Consul General visits Salmon Arm (2026/8/18)

On August 18, Consul General Takahashi attended a sister-city exchange event between Salmon Arm and Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which includes the area of the former Azuma Town (Azuma-machi). He offered words of encouragement to eight junior high and high school students from Inashiki who were visiting Salmon Arm as part of a student exchange program. He also met and exchanged views with Mayor Alan Harrison of Salmon Arm and Mayor Shintaro Kakehi of Inashiki.