Foreign Minister’s Commendation for Mr. ARAI Masanori
2023/10/12
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced on August 16, 2023 that Mr. ARAI Masanori has received Foreign Minister’s Commendation for his outstanding achievement in promoting Japanese culture in Canada, and the award ceremony was held on October 12 at the official residence of Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi.
Mr. Arai has operated "C’est Japon à Suisha", a traditional Japanese restaurant in Ottawa for 28 years, which has been loved by citizens, and has contributed greatly to the spread of Japanese culture through Japanese food and hospitality in the Japanese style. He also played an important role in the formation and maintenance of the Nikkei community by teaching kendo in Canada.
At the ceremony, Ambassador Yamanouchi delivered remarks in which he congratulated Mr. Arai for his contributions to the promotion of Japanese food and culture through his many years of restaurant management, as well as to the bilateral relationship between Canada and Japan. In response, Mr. Arai expressed his gratitude for the award and thanked all the people involved in the restaurant business who attended the ceremony.
Mr. Arai has operated "C’est Japon à Suisha", a traditional Japanese restaurant in Ottawa for 28 years, which has been loved by citizens, and has contributed greatly to the spread of Japanese culture through Japanese food and hospitality in the Japanese style. He also played an important role in the formation and maintenance of the Nikkei community by teaching kendo in Canada.
At the ceremony, Ambassador Yamanouchi delivered remarks in which he congratulated Mr. Arai for his contributions to the promotion of Japanese food and culture through his many years of restaurant management, as well as to the bilateral relationship between Canada and Japan. In response, Mr. Arai expressed his gratitude for the award and thanked all the people involved in the restaurant business who attended the ceremony.
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| Remarks from Mr. Arai |
Ambassador Yamanouchi and Mr. Arai |
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| Ambassador Yamanouchi, Mrs. Yamanouchi and the guests | Certificate and gifts |