Study in Canada events in Japan

Date: March 20 to March 23, 2025
Venue: Akasaka Intercity Conference Centre (Tokyo) and Umeda Centre Building (Osaka)
Location: Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
Target Audience: Canadian Education institutions at all levels (post-secondary and K-12 levels, language schools), provincial governments and education associations
Sector: Education

Event description

Organized by Keibunsha, a publisher of study-abroad magazines and an organizer of study abroad event in Japan, with the assistance of the Embassy of Canada to Japan, the Study in Canada business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) events consist of four major parts:

• March 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025:Institution information on the campaign website
  • *A detailed information page for each participating institution will be created and will be available on the campaign website Canada Study Abroad Fair Special Website (In Japanese only) for 7 months.
• 1 day/5 hours in-person Study in Canada Fair in Tokyo, March 20, 2025 (Thursday, Japanese national holiday)
• 1 day/4 hours in-person Study in Canada Fair in Osaka, March 23, 2025 (Saturday)

Canadian institutions will have opportunities for B2B meetings and the following services at during the Tokyo fair:

• Welcome briefing for Canadian institutions
• Briefing with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• B2B meetings (one-on-one meetings with Japanese institutional representatives and study abroad agents)

In Japan, there are only a few recruitment fairs for Canadian institutions to join at this moment. This is the only Canada-focused recruitment fair of this size in Japan this spring.

Canadian institutions will have the opportunity to provide detailed information to interested students and parents in Japan. Each Canadian representative can be accompanied by an interpreter, arranged by the organizer, to facilitate communication amongst the institutions and Japanese participants. Participants will learn general information on studying abroad in Canada from various seminars presented by Embassy representatives, including a representative from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Register

Please apply through the online registration form.
(Application deadline: January 20, 2025.)

If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Ms. Minori Takahashi, Director of Keibunsha at minori@kbunsha.com.

If you have any questions about the market, please do not hesitate to contact the Tokyo education team at tokyo.education@international.gc.ca.

Why your organization should participate

• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Increase visibility of your product or service
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Pitch your product /service to selected audiences
• Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
• Recruitment of prospective students

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Networking event
• Pavilion/exhibit
• Product pitch to select audiences

The Trade Commissioners, Megumi Akiyama (megumi.akiyama@international.gc.ca) and Hiroko Mikami (hiroko.mikami@international.gc.ca) specialize in the education sector for the Japanese market and can provide information on this event and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region. The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.