Back to Business, Back to the Japan Home Show
With fears over Omicron receding and the world trying to return to normal, Japan too has slowly but surely begun reopening its borders. In March, business travel with visas was [...]
New Program Launch: “Client Direct: Japan”
Earlier this year, BC Wood developed an all-new online program for the Korean market that allowed participating companies to reach new potential customers without leaving home. Based on the tremendous [...]
From “Woodshock” to “Woodwar”
Russia’s campaign of mass slaughter and destruction has unleashed suffering in Ukraine on a scale not seen in Europe since the horrors of World War II. It has also brought [...]
Japan Home Show 2021
From November 17th to 19th BC Wood was back at Tokyo’s Big Sight to exhibit at this year’s Japan Home & Building Show. This has traditionally been our largest event [...]
Japan’s Borders Reopening to Business Travellers
While it cannot be said that anything is “normal” yet, coming into November an air of normalcy has returned with big crowds once again expected for the upcoming Japan Home [...]
Fighting for Now, Optimistic for the Future
Before COVID-19 brought international travel to a halt, Japan was almost being overwhelmed by unprecedented growth in inbound travel and basking in the pre-Olympic spotlight that was sure to bring [...]
The Wood Olympics
As parts of the world continue re-opening after their battles with COVID-19, the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo Olympics will be held on July 23rd. In the aftermath of the [...]
Japan Woodshock Talk Part 2
Even as North American lumber prices have retracted somewhat over the past few weeks, “woodshock” remains the most talked about issue in the Japanese construction industry. Continued shortages of structural [...]
Woodshock Talk in Japan
While the general public in Japan is focused on every new piece of news about the current 4th COVID-19 wave and what it means for the Olympics scheduled to start [...]
Resort Technical Training Seminars in Japan and Korea
One of BC Wood’s main strategies to grow the market opportunities for Canadian wood products in Asia has been to pursue the growing Japanese and Korean resort markets. As [...]