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Archived News

Political

• APEC JAPAN 2010 Economic Leaders' Meeting (Nov. 13 and 14)
• APEC JAPAN 2010 Ministerial Meetings (Nov. 10 and 11)
• New Japanese Ambassador to Canada Visits Toronto (Oct. 21 and 22, 2010)
• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the 176th Extraordinary Session of the Diet (Oct. 1, 2010)
• Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Nagasaki Peace Ceremony (Aug.9, 2010)

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• Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Aug. 6, 2010)

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• G20 Summit in Toronto (June 26 to 27, 2010)
• G8 Summit in Muskoka (June 25 to 26, 2010)
• Japan's ODA White Paper 2009 (April 9, 2010)
• Visit to the Republic of Haiti by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (March 18, 2010)
• Japan's Cooperation on an Initiative by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Concerning Climate Change (March 5, 2010)
• Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes for General Grant Aid for the Republic of Haiti (The Project for Reinforcement of the Immunization Program) through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (Feb. 22, 2010)
• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the 174th Session of the Diet (Jan. 29, 2010)
• Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada to the 174th Session of the Diet (Jan. 29, 2010)
• Visit to Canada by Mr. Koichi Takemasa, Japan's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Jan. 24 to 27, 2010)
• Aid to the Republic of Haiti for the Earthquake Disaster (Jan. 14, 2010)
• Statement by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, at the Informal High-level Event of the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United NationFramework Convention on Climate Change (Dec. 18, 2009)
• Address by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama: "Japan's New Commitment to Asia - Toward the Realization of an East Asian Community" (Nov. 15, 2009)
• Japan and Canada Paricipate in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (Outline of the 6th Round of Negotiation) (Nov. 6, 2009)
• Statement of G8 Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan Presidential Elections (Nov. 3, 2009)
• Leaders' Statement at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit (Sept. 24 - 25, 2009)
• Statement by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the UN Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament (Sept. 24, 2009)
• Address by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (Sept. 24, 2009)
• Statement by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the United Nations Summit on Climate Change (Sept. 22, 2009)
• Basic Principles of the Hatoyama Governmen (Sept. 16, 2009)
• Japan's Diplomatic Bluebook 2009 (Sept. 9, 2009)
• G8 Summit 2009 in L'Aquila (July 8 to 10, 2009)
• Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Topics Include Visit to Japan by The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (May 14, 2009)
• Visit to Japan of The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (May 13 to 15, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan - Conditions towards Zero; "11 Benchmarks for Global Nuclear Disarmament" (April 27, 2009)
• Statement by G8 Foreign Ministers on Sri Lanka (April 25, 2009)
• Dispatch of Japan’s Civilian Assistance Team to the Chaghcharan PRT in Afghanistan (April 17, 2009)
• Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso: "Japan's Future Development Strategy and Growth Initiative towards Doubling the Size of Asia's Economy" (April 9, 2009)
• North Korea's Missile Launch (April 5, 2009)
• Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend an International Conference on Afghanistan (March 31, 2009)
• The 5th World Water Forum (March 16-22, 2009)
• The Situation in the Gaza Strip (Dec. 2008- Feb. 2009)
• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso to the 171st Session of the Diet (Jan. 28, 2009)
• Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone to the 171st Session of the Diet (Jan. 28, 2009)
• Why Japan Assists Afghanistan (January 2009)
• Japan's Assistance in Afghanistan [PDF]
• Statement by Prime Minister Taro Aso on the inauguration of President Obama as President of the United States of America (Jan. 21, 2009)
• Launching of Outreach Campaign “Together for the UN" (Jan. 6, 2009)
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India (Nov. 27, 2008)
• APEC 2008 Peru (Nov. 22 and 23, 2008)
• Attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting and Official Visit to Colombia by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Nov. 18 to 21, 2008)
• G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Follow-up International Conference on Global Action for Health System Strengthening (Nov. 4, 2008)
• G8 Health Experts’ Meeting (Nov. 4, 2008)
• Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the election of Japan as Non-permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (Oct. 18, 2008)
• Inauguration of New JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)(Oct. 1, 2008)
• Policy Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso to the 170th Session of the Diet (Sept. 29, 2008)
• Address by Prime Minister Taro Aso at the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly (Sept. 25, 2008)
• Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone at the High-Level Event on the Millennium Development Goals (Sept. 25, 2008)
• Japan's Efforts towards the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals [PDF]
• Press Conference by New Prime Minister Taro Aso (Sept. 24, 2008)
• New Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet (Sept. 24, 2008)
• Profile of New Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone (Sept. 24, 2008)
• Japan's Assistance to Iraq (Fact Sheet - September 2008)

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Economic

• Demonstration at Major Food Industry Trade Show Promotes Japanese Cuisine (May 11, 2011)
• Launch of the "Joint Study on the Possibility of a Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement"(Feb. 23, 2011)
• Launch of the "Joint Study on the Possibility of a Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement"(PDF File)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (September 2010 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• First APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security (Oct. 16 and 17, 2010)
• APEC Action Plan on Food Security [PDF]
• Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee (March 2, 2010)
• APEC Japan 2010 Senior Officials’ Meeting I (SOM I) (Feb. 22 and 23, 2010)
• JAPANESE FOODS & BEVERAGES: JRO Seminars, Exhibits + Cooking Demonstrations (Feb. 17 and 18, 2010)
• Event Flyer
• Media Release
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (February 2010 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Launching of APEC Japan 2010 Official Website and Logo (Feb. 4, 2010)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (January 2010 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (December 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Consul-General Tours Canada's Technology Triangle (Dec. 3, 2009)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (November 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• APEC 2009 Singapore (Nov. 14 and 15, 2009)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (October 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (September 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (August 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Announcement on The APEC Japan 2010 Ministerial Meetings and Other Meetings (Aug. 28, 2009)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (July 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (Statement of the Chair) (July 21 to 22, 2009)
• Statement on Addressing the Economic Crisis and Positioning for Recovery Issued by APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (July 21 to 22, 2009)
• The APEC Japan 2010 Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Other Meetings (Announced July 21, 2009)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (June 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (May 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (April 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• London Summit (Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy) (April 2 , 2009 )
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (March 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (February 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 (Jan. 28 to Feb. 1)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (January 2009 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (December 2008 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee (Dec. 4, 2008)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (November 2008 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• Declaration of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy (Nov. 15, 2008) [PDF]
• Japan-Canada Trade and Investment Dialogue (Nov. 4 and 5, 2008)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (October 2008 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)
• G8 Leaders Statement on the Global Economy (Oct. 15, 2008)
• Assessment of the current state of the Japanese economy (September 2008 Economic Report of the Cabinet Office)

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Information and Culture

• Recruitment Begins for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme (Sept. 24 and 25, 2011)
• East Asia Comes to Waterloo's Renison University College (Sept. 24, 2011)
• JET Alumnus Returns to Her Former Posting Affected by Earthquake (uploaded Sept. 13, 2011)
• Tireless Member of Toronto's Japanese Community Decorated for His Work (Sept. 1, 2011)
• Conveying A Message of Peace to the World (Aug. 25, 2011)
• Call for Submissions for 5th International Manga Award (Deadline: Aug. 31, 2011)
  • Guidlines for Applicants
  • Entry form (MSWord; Zip file)
• Japan Comes to Harbourfront's Fortune Cooking Food Festival (Aug. 12-14, 2011)
• Visit of Japanese Astronaut Dr. Mamoru Mohri to Canada in September (July 27, 2011)
• Advocate for Peace Receives Commendation from Minister for Foreign Affairs (July 25, 2011)
• Press Release: Call for participants in the Ship for World Youth Programprovided by the Government of Japan (July 7, 2011)
• Sakura Trees Embody Hope for Japan's Recovery (June 11 and 12, 2011)
• Japan; Sense of Wonder (May 2011)
• Japan: Tradition and Innovation at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, QB (May 20 - Oct. 10, 2011)
• Ambassador Ishikawa Attends the Sakura Ball (April 9)
• Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa Visits Queen's Park and Addresses the Ontario Legislative Assembly (April 7)
• Bloor Collegiate Students Support the University of Toronto's Origami Cranes Campaign
• for Earthquake Victims (April 1)
• Consul-General Witnesses University of Toronto's Support of Earthquake Victims (March 29)
• Consul-General meets with the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (March 16)
• Media Release from the Office of The Lieutenant Governor
• Take in the Ontario Japanese Speech Contest! (March 12)
• Japanese Canadian Leadership Delegation 2011 - Report from Sharon Marubashi, Toronto delegate
• Hassun and Presentation Workshop with Chef Mina Makimine (Feb. 28)
• Let's Beat the Flu 2011 (Toronto Public Health Website)
• For those who would like to apply for the "Visa for Medical Stay"
• 2010 National Day Reception Celebrates the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan (Dec. 10)
• Warm Reception Welcome Home JETs (Nov. 26)
• Japan Week at Lycée Français de Toronto (Nov. 22 to 27)
• CNN's i-List Documentaries Feature Japan (Nov. 12)
• Sakura House Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Donation of Trees (Sept. 14, 2010)
• Woodstock Sentinel Review Article on the Donation
• Chef Mina Makimine's Demonstration at Harbourfront (Aug. 22, 2010)
• Kwansei Gakuin University Symposium in at the University of Toronto (Aug. 20, 2010)
• Canadian and Japanese High School Students Enjoy Day of Exchange (Aug. 9, 2010)
• A Delightful Departure for 2010 JET Participants (July 29, 2010)
• Deputy Consul-General Visits Thunder Bay to Support Sister-City Relations with Gifu (July 26 and 27, 2010)
• 4th International MANGA Award (Deadline: May 31, 2010)
• Master of Ikebana Flower Arranging Conferred Decoration for Promoting Japanese Culture in Canada (May 28, 2010)
• Sakura Donation Enhances Royal Botanical Gardens (May 23, 2010)
• Founder of Sakura Project Revisits Toronto (May 10, 2010)
• Sakura Adorns the Grounds of Vaughan School (May 4, 2010)
• Sakura (Japanese Flowering Cherry) Viewing Album (April 2010)
• Suggested Locations to View Sakura
• Sakura Adorns Japanese Chuch (April 17, 2010)
• VIDEO - The 21st National Japanese Language Speech Contest (March 28, 2010)
• FLAVOURS OF JAPAN: Visit the JAPAN PAVILION 2010 at the CFRA Show (March 7 to 9, 2010)
• Perfomance of the Katari Storytellers at the Japan Information Centre (March 7, 2010)
• Asian Foodprints: Rediscovering Japan through a Culinary Odyssey (March 5, 2010)
• 2009 Year-end Presentations of Waka Poems by
• Their Majesties
• the Emperor and Empress of Japan with Verses on Canada
• Reflections by His Majesty the Emperor on the Occasion of His Majesty's Birthday andthe Activities of His Majesty the Emperor
• Over the Past Year (Dec. 23, 2009)
• The 20th Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor's Accession to the Throne
• 2009 National Day Celebrates Milestones in Imperial Household (Dec. 2, 2009)
• Sakura Trees Mark 30th Anniversary of Elderly Care Partnership (Nov. 30, 2009)
• Scholarship Supporting Japan-Canada Friendship Welcomes 20th Anniversary (Nov. 28, 2009)
• JETs Come Home to Warm Welcome (Nov. 20, 2009)
• Recent Activities of the Japan Information Centre (Nov. 5 to 12, 2009)
• New Japanese Canadian Association Awarded Commendation from Japan's Foreign Minister (Aug. 6, 2009)
• 2009 JET Participants Depart for Japan (Aug. 1, 2009)
• Space shuttle Endeavour launched to complete Japanese space experiment module Kibo with Canadian Julie Payette on board (July 16, 2009)
• Concert by Sadao Watanabe (July 5, 2009)
• Visit to Toronto by Their Majesties 
• The Emperor and Empress of Japan (July 8 to 10, 2009)
• Public Opinion Poll on Japan in Canada (May 27, 2009)
• Consul-General Tetsuo Yamashita's Interview with the Bloor West Villager on the Sakura Project (Video) (May 6, 2009)
• New Brochure and Logo Invite the Public to Discover The Japan Information Centre (April 2, 2009)
• Third International MANGA Award (Entry Deadline: Jan, 31, 2009)
• Manga Awards Site

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