Tokyo Meetings: Joint Efforts Pillai and Streicker, the latter of whom also oversees the Energy, Mines and Resources portfolio, met with several business and organization leaders, including Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Managing executive officer Yosuke Watanabe, Canadian Ambassador to Japan Ian McKay and Japanese Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, International Affairs and International Economic Affairs Keizo Takewaka.
The duo also met with Sumitomo Corporation, Nittetsu Mining and Mitsubishi Materials. Sumitomo Corporation’s Canadian subsidiary was involved with the now-defunct Minto mine site north of Whitehorse, while Mitsubishi Materials purchased a five per cent stake in the Casino copper-gold project in the territory.
Pillai and Streicker departed Vancouver for Tokyo on Sept. 8 and were joined by a Yukon business delegation. The premier left Japan for India on Sept. 13 and will begin his journey back to Canada on Sept. 20.