Event Archives

 
February 2020

• The 31st Japanese Speech Contest in Ottawa
• Japan Day: Moving towards Tokyo 2020
• Ottawa Japanese Community Association Speakers Series: Minister Imamura’s lecture
• Japanese Saké Lecture and Non-Japanese Food Parings Event “Sake and Non-Japanese Pairings: From poutine to Beaver Tails and everything in between”
• National Day Reception for the 60th Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan

• 2020 New Year Reception
• Kawaii Night: Concert & Film

• Carleton International Relations Society student visit to the Embassy
• Farewell reception for Ambassador Ishikane and Mrs. Ishikane
• Tomoni/Go Together－An evening of performance with Ottawa’s Japanese Community

• Hanran: 20th-Century Japanese Photography at the National Gallery of Canada
• Ambassador's Lecture: “Japan and Canada: Where we are and where we go?
• 37th Japanese Film Festival
• Ambassador's Lecture: Japan-Canada Relations and the Vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
• Explore Manga Culture! Japanese Anime and Pop Culture Seminar
• JET Career Fair & 2019 Welcome Back Reception
• Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition: Wabi-Sabi and Ikebana

• Ambassador Ishikane’s Official Visit to Newfoundland and Labrador
• 2019 Bonsai Exhibition

• Visit of Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado to Ottawa
• Traditional Japanese Art Exhibition Commemorating 50 years of Mr. Mitsugi Kikuchi’s Career as a Painter
• Go Somewhere! Japanese Art Tour
• JET 33rd Farewell Reception

 
July 2019

• “Survival Cooking Class” Hosted by JET Alumni Association
• 5th JKA Shotokan Karate-Do Event

April 2019

• Ikebana International Ottawa Centennial Chapter Exhibition 2019 - "Creating Art with Nature
• Rendezvous between Ms. Akie Abe, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, and JET Programme Alumni in Ottawa

 

March 2019

• Japanese Ambassador’s Award for Mr. Christopher Clement
• Passing the Torch into the Future: Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Canada-Japan Diplomatic Relation
• The 30th Japanese Speech Contest in Ottawa
• Japan Festival - 90 Years of Canada-Japan Relations with CUJA
• The 30th Canada National Japanese Speech Contest
• Haiku Reading and Workshop
• Promoting Japanese Culture and Tourism at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show
• Japan and Canada: Strategic Partners in the Indo-Pacific?

February 2019

• Japanese Ambassador’s Award for Mr. David Worts
• 10th JACAC Student Forum
• Joint Tea Event
• Ambassador Ishikane’s Official Visit to the Province of British Columbia
• Lecture by Ambassador Ishikane on Japan’s Official Development Assistance
• Joint Film Screening at the Korean Cultural Centre

December 2018

• National Day Reception for the 85th Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan December 5, 2018
• Canada-Japan Literary Awards Ceremony

 

November 2018

• Foreign Minister’s Commendation for Mrs. Rebecca Cragg
• Manga Workshop and Demonstration by Ms. Erica Sakurazawa
• JET Career Fair & 2018 Welcome Back Reception
• Lecture by Minister Sasayama on the Ties between Japan and Canada

 

October 2018

• The Signing Ceremony for the Reciprocal Society Agreement between the Physical Society of Japan and the Canadian Association of Physicists
• 宇宙 [UCHU: space] Uniting countries to Head into the Universe: A Space Symposium
• Ohara Ikebana Exhibition: Discover Ikebana
• 36th Japanese Film Festival
• Carillon Performance at the Peace Tower

 

September 2018

• Ottawa Bonsai Society 2018 Exhibition

 

August 2018

• 2018 JET Farewell Reception
• 2018 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Montreal
• Eitetsu Hayashi Japanese TAIKO Drum Concert with Eitetsu FU-UN no Kai
• The Signature Ceremony of the Agreements for Academic Exchanges and Cooperation between the University of Ottawa and Kyoto Women’s University

 

July 2018

• 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Conferment Ceremony
• Ambassador Ishikane’s Official Visit to the Province of Nova Scotia July 10-11, 2018
• Ambassador Ishikane’s Official Visit to the Province of Prince Edward Island
• 2018 Natsu Matsuri - Japan Festival

 

June 2018

• Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition: Harmony

 

May 2018

• Guest Lecture: "Asia-Pacific Economic and Political Relations" Class at Carleton University

 

April 2018

• Ikebana International Ottawa Centennial Chapter Exhibition 2018 – Patterns in Nature
• Celebration of Cultures at Algonquin College

 

March 2018

• 29th Japanese Language Speech Contest in Ottawa
• Lecture: Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
• Japanese Kakehashi Project Participants Visit Ottawa
• The Opening Reception for the 90th Anniversary of Japan-Canada Diplomatic Relations
• Panel discussion: Friends and Allies: Openness, Freedom and the Rule of Law in the Indo-Pacific

 

February 2018

• Washoku Workshop by Chef Okumura
• Ambassador Ishikane's Official Visit to the Province of Québec

 

January 2018

• 2018 Winter Celebration
• Lecture: Dr. Matsuda Yasuhiro on Sino-Japanese Relations
• JET Welcome Back Reception
• 2018 New Year Reception

 

December 2017

• Presentation of Certificates of Gratitude to Students from Osaka Gakugei High School
• National Day Reception for the 84th Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan

 

November 2017

• Embassy official’s School Visit
• Embassy of Japan showcase Japanese cuisine at International Food Fair 2017
• 35th Japan Film Festival

 

October 2017

• Symposium: Maternal and Child Health Handbook Initiative
• Ohara Ikebana Exhibition: Transition
• Farewell reception for Ambassador Monji and Mrs. Monji
• “Our Blue Planet” Musical Performance by the Classic Live for the United Nations
• Imagine Japan Children’s Art Contest
• Ottawa Welcomes the World：Japan Festival
• Performance and Workshop: Japanese Paper-cutting Art "Kami-Kiri"

 

September 2017

• Reception hosted by Ambassador Monji for Japanese Canadian Community
• Lecture: How Do We Say “I Love You” in Japanese?
• 2017 Japan Training Squadron Visit to Canada
• Ottawa Bonsai Society Annual Exhibition 2017

 

August 2017

• Japan Festival CANADA 2017
• Anime Film Week 2017
• Ambassador Monji’s Visit to Toronto

 

July 2017

• JET Farewell Reception
• JETAA Natsu Matsuri

 

June 2017

• Ambassador Monji speaks at a meeting of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) – Ottawa meeting
• The 3rd Japan Karate Association (JKA) Shōtōkan Karate-Dō Junior Tournament in Ottawa
• Japanese Saké Film Screening and Tasting

 

May 2017

• Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition: Celebration
• Exhibition of the Japan Booth at the Ottawa Vesak Day celebrations
• Ambassador Monji pays a visit to Invest Ottawa and BlackBerry QNX in Ottawa
• Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, "Hanami" at the Official Residence
• Sake Promotion by Ambassador Monji

 

April 2017

• Exhibition: The Sprisit of Budō – The History of Japan’s Martial Arts
• Book-Prize Ceremony and End-Of-Year Reception at University of Ottawa
• Ambassador Monji attends the 3rd Joint Meeting of the Japan-Canada Chambers Council
• Ambassador Monji’s Visit to Morioka City
• Tourism and Cultural Exhibition of the Japan Booth at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show
• Japanese Sake Lecture and Tasting by Ambassador Monji

 

March 2017

• Ikebana International Ottawa Centennial Chapter Exhibition 2017 – Origins
• Meeting with representatives of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
• Tourism and Cultural Exhibition of the Japan Booth at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show
• Kakehashi Project Particpants from Japan visit Ottawa
• Washoku workshop by Chef Fujii

 

February 2017

• Ambassador Monji attends a meeting of the House of Commons’ International Trade Committee (Concerning TPP issues)
• 28th Japanese Language Speech Contest
• 2017 CDA and CDA Institute Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence
• Embassy Official's School Visit
• Lecture: Japan and Canada in Today’s East Asian Security Landscape
• JF Japanese e-Learning Minato
• A Meeting on Disaster Prevention Hosted by Carleton University

 

January 2017

• Statement by Foreign Press Secretary on tragic shooting in Quebec City, Canada
• Embassy Concert
• Welcome Party for 2nd group of Osaka Gakugei Senior High School
• "Ruch and Norie" Second Screening
• 2017 New Year Reception

Events prior to 2017 can be found here