The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan

What’s next for Europe?
2025-01-20 12:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
Dear SpCCJ Members and friends, The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan, in collaboration with the French Chamber of Commerce and HEC Paris, invites you to a thought-provoking event featuring Alberto Alemanno, Professor of European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair at HEC Paris. Professor Alemanno will deliver an exclusive presentation titled “What’s Next for Europe?”, offering an in-depth analysis of the pressing challenges and transformative opportunities shaping the European Union’s future. As the von der Leyen II Commission embarks on its term, Europe faces critical decisions to address: The escalating triple planetary crisis (pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change).

Strategic threats from Russia and ongoing trade tensions with major global players like China and the United States.

The need for industrial transformation, sustainable prosperity, and security through enhanced EU-wide collaboration.Gain unique insights into potential solutions, such as innovative funding models, EU-wide taxation reforms, and the pivotal role of the upcoming EU budget in ensuring a just energy transition. Event Schedule12:00 PM: Registration and Networking

12:15 PM: Presentation by Professor Alberto Alemanno

12:50 PM: Interactive Q&A Session

1:10 PM: Bento Lunch & Networking

2:00 PM: Event ConcludesEvent DetailsDate: January 20th, 2025Time: From 12:00h – 14:00h (Doors open at 12:00)Place: L’Espace@CCIFJ, Nihonbashi-Honcho YS BuildingAddress: 2-2-2 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0023, Japan (Please click here to see the location)Price: SpCCJ Members 4,600 JPY / Others 9,000 JPY (+processing fees)Registration: Find a form below. If you do not see the form, please click here.Registration & Cancellation Deadline: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025*It is on a first come first served basis. Cancellations after this dat About the SpeakerAlberto Alemanno is a Professor of European Union Law at HEC Paris, holding the Jean Monnet Chair. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo.

He regularly contributes to public debate with articles in Le Monde, Politico, Bloomberg, and The Guardian.

A former référendaire at the Court of Justice of the European Union and a lawyer at the New York Bar, he holds LL.M. degrees from Harvard Law School and the College of Europe, as well as a PhD in International Economic Law from Bocconi University.

He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (published by Cambridge University Press), a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Consumer Policy, and the Review of European Union Law.

In 2015, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Tokyo Comedy Bar – Bringing English-Language Comedy to Japan
2025-06-26 19:00 - 21:00
Dear SpCCJ Members and friends, Join us on June 26th for another special CLIC series event and hear from Fergal Daly, co-founder of Tokyo Comedy Bar, Japan’s first dedicated English-language comedy venue. Stand-up comedy — where one person stands alone with a mic and speaks directly to the audience — has become a global phenomenon. But in Japan, comedy has traditionally been more absurd, physical, and broad in appeal. Since around 2015, Fergal and his team have been building Tokyo’s stand-up scene show by show. In 2021, they took a major step: signing a lease in Shibuya and launching Tokyo Comedy Bar, right in the middle of a pandemic. In this talk, Fergal will share the story of starting an English-speaking comedy club in a city where English isn’t widely spoken — and doing it during a time when live events were nearly impossible. He’ll discuss the cultural challenges, business risks, and unexpected opportunities of blending global comedy with local culture. And yes, expect a few laughs along the way. Special thanks to MIDORI.so for venue support. RegistrationAbout the Speaker Fergal Daly is an Irish software engineer who has lived in Tokyo since 2011. In 2018, he reconnected with a long-lost dream: performing stand-up comedy. What began as a hobby soon became a mission to build Tokyo’s English-language comedy scene. In 2022, he co-founded Tokyo Comedy Bar, Japan’s only full-time venue dedicated to English stand-up comedy. About CLIC CLIC is a loose organization of 12 smaller European Chambers of Commerce in Japan created to organize innovative networking events that promote the exchange of ideas between members. CLIC includes the Austrian Business Council and the Belgian-Luxembourg, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Icelandic, Irish, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, and Swiss Chambers of Commerce. Event Details Date: Thursday, June 26thTime: 19:00 – 21:00 (Doors open at 18:30)Venue: MIDORI.so Nagatacho (2F Engagement Space),2 Chome-5-3 Hirakawachō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-0093Fee: JPY 5,000 SpCCJ members / JPY 7,000 non-members(fee includes drinks and finger food)Registration deadline: Thu, June 19th at 17:00 The Registration period for this event has ended.
