvo Car Japan and Martin Krantz, Founder and CEO of Smart Eye joined the panel together with Magnus Hansson, President of Jaguar Land Rover Japan. The panel was led by journalist Yumi Kawabata. 

On March 23, SCCJ WIN (Women's Impact Network) organized the workshop with Tove Kinooka, Director, Global Perspective.

This event was for women only, and the limited number of seats sold out very quickly.

On May 16th, Ambassador Magnus Robach hosted the second Ambassador's CEO Advisory Board in his residence.

This time, we were honored to have Mr. Hiroaki Nakanishi, Chairman, Keidanren and Executive Chairman, Hitachi Ltd. join us at the event.

There were 10 representatives from our SCCJ Gold Corporate Members:

Alfa Laval K.K.

Astra Zeneca

Atlas Copco K.K.