News Archive 2008

December 2008

• Join the 21st Annual BC Japanese Speech Contest(December 12)
  
• Press Release:Three British Columbians Awarded Japan’s Prestigious
  Order of the Rising Sun(December 11)
  
• Start of Entries for the Third International MANGA Award(December 5)
  

November 2008

• December 16  –  The Japan film Show in Victoria (November 13)
  
• Foreign Press Center, Japan (FPCJ)　Now Available in Nine Languages!(November 6)
  
• 2008 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals(November 4)
  

October 2008

• Recruitment of Local Staff for Consulate General of Japan - Driver/Administrative Staff (October 15)
  
• Prime Minister and his Cabinet Members' List (October 8)
  
• Speeches and Statements by Foreign Minister (October 8)
  

September 2008

• Apply for the 2009 JET Programme (September 22)
  
• Japanese Canadian Redress Anniversary (September 9)
  

August 2008

• September 16  –  The Japan film Show in Victoria (August 15) Canceled
  
• September 20  –  The Japan Film Show in Vancouver (August 15)

July 2008

• G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7)
  

June 2008

• Visit to Japan of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (June 25)
  
• Local Staff Recruitment for Consulate General of Japan - Driver/Administrative Staff (June 4)

May 2008

• Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan
  on the Occasion of "From Okinawa to Toyako: Dealing with Communicable Diseases as Global Human Security Threats" (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 23)
  
• Prime Minister's Speech at the Dinner for the International Conference on "The Future of Asia" (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 23)
  
• Speeches and Statements by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda
  • From Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
  • From Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Website
• Japanese Animation: Megumi (May 1)
  • Japanese Government Internet TV, 11ch (In English, Chinese, Korean)
  • Download (In Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean)

April 2008

• Announcement: Special Performance by Infinite Echoes from Japan: New Directions in Traditional Japanese Music (April 14)
  
• Apply for a MEXT(Monbukagakusho) Undergraduate or Research Studies Scholarship (April 2)
  

March 2008

• Inauguration Ceremony of Anime Ambassador: Doraemon (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 26)
• Announcement: Exchange of Notes Concerning Supplies and Services Contributed to the Armed Forces and Other Entities of Canada (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 7)
  
• 2008 BC Japanese Speech Contest Prize Winners (March 6)
  
• Japan's First Facilty for Manned Space Activities: Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo"
  • "Kibo" Website Now Open (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, March 5)
  • Missions: International Space Station (ISS) and Human Space Exploration (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, March 5)

February 2008

• Launch of the Super High-Speed Internet Satellite "KIZUNA" (WINDS) (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, February 28)
  • About the Satellite (PDF)

January 2008

• Special Address by Prime Minister Fukuda at the World Economic Forum (G8 Toyako Hokkaido Summit, January 26)
• Apply Now: MEXT (Monbukagakusho) Japanese Studies Scholarship. Deadline: February 29, 2008 (January 16)