JET 2024 Farewell Reception
2024/8/2
On August 2nd, the Embassy held a Farewell Reception in our auditorium for this year’s Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme participants from Ottawa. Approximately 160 new participants, including 14 from Ottawa, left Canada for Japan on the following August 3 as the 38th JET cohort.
In his opening remarks, Minister FURUYA Tokuro, Deputy Head of Mission, welcomed the new JET Programme participants for coming to Japan, and spoke of the importance of the bridge that each JET participant builds between Japan and Canada. From Secretariat of Canadian team for Expo 2025, Mr. Gordon Platt, Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada, introduced Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to the JET participants and mentioned that the Director General of Canada at Expo 2025 is also a former JET. He also showed JET participants the many, wide career paths available to them.
Ms. Mariam Fahmy, representing the 38th JET cohort, concluded the opening session by expressing her aspirations for making her visit to Japan as a JET a wonderful experience, while enjoying the cultural differences, even though many of the participants are full of both anticipation and apprehension now.
In his opening remarks, Minister FURUYA Tokuro, Deputy Head of Mission, welcomed the new JET Programme participants for coming to Japan, and spoke of the importance of the bridge that each JET participant builds between Japan and Canada. From Secretariat of Canadian team for Expo 2025, Mr. Gordon Platt, Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada, introduced Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to the JET participants and mentioned that the Director General of Canada at Expo 2025 is also a former JET. He also showed JET participants the many, wide career paths available to them.
Ms. Mariam Fahmy, representing the 38th JET cohort, concluded the opening session by expressing her aspirations for making her visit to Japan as a JET a wonderful experience, while enjoying the cultural differences, even though many of the participants are full of both anticipation and apprehension now.
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| Minister Furuya gives opening remarks |
Mr. Platt, Senior Advisor gives his remarks |
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| Ms. Fahmy, representative of the 38th JET cohort, gives her remarks | Farewell Reception |