Event

Archives 2013

“ATAK NIGHT 5” as part of the International Digital Arts Festival “ELEKTRA 14” at Usine C (May 4, 2013)

(front row, from left) Mr. Keiichi Shibuya, EVALA, Mr. Takashi Ikegami

Visit of representatives for a meeting on space cooperation between Japan and Canada (May 2, 2013)

With representatives of the Montreal Japanese Language Center (May 1st, 2013)

“Butterflies Go Free” at the Montreal Botanical Garden (April 21, 2013)

Mr. Gilles Vincent, Director of the Montréal Botanical Garden

Annual Exhibition of the Montreal Chapter of Ikebana International at Japanese Pavilion of the Montreal Botanical Garden (April 19, 2013)

Ms. Kazuko Tanaka, President of the Montreal Chapter of Ikebana International

Meeting with representatives of Mosaicultures International of Montreal (April 18, 2013)

Meeting with Mr. Jacques Daoust, President and CEO, Investissement Québec (April 16, 2013)

Visit to Saint-Valentin Municipality (April 13, 2013)

		(left) Mr. Pierre Chamberland, Mayor of Saint-Valentin Municipality

Entrance ceremony at the Montreal Hoshuko School (April 6, 2013)

Mr. Tatsuo Arai, Consul General’s Presentation: “Relations between Japan and Quebec” at McGill University (April 5, 2013)

Visit to Charlottetown, PEI (April 3-4, 2013)

Courtesy Call to the Honourable H. Frank Lewis, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island	Courtesy Call to Mr. Robert Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island	With representatives of the Japanese community	Courtesy Call to Mr. Robert Henderson, Minister of Tourism and Culture for PEI (center)
Courtesy Call to Mr. Clifford J. Lee, Mayor of Charlottetown City	With business industry representatives in Charlottetown (front row, center) Mr. Clifford J. Lee, Mayor of Charlottetown City	Visit to University of Prince Edward Island (right) Mr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor	Visit to Sekisui Diagnostics P.E.I. Inc. (right) Mr. Lee Lipski, Plant Manager

Visit to Quebec City (March 20, 2013)

Courtesy Call to Mr. Pierre Duchesne, Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology

Courtesy Call to Ms. Marie Malavoy, Minister of Education, Leisure and Sports for Quebec

Graduation ceremony at the Montreal Hoshuko School (March 16, 2013)

“Kizuna” (Bond) Project
Visit to Québec by the participants from Ibaraki Prefectural Hitachi Daini High School (From March 16 to 22, 2013)

Conference given by Mr. Tatsuo Arai, Consul General	Visit to Montreal City Council	Visit to Quebec National Assembly
Visit to Trafalgar School for Girls	Presentation on the Great East Japan Earthquake at Collège Français de Longueuil	Sugar Shacks with members of JETAA

Meeting with representatives of Red Cross - Québec Zone (March 13, 2013)
Showing gratitude for its support following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Piano Concert by Ms. Kyoko Hashimoto, commemorating the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2013)

Meeting with Mr. Robert Proulx, Rector, UQAM (February 21, 2013)

Meeting with Mr. Jocelyn Coulon, Director, Francophone Research Network on Peace Operations, CERIUM (February 19, 2013)

Meeting with Mr. Pierre Lemonde, CEO, MCFR (February 19, 2013)

Visit to Dentsu Bos (February 18, 2013)

(center) Mr. Michel Ostiguy, CEO

Meeting with Ms. Élaine Ayotte, Member of the executive committee of Montreal City (February 13, 2013)

Meeting with Mr. Ugo Monticone and Ms. Julie Corbeil, filmmakers of “Japon sur la route des festivités” (February 12, 2013)

Exchange of New Year’s Greetings with Mr. Jean-François Lisée, Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade for Quebec (Februray 11, 2013)

Photo Credit: Philippe Renaud
© Gouvernement du Québec

Beer tasting organized by the Canada-Japan Society of Montreal (Februrary 10, 2013)

Meeting with representatives of Trafalgar School for Girls, participating in the “Kizuna (Bond) Project” (February 6, 2013)

(second row, center) Mr. Geoffrey Dowd, Principal

“Hatsugama” organized by the Montreal Association of Chado Urasenke Tankokai at the Japanese Pavilion of the Montréal Botanical Garden (February 3, 2013)

Visit to Bridgestone Canada Inc. (Januray 30, 2013)

(right) Mr. Robert Verreault, Director

Visit to YKK Canada Inc. (Januray 29, 2013)

(2nd from left) Mr. Yvan Jutras, President

Number of days without a lost time accident

Visit to Halifax (January 27-28, 2013)

Courtesy Call to Mr. Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality	Visit to Dalhousie University (center) Mr. Tom Traves, President	Visit to “Fisher King Seafoods Ltd.” (2nd from left) Mr. Tor Conklin, President
With representatives of the Hakodate – Halifax Friendship Association (3rd from left) Dr. Thomas Trappenberg, President

Koshogatsu 2013 at Saint Mary’s University

Mr. Tatsuo Arai, Consul General	“Gagaku”	Tea Ceremony Demonstration
“Kyudo”	“Kyudo”	“Ikebana”	“Mochi Making”
“Iaido”	“Yosakoi Dance”	“Origami”	“Omikuji”
J-Pop	With Koshogatsu organizers

New Year’s Celebration of the “Association d'amitié Québec-Japon” 2013 (January 26, 2013)

Mr. Tatsuo Arai, Consul General	Taiko Performance	Mr. and Mrs. Gauvin, Representatives
Crafts Sale	Crafts Sale	“Helping Hands” Game
Performance	Performance	Performance
Tea Ceremony Demonstration	Tea Ceremony Demonstration	“Awa Dance”

Courtesy Call to Ms. Martine Ouellet, Minister of Natural Resources for Quebec (January 24, 2013)

With representatives of Concordia University (January 22, 2013)

(4th from left) Mr. Alan Shepard, President and Vice-chancellor

Courtesy Call to Mr. Michael Applebaum, Mayor of Montréal (January 21, 2013)

(center) With Ms. Diane Labelle, Director, Canadian Guild of Crafts (January 17, 2013)

Meeting with Mr. Colin Rennie, former JET participant and Tohoku volunteer (January 17, 2013)

Visit to the Château Ramezay Museum (January 17, 2013)

(right) Mr. André Delisle, Director

With representatives of the Canada-Japan Society of Montreal (January 15, 2013)

(front row, center) Ms. Alice Bolduc, President