Event archive 2025/3/26 2025 Emperor’s Birthday National Day Reception (March 21, 2025) Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 13, 2025) Japanese Language Speech Contests (Quebec and Atlantic Canada) (March 8, 2025) Consular Corps Reception Hosted by the Mayor of Montreal (February 26, 2025) Meeting with Québec City Mayor Bruno Marchand (January 29, 2025) Exchange of New Year’s Greetings Reception hosted by the Government of Quebec (January 28, 2025) 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Montreal (December 6, 2024) Meeting with Quebec’s Minister Responsible for Seniors and Health, Sonia Bélanger (November 15, 2024) Consul General Uchikawa’s official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador (November 12-14) International Tourism & Travel Show (November 1 to 3, 2023) Meeting with Mr. Karl Blackburn, President and CEO of the CPQ (Conseil du patronat du Québec) (November 1st, 2024) Meeting with Montreal city council chair Martine Musau Muele (September 20, 2024) MRIF’s “Bienvenue au Québec” Consular Corps event (September 19, 2024) Festival Matsuri (August 10, 2024) Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony at the Montreal Botanical Garden (August 5, 2024) Otakuthon (August 2 to 4, 2024) Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation (July 29, 2024) Conferment Ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Ms. Sonia Dandaneau (July 17, 2024) Consul General Uchikawa's Official Visit to Nova Scotia (July 9 and 10, 2024) International des Feux Loto-Québec (July 4, 2024) Quebec National Day celebrations hosted by Mayor Valérie Plante (June 24, 2024) Information session on Quebec's Francization policy (June 20, 2024) Quebec National Day celebrations hosted by Premier François Legault and his spouse (June 19, 2024) Consul General Uchikawa attends the Quebec Japan Business Forum (QJBF) Annual General Meeting (June 14, 2024) YATAI MTL (June 13 to 16, 2022) Reception for the winners of the 34th Japanese Language Speech Contest of Quebec (May 29, 2024) Official visit of Consul General Uchikawa to Prince Edward Island (May 22 to 24, 2024) The Japanese Film Festival – Montreal – (May 17 and 18, 2023) Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun onto Ms. Sonia Dandaneau (April 29, 2024) Visit to Kyoto Prefecture (April 11, 2024) Emperor’s Birthday National Day Reception (March 22, 2024) Official visit to Québec City (March 13, 2024) Japanese Language Speech Contests (Quebec and Atlantic Canada) (March 9, 2024) Consul General Uchikawa’s visit to Saint-Valentin (February 11, 2024) The Montreal Association of Chado Urasenke Tankokai’s Hatsugama (February 4, 2024) Exchange of New Year’s Greetings Reception hosted by Mr. François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Ms. Martine Biron, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie (January 30, 2024) “Hatsugama” organized by the Quebec Association of Chado Urasenke Tankokai (January 21, 2024) Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko’s Luncheon Meeting with local Japanese Canadian leaders and visit to the Montreal Hoshuko School (January 13, 2024) Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (January 13, 2024) 2023 The Japanese Film Festival – Quebec City – (December 1st, 2023) Courtesy visit from Consul General Uchikawa to the president of the Montreal city council (November 6, 2023) Mochi Tsuki held by the Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal (JCCCM) (November 4, 2023) International Tourism and Travel Show (November 3 to 5, 2023) Sci-Fi convention HAL-CON (October 27, 2023) Japan-Quebec relations commemorative event (October 10, 2023) International Symposium "Réalités plurielles de l'Indo-Pacifique" at Université Laval (October 5, 2023) Consul General Akihiko Uchikawa begins mandate and delivers opening speech at QJBF event (September 29, 2023) Consul General Saito’s visit to Québec City (September 13 and 14, 2023) Farewell reception for Consul General Saito (September 12, 2023) Montreal Hoshuko School’s Sports Day (September 2, 2023) Natsu Fest (August 19, 2023) Otakuthon (August 11 to 13, 2023) Opening ceremony of the exhibition “Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke” (August 10, 2023) Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony at the Montreal Botanical Garden (August 5, 2023) Farewell cocktail for the 2023 JET Programme Participants (August 4, 2023) Visit of high school students from the city of Hiroshima to Montreal (July 28, 2023) Presentation of the Consul General of Japan Award to “Festival YATAI MTL” (July 12, 2023) Conferment ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Mr. Tsuyoshi Terry Yasunaka (July 5, 2023) Presentation of the Consul General of Japan Award to Ms. Noriko Ishii (July 3, 2023) La Fête nationale du Québec (June 21, 2023) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Québec City (May 30 and 31, 2023) The Japanese Film Festival – Montreal – (May 18, 2023) Visit of Mr. Koji Murofush, Japan Sports Agency Commissioner, to Montreal (May 9, 2023) Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun onto Mr. Tsuyoshi Terry Yasunaka (April 29, 2023) Visit to the Montreal University Hospital Center (CHUM) (April 25, 2023) Entrance ceremony for new students at Montreal Hoshuko School (April 8, 2023) Visit of Consul General Saito to the cities of Hakodate and Sapporo (March 28 and 29, 2023) Emperor’s Birthday National Day Reception (March 24, 2023) Graduation ceremony of Montreal Hoshuko School (March 18, 2023) The 25th Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest (March 11, 2023) The 33rd Japanese Language Speech Contest of Quebec (March 11, 2023) Visit of Consul General Saito to Ottawa (February 7 and 8, 2023) Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation (February 2, 2023) 2022 Visit of Mr. Takuya Tasso, the Governor of Iwate Prefecture, to Montreal (December 13, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Québec City (December 7 and 8, 2022) Online exchange of ideas and opinions with major actors in the teaching of Japanese (November 30, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Prince Edward Island (November 28, 2022) Visit of Mr. Yosei Ide, State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, to Montréal (November 16, 2022) Visit to the Montreal Japanese Language Center (October 29, 2022) International Tourism & Travel Show (October 28 to 30, 2022) The Japanese Film Festival – Montreal – (October 28 and 29, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October 26, 2022) 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert (October 20, 2022) Foreign Minister’s Commendation (October 18, 2022) Meeting with the Tsuruga delegation (Octobrt 15, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Nova Scotia (October 11 to 13, 2022) Visit to the company Letenda Inc. (September 21, 2022) Consul General Saito’s business trip to Toronto (September 18 and 19, 2022) "Four Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto" Exhibition (September 10, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Québec City (September 6 to 10, 2022) Montreal Hoshuko School Sports Day (September 3, 2022) Matsuri Japon (August 13, 2022) Otakuthon (August 5 to 7, 2022) Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony at the Montreal Botanical Garden (August 5, 2022) Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022: Mr. Pierre Chamberland, Mayor of the Municipality of Saint-Valentin (August 4, 2022) Visit to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (August 2, 2022) Visit to the company Cad Railway Industries, Inc. (July 27, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Higuchi, director of "Shin Ultraman", and Mr. Corbeil, President of Fantasia (July 21, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Fujita and Mr. Iamonico, a.k.a. Ms. and Mr. Saké (July 20, 2022) Meeting with representatives of Otakuthon (July 19, 2022) Visit to the company YKK Canada Inc. (July 19, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Olivier Niggli, Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (July 14, 2022) Farewell reception for JET Programme Participants (July 13, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation, and Ms. Isabelle Charest, Minister for Education (July 12, 2022) Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Mr. Robert Keating (July 7, 2022) Yayoi Kusama exhibition (July 5, 2022) The Municipality of Saint-Valentin’s Japan Day (July 2, 2022) DiverseCity Festival (June 26, 2022) La Fête nationale du Québec (June 24, 2022) Visit to Bridgestone's Joliette installations (June 22, 2022) Commemorative ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Hoshuko School (June 18, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Eric Girard, Minister of Finance (June 13, 2022) Presentation of the Consul General of Japan Award to the Montreal Chapter of Ikebana International (June 10, 2022) YATAI MTL (June 10 to 12, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Newfoundland and Labrador (June 6 to 8, 2022) Visit of Consul General Saito to Quebec City (June 3 and 4, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to Prince Edward Island (May 30 to June 2, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Nicolas Dufour, Repentigny Mayor (May 27, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Monique Pauzé, Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada (May 27, 2022) Visit to Sherbrooke and Waterville (May 26, 2022) Visit to CAE offices (May 25, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Angelo Iacono, Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada (May 25, 2022) Visit to CyberConnect2's Montreal offices (May 24, 2022) 2022 Canadian Open Judo Championships (May 19 to 22, 2022) Official visit of Consul General Saito to New Brunswick (May 16 to 19, 2022) O-Hanami picnic (May 15, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Valérie Pisano, President and CEO of Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (May 11, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Suzanne Benoît, President of Aéro Montréal (May 4, 2022) Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun onto Mr. Robert Keating (April 29, 2022) Quebec-Japan Business Forum (QJBF)'s New Year’s reception (April 28, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Liette Lamonde, Managing Director of Startup Montréal (April 28, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Daniel Jutras, Rector of the Université de Montréal (April 20, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Bruno Marchand, Mayor of Quebec City (April 13, 2022) Entrance ceremony for new students at Montreal Hoshuko School (April 9, 2022) Emperor’s Birthday National Day Reception (March 25, 2022) Graduation ceremony of Montreal Hoshuko School (March 19, 2022) Kyoto Films (March 19, 2022) Friendly farewell get-together for a new 2022 MEXT Scholar (March 18, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Antonio D’Amico, Commissioner of Finance on the Council of the City of Westmount (March 14, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Hubert Bolduc, President of Invest Quebec International (March 11, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM) (March 8, 2022) Conferment ceremony for Ms. Suzanne Ethier, Former Delegate General of Quebec in Tokyo (March 4, 2022) Visit to Concordia University (February 25, 2022) Visit to the McGill University Health Centre (February 23, 2022) Visit to Mr. Éric Fournier, Executive Director at Moment Factory (February 17, 2022) Meeting with Dr. Fabrice BRUNET, Chief Executive Officer of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (February 9, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Sylvie Barcelo, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie (February 8, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Éric Martel, Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier (February 7, 2022) Meeting with Ms. Magda Fusaro, Rector of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (February 4, 2022) Videoconference with Ms. Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie (February 3, 2022) The online Exchange of New Year’s Greetings hosted by Ms. Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie (January 24, 2022) Meeting with Mr. Jean Charest, former Quebec Premier (January 20, 2022) 2021 Visit to Bell Textron’s helicopter production site (December 20, 2021) The ceremony honoring Quebec athletes who took part in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games (December 7, 2021) Official visit to the Municipality of Saint-Valentin (December 4, 2021) Official Visit of Consul General Saito to Quebec City (December 2, 2021) Networking event hosted by the Quebec-Japan Business Forum (QJBF) (December 1, 2021) The Japanese Film Festival – Montreal – (October 22 and 23, 2021) Foreign Minister’s Commendation (September 22, 2021) Graduation ceremony of Montreal Hoshuko School (September 18, 2021) Conferment ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette to Father Gaëtan Labadie (September 8, 2021) Consul General Izawa’s Official Visit to Québec City on September 6 and 7 Meeting with the Honorable Dennis King, Premier of PEI (August 25, 2021) Foreign Minister’s Commendation (August 24, 2021) Official Visit of Consul General Izawa to Prince Edward Island (August 24 to 25, 2021) Conferment ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays to Ms. Kazuko D’Orangeville (August 15, 2021) Conferment ceremony of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays to Mr. Toyoo Okita (August 10, 2021) Hiroshima peace memorial ceremony at the Montreal Botanical Garden (August 5, 2021) Conferment ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays to Ms. Masako Takahatake (August 1, 2021) Videoconference with Ms. Magda Fusaro, Rector of UQAM (June 18, 2021) Videoconference with Mr. Brian Bauer, Director of International Engagement at McGill University (June 17, 2021) Videoconference with Mr. Daniel Jutras, Rector of Université de Montréal (June 16, 2021) "Discover Québec's Leading Edge in Innovative Sectors" Webinar (June 2, 2021) Videoconference with Mr. Ian Lafrenière, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs (May 31, 2021) Videoconference with Ms. Bochra Manaï, Commissioner at the ‘Bureau de la lute au racisme et aux discriminations systémiques (BRDS)’ (May 28, 2021) "Discover Québec's Leading Edge in Green Tech" Webinar (May 26, 2021) Meeting with Mr. Kunitake Minami, President of Marubeni Metals & Minerals (April 30, 2021) Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun onto Ms. Kazuko D’Orangeville (April 29, 2021) Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun onto Ms. Suzanne Ethier (April 29, 2021) Videoconference with Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April 20, 2021) Entrance ceremony for new students at Montreal Hoshuko School (April 10, 2021) Nadeshicon (March 27 and 28, 2021) Quebec-Japan Business Forum webinar (March 25, 2021) Meeting with Mr. Julien Hakoun, La YAKISUGI (March 22, 2021) Graduation ceremony of the Montreal Japanese Language Centre (March 20, 2021) The 23rd Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest (online edition) (March 14, 2021) The First Speech Contest organized by the Montreal Japanese Language Centre (March 13, 2021) Consul General Izawa’s online lecture on Japan’s foreign policy (February 19, 2021) Videoconference with Mr. Éric Marquis, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie (February 9, 2021) The online Quebec-Japan Business Forum (QJBF) Shinnenkai (January 28, 2021) The online Exchange of New Year’s Greetings hosted by Ms. Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie (January 21, 2021)
