Newsletter 20 November
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With the fall colors all around us, we are now in the busy final weeks of the year.
UPCOMING BLCCJ EVENTS:
BLCCJ Gala 2025: A SWEET evening – Chocolate and Baumkuchen
Date: Friday 28 November, 18:30-23:00
Location: Conrad Tokyo, Kazanami room
->We expect 240 guests, have a raffle of record value, and a wonderful selection of food, drinks and omiyage. A heartfelt THANK YOU to our many sponsors this year!
->You can order raffle tickets in advance, just send us an email. Even if you cannot attend the Gala, you can purchase tickets.
1 ticket = JPY 1,000 / JPY 10,000 = 11 tickets (1 extra)
->On the day, payment can only be done in cash or via PayPay.
Belgian Marché @ Belgian Beer Weekend Shinjuku
Date: Wednesday 3 till Sunday 7 December
Location: Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba
Staff Sophie and Mayo will be manning the shop, selling Christmas goods – make sure to drop by!
Year-end beer gathering @ BBW Shinjuku
Date: Thursday 4 December, 19:00-22:00
Location: Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba
BLCCJ Annual General Meeting 2025
Date: Tuesday 16 December, 18:30-20:00
Location: Embassy of Belgium in Tokyo
Followed by a networking dinner from 20:15 @ Aux Bacchanales Kioicho
->Please send us your registration or proxy by 11 December.
Candidacies for Directorship should also be received by that date.
Save-the-date: New Year Party 2026
Date: Thursday 22 January 2026, 18:30-22:00
Location: Le Petit Tonneau Toranomon
Register now! 10th Inter-Chamber Ski and Snowboard Weekend
Date: Saturday 31 January 2026
Location: Hakuba, Nagano
For all the event details, please check our mailings, website, LinkedIn and Facebook pages!
NEWS FROM AND FOR THE BLCCJ MEMBERS:
-We are happy to welcome a new professional member into the BLCCJ network:
Premium Finance Group, headed by Belgian Michel De Vriendt.
We hope to present him to you soon!
–The latest newsletter of sister organization BLMC features an interview with our Board Member Jean-Pierre Bernardino, President and Representative Director, Puratos Japan Co., Ltd.
-It is that time of the year again – the BLCCJ Christmas basket. If you have any seasonal sales or promotion for the BLCCJ members, please send us the details asap.
-Member restaurant Champ de Soleil is offering a bonenkai plan and a Menu Noël.
NEWS FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS:
–A Belgian Fair is being held in Yokohama – discover the charms of Belgium through authentic Belgian cuisine
Date: from Saturday 18 October 2025 until Friday 9 January 2026
Location: All Day Dining Compass, Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
-BLCCJ members can sign up for the 4th edition of the CHAMBERS EXPORT DAY
Date: Monday 1 December 2025
Location: Online via Conversation Starter
Click here to register: https://events.
Register now and start booking your meetings with the bilateral chambers you want to connect with.
–BLCCJ is an official supporter of the Daijob Career Fair on Friday 12 December. Focus will be on startup companies.
RECENT NEWS HEADLINES:
- Yen weakens to 180 per euro for first time (NHK World Japan, 18 November)
- Japan GDP contracts first time in 6 quarters (NHK World Japan, 17 November)
- EU downgrades 2026 eurozone growth forecast (NHK World Japan, 18 November)
- Real estate companies in Japan aim to prevent speculative resales of condos (NHK World Japan, 18 November)
- Japan sees 3.9 mil. foreign visitors in Oct., second highest monthly figure (Kyodo News, 18 November)
Take care with the colder temperatures, and we hope to see you at upcoming BLCCJ events!