The Embassy of Japan in Canada ( ''Zai Kanada Nihon-koku Taishikan''; ) is located in
Ottawa, Ontario
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. Since 1978 the
chancery
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has been located at 255
Sussex Drive
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near the
Lester B. Pearson Building
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in Ottawa.
The
ambassadorial residence
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is at Waterstone (Alan Keefer, architect, built 1928-31), one of Ottawa's largest mansions in
Rockcliffe Park
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.
History
Japan first opened a consulate in Vancouver in 1889 and the embassy opened in 1928. With the outbreak of
war
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, the Japanese diplomats were expelled in 1941 and the embassy was not reopened until 1951. The embassy today also has consulates in
Vancouver
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,
Toronto
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,
Montreal
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, and
Calgary
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. The current ambassador is Kanji Yamanouchi (山野内 勘二 ''Yamanouchi Kanji'').
Programs
In 2015, the Japanese Embassy selected two Canadians of Japanese ancestry to attend enthronement of Japanese emperor
Naruhito
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at the
Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
References
See also
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Canadian Embassy, Tokyo
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Canadians in Japan
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Japanese Canadians
are Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Canadians are mostly concentrated in Western Canada, especially in the province of British Columbia, which hosts the largest Japanese community in the country with the majority of them living ...
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Canada–Japan relations
Canada–Japan relations are amicable in many areas. Diplomatic relations between both countries officially began in 1928 with the opening of the Japanese consulate in Ottawa. In 1929, Canada opened its Tokyo legation, the first in Asia; and in t ...
External links
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The Embassyon
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Japan
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Ottawa
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Canada–Japan relations
Sussex Drive
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