Events

As great as they are to visit, there is a lot more to Japan than Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. Kakehashi Project alumni are invited to join us for a journey through some of Japan’s lesser-visited cultural hotspots, hidden gems, and natural wonders as selected by Japanese and Canadian Kakehashi alumni. 

Find new places to add to your next Japan travel itinerary and get tips from alumni experts on how to make your visit a great one. This event is open to all Kakehashi Project alumni.

For more information on Kakehashi, please visit our webpage.

The Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy is organizing a talk and performance by Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer of  popular Japanese band, RADWIMPS. 

Satoshi Yamaguchi, a Visiting Researcher at Keio University, will deliver an inspiring presentation about his personal struggle and research on Musicians’ Dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects professional musicians. He will share his personal story and reflections about his musical career, which he was forced to suspend in 2015. 

He will then discuss how he refocused his energy on academic research, presenting findings from large-scale epidemiological studies on Musicians' Dystonia he conducted in collaboration with scholars from Canada, Japan, and other countries. 

The event will feature a live performance by Yamaguchi using “VXD,” a voice-controlled drumming system he co-developed. 

(Image Credit: 株式会社スペシャネット, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) 

APF Canada is co-hosting this high-level dialogue with the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) and the Canadian High Commission in Delhi. 

The event will bring together a curated group of policymakers, industry leaders, experts and thought leaders from both countries to assess the potential for defence co-operation and to deepen bilateral collaboration and security relations. 

APF Canada is co-hosting this high-level Strategic Dialogue with the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines and Stratbase. The dialogue will bring together a curated group of policymakers, industry leaders, and experts for a candid, forward-looking discussion on strengthening economic security co-operation between Canada and the Philippines. 

This Track 1.5 Dialogue will focus on three core themes: digital resilience, particularly in AI and trusted digital governance; critical minerals and clean-tech innovation; and defence industrial co-operation, particularly in emerging and dual-use technologies

The objective of the strategic dialogue is to identify near-term, actionable opportunities to deepen co-operation, align policy approaches, and mobilize industry, academic, and government partners toward shared economic security priorities. 

APF Canada is co-hosting this high-level strategic dialogue with the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (MOFA), National Taiwan University (NTU), and the University of Ottawa.  

The Track 1.5 Dialogue, on March 18, 2026, will bring together a curated group of policymakers, industry leaders, and experts for a candid, forward-looking discussion on strengthening economic security co-operation between Canada and Taiwan. 

This Strategic Dialogue will focus on four core themes: Supply chain resilience, including semiconductors and trusted digital infrastructure; critical minerals–to–manufacturing linkages, and opportunities for joint value-chain development; defence industrial co-operation, particularly in emerging and dual-use technologies; and collective responses to economic coercion and support mechanisms for industry.

The objective of this dialogue is to identify near-term, actionable opportunities to deepen co-operation, align policy approaches, and mobilize industry, academic, and government partners toward shared economic security priorities.  

APF Canada is pleased to support the BC Critical Minerals Forum, a timely two-day event examining how British Columbia and Canada are positioning critical minerals within global supply chains, industrial policy, and allied security priorities.

The Forum brings together senior decision-makers from government, First Nations, mining, finance, and infrastructure to address the policy, permitting, and investment challenges shaping the next phase of critical minerals development in B.C.

Taking place April 14–15 in Vancouver, the program features 50+ speakers and participants, including representatives from the Government of BC, NRCan, the Department of National Defence, Canada Growth Fund, Canada Infrastructure Bank, BC Hydro, Indigenous governments, mining companies, and capital providers.

For APF Canada’s network, the Forum offers a valuable opportunity to connect with project developers and policymakers, and to explore potential international partnerships, trade linkages, and investment pathways across the critical minerals value chain. 

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