News Archive 2013

November 2013

• Apply Now to the 26th BC Annual Japanese Speech Contest. Deadline: January 31, 2014 (November 28)

October 2013

• The Visit of Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, to British Columbia (October 31)
• Ambassador Okuda’s Official Visit to British Columbia (October 31)
• Apply for the 2014 JET Programme. Deadline: November 29, 2013

August 2013

• Seventh International Manga Award (August 6) (78KB)
• Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2013 (August 1)

June 2013

• Exemption of Visas for Nationals of the Kingdom of Thailand(June 27)
• Exemption of Visas for Nationals of Malaysia(June 27)
• Warning of false news regarding the Japanese Visa for nationals of the Philippines, Indonesia and Viet Nam(June 27)
• "Japan is Committed to Africa's Development" - Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (published in the Wall Street Journal) (June 10) (153KB)

May 2013

• Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V)(June 1 - 3) (May 30)

April 2013

• Call for applications to The Seventh International MANGA Award (April 11)
• 2014 MEXT Undergraduate Scholarship Application. Deadline: May 31, 2013(April 9)
• 2014 MEXT Research Student Scholarship Application. Deadline: May 17, 2013 (April 9)

March 2013

• New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (March 27)
• Extension of the Grant to the Government of Canada with Respect to Tsunami Debris Resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 13)

February 2013

• MEXT Japanese Studies Scholarship application forms available now (February 4)

January 2013

• Warning of dubious scholarship information (January 31)