Japan-Related Event Calendar

Click here to view the newsletter for September 2026.

Note - The events listed below are not necessarily organized, supported or endorsed by the Embassy of Japan. For further information, please use the link provided to contact the organizers. If you would like us to consider listing your Japan-related event, please email us at info@ot.mofa.go.jp.
 

Date	Venue	Event
October 14	Desmarais Building, Room 12102, University of Ottawa (55 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa)	Lecture by Professor Kazuto Suzuki:"The Current Security Environment Facing Japan and Canada, and Future Prospects"
October 10 & 14	ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St., Ottawa)	Japanese Film Screening "Tokyo Drifter" (Directed by Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
October 19 & 22	ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St., Ottawa)	Japanese Animation Film Screening "AKIRA" (Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)
October 22	Embassy of Japan (255 Sussex Drive, Ottawa)	Echoes of the Blade: The Ancient Art of Japanese Swordsmithing & a Hidden Canadian Connection
October 19 - November 2	Scrim's Florist (262 Elgin St., Ottawa)	Art Show "Kotodama - Echoes beyond Words"
October 17 - December 20	Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (3 Rosamond St. E, Almonte)	"Three Generations" Art Exhibition by Judy Nakagawa Opening Performance on October 17th at 1 PM
-	Online	(Platform for the Free Streaming of Japanese Films)

 
 

Submission Period	Event	Organizer(s)
Date of exam: December 6 Registration period: September 8 - 25	Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2026	Carleton University
February 2, 2026 - January 29, 2027	The International Ceramics Competition Mino	International Ceramics Festival Mino, Japan Executive Committee