Foreign Policy News

January 18, 2019

Prime Minister Abe Visits Russia and Switzerland

January 11, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits India, Nepal and France

January 10, 2019

Prime Minister Abe Visits the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

January 4, 2019

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Russia

December 27, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria

December 15, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Jordan and Qatar

December 4, 2018

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Attends G20 Summit 2018 in Buenos Aires and Visits Uruguay and Paraguay

November 28, 2018

Videos on Japan's Foreign Policy

November 24, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Italy and Vatican

November 18, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Attends ASEAN-related Summit Meetings, Visits Australia and Attends APEC

November 16, 2018

Foreign Minister Taro Kono Attends APEC Ministerial Meeting

October 30, 2018

Regarding the Decision by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, Confirming the Existing Judgments on the Japanese Company (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono)

October 27, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits China and Bahrain

October 26, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Visits China

October 20, 2018

Foreign Minister Kono Visits Iceland and Denmark

October 19, 2018

Prime Minister Abe Visits Europe and Attends ASEM 12 Summit Meeting in Belgium

January 5, 2019

The Imperial Decoration Ceremony of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for Professor J. Mark Ramseyer (December 19th, 2018)

December 11, 2018

Japan Celebrates Alongside New England at the Emperor’s Birthday Reception

November 30, 2018

Honorary Consuls (General)

November 17, 2018

2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations

October 11, 2018

Close Up with Data-Driven Marketing Experts @ CIC Boston 10/22

October 3, 2018

NASA International Space Apps Challenge (ISAC) Boston

August 1, 2018

2019 JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION TO JAPAN

July 28, 2018

Foreign Minister of Japan awarded JB Line, Inc. his commendation

July 21, 2018

2019 Grant of The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund

July 7, 2018

Official Announcement of an exhibition Fog x FLO at the Emerald Necklace Parks

June 15, 2018

Business Networking Seminar Kicks Off New Chapter in Japan-Rhode Island Relations

June 9, 2018

Consul General Michii and Governor Baker share ideas on future of Massachusetts-Japan partnership

May 31, 2018

Memorial Day Ceremony on 28th May in Lowell

May 22, 2018

Japan Life Sciences Innovation Night (June 7th @ Venture Café)

May 17, 2018

Japan Festival Boston 2018

May 5, 2018

The Eighth Annual New England High School and College Students Japanese Language Contest

April 20, 2018

The Consulate-General of Japan in Boston’s new satellite office Grand Opening Event (May 8th @ Venture Café)

April 14, 2018

Application for 2018 Invitation Program for Japanese American Students (Deadline: April 18, 2018)

April 14, 2018

The Consulate General of Japan in Boston will open our satellite office at CIC Cambridge!

March 22, 2018

Suspicious phone calls claiming to be from the Consulate General of Japan, Boston

February 3, 2018

Fifth New England Nengajo Contest sponsored by Consulate General of Japan in Boston

January 26, 2018

Commendation Ceremony of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for Prof.　Paul Watanabe (January 19, 2018)

January 25, 2018

The Boston Festival of Films from Japan at MFA (Feb.1-28)

December 27, 2017

Japan Celebrates with New England at the Emperor’s Birthday Reception

November 4, 2017

2017 Fall Conferment of Decorations of Foreign Nationals

October 21, 2017

Towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons

October 21, 2017

Japan Innovation Night (Nov. 2nd @ Venture Café)

October 19, 2017

Consul General Michii gave a lecture at Northeastern University (Oct 12th 2017)

October 11, 2017

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Accelerator Program “New Tech Business Camp Tokyo”

September 26, 2017

Experimental satellite office at CIC Cambridge (October 5th to November 3rd)

September 23, 2017

Japan Foundation salary assistance grant given to South Burlington High School (September 13)

September 22, 2017

The New York Times placed an op-ed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, titled, “Solidarity Against North Korea” on September 18th

September 13, 2017

The Japan- US Science Forum 2017 in Boston, November 18, 2017 at Harvard Northwest Building

September 9, 2017

2018 JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION TO JAPAN

September 8, 2017

Ideathon entitled "Reimagining Longevity"

August 25, 2017

The Japan Times article on Fish Family Foundation’s “The Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative (JWLI)”

August 12, 2017

Live Concert lead by Mika Stolzman, Japanese Marimba Player

August 5, 2017

JEC Fund Grant 2018 (Applications Being Accepted August 1- October 2)

July 7, 2017

Send a Haiku: JAL The 15th world Children's Haiku Contest (PDF) (1.1MB)

July 6, 2017

JETRO and the Consulate co-hosted an IP seminar, May 31, 2017

July 4, 2017

Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2017

June 28, 2017

Tokyo Announces "Fin Tech Business Camp Tokyo" !

June 2, 2017

Noble and Greenough School Student, Miss Amoah takes 5th prize in All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest

May 16, 2017

Consul General Speaks at NASA's International Space Apps Challenge

May 6, 2017

Japan Festival Boston 2017

May 5, 2017

2017 Spring Conferment of Decorations of Foreign Nationals

April 21, 2017

Harvard Business School and Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation Hold "Stakeholder Capitalism in Turbulent Times" Symposium

April 21, 2017

Consul　General Michii Attends Anniversary Celebration of JR East-MIT Relationship

April 13, 2017

The Seventh Annual Japanese Language Contest for High School and College Students in New England

April 12, 2017

Consul General visited the Japan Pavilion at Seafood Expo 2017

April 6, 2017

INVITATION PROGRAM FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN STUDENTS (application deadline: April 29)

April 4, 2017

International Essay Contest for Young People

March 16, 2017

Public Science Lecture “Sciences at a deep underground observatory in Kamioka” by Dr. Takaaki Kajita (Nobel Prize in Physics 2015) February 18, 2017

March 15, 2017

Consul General Michii visited Governor Dannel Malloy, Connecticut

March 4, 2017

Consul General Michii visited Governor Paul LePage, Maine

March 4, 2017

Consul General Michii visited Governor Chris Sununu, New Hampshire

March 4, 2017

Consul General Michii visited Governor Phil Scott, Vermont

February 23, 2017

Symposium "Stakeholder Capitalism in Turbulent Times" at Harvard Business School on March 27, 2017 (PDF) (479KB)

February 2, 2017

Symposium “Serving Aging Societies Globally through Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies” by NISTEP February 19, 2017

January 28, 2017

Public Science Lecture by Dr. Takaaki Kajita (Nobel Prize in Physics 2015) February 18, 2017

January 26, 2017

November 12, 2016 “The Japan-US Science Forum in Boston”

January 24, 2017

Rakugo, Japanese storytelling at Harvard University on February 8 (PDF) (160KB)

January 21, 2017

Conferment Ceremony for Dr. Thomas Curtin

January 20, 2017

Rakugo, Japanese storytelling at Boston College on February 6 (PDF) (489KB)

January 13, 2017

Fourth New England Nengajo Contest sponsosred by Consulate General of Japan in Boston

January 12, 2017

Employment Opportunity: Political Advisor, Consulate General of Japan in Boston

December 9, 2016

Japan in the Age of Walls: Its Current and Future Foreign and Security Policies in East Asia and Beyond

December 8, 2016

Interview : Mr.Tamotsu Ito – Harvard Graduate School of Design

November 17, 2016

2016 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals

October 14, 2016

Documentary on Tokyo's Tsukiji market

October 12, 2016

The Japan-US Science Forum in Boston (Saturday, November 12)

October 6, 2016

Japanese Researchers in New England: Dr. Akane Sano – Research Scientist in MIT Media Lab

September 16, 2016

Learn More about Japan through “Design Tomorrow: Infrastructure with Japan”

September 2, 2016

Job Opportunity, Information and Cultural Affairs Section

September 2, 2016

Drive Across Hokkaido: Limited Time Coupon from Japanese Government

August 19, 2016

Job Opportunity: Personal Assistant to the Consul General

July 21, 2016

Black Ships Festival, Newport RI (July 15-17)

July 13, 2016

Foreign Minister Commendations 2016

July 9, 2016

Consulate General of Japan Sponsors a Performance by the Japanese Drumming Ensemble “SHINDAIKO” at the Outside the Box (July 14, 2016)

July 2, 2016

New England Consuls General Rhode Island Summit

July 1, 2016

Annual Asian Heritage Law School Scholarship

June 29, 2016

Extension of period for accepting 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake donations

June 28, 2016

CWAJ 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Prints

June 22, 2016

Certificate of Appreciation to the Massachusetts Hokkaido Association from Hokkaido Governor Harumi Takahashi

June 21, 2016

Japanese Cooking Classes Held (June 9 & 10)

June 16, 2016

Departure greetings from Consul General Himeno

June 15, 2016

UPDATE: 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Donations

June 11, 2016

Consul General Himeno Visits Massachusetts State House

June 10, 2016

Consul General Himeno received a citation from Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

May 27, 2016

Invitation to a Japanese Cooking Class in the Boston Area (June 9 or June 10) Registration Required (PDF) (304KB)

May 19, 2016

DEADLINE EXTENDED to June 30! The Tenth International MANGA Award

May 11, 2016

Reception for Junior-high and High School Students in New England Who Are Studying Japanese (May 7, 2016)

May 9, 2016

Japan Festival Boston 2016

April 30, 2016

Japanese Government Confers Decoration on Professor Friedman (April 29th, 2016)

April 29, 2016

Consulate General of Japan in Boston Accepting 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Donations

April 29, 2016

Youth Orchestra from Fukushima Performs in Boston (April 3, 2016)

April 29, 2016

Consulate General of Japan Holds 6th Annual Japanese Language Contest (April 9, 2016)

April 29, 2016

Sogetsu School Master gives Ikebana Demonstration (April 8, 2016)

April 29, 2016

Consul Masaru Aniya gives talk at Northeastern University (April 6, 2016)

April 29, 2016

Deputy Consul General Usui gives lecture at Northeastern University (April 7, 2016)

April 5, 2016

Muraco Elementary School in Winchester, MA (March 30, 2016)

April 2, 2016

Fukushima Youth Symphonietta Visits Governer Baker

April 2, 2016

The Sixth Annual Japanese Language Contest (April 9, 2016)

April 1, 2016

Japanese Cherry Blossom Friendship Festival in Fairhaven, MA on May 1, 2016 (PDF) (15KB)

April 1, 2016

“Contact Point for Promotion of FDI in Japan” in New England

March 24, 2016

Cosplay Stage at Japan Festival Boston (April 24,2016)

March 19, 2016

Maine-Aomori Printmaking Society Exhibition (March 17 – April 1, 2016)

March 12, 2016

Thank You For Your Support (Message Video from Embassy of Japan in the United States of America)

March 1, 2016

Cranes on the Square @ Copley Square (March 13, 2016)

February 26, 2016

Massachusetts-Hokkaido 25th Anniversary Celebration

August 7, 2015

World Heritage - The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution

August 5, 2015

Provision of comprehensive information on Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station related issues (Final Report on the IAEA Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap towards the Decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1–4) (PDF) (57KB)

July 15, 2015

The four videos below, “Pursuing a Forward-Looking Relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea,” “Japan-China Relations: Towards a Mutually Beneficial Relationship Based on Common Strategic Interest,” “Communication and Reconciliation in the Post War Era” and “Proactive Contribution to Peace: Helping Resolve Global Issues” are now available.

May 17, 2015

Video “Pursuing a Forward-Looking Relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea”

May 17, 2015

Video “Japan-China Relations: Towards a Mutually Beneficial Relationship Based on Common Strategic Interest”