The Great East Japan Earthquake

What's New

Cook Islands

Message

• Application for the 2012 Future Business Counterparts Programme are now open (2/2/2012)
• Applications for Japanese Studies Studies Student Scholarships and Teacher Training Scholarships now open!
  （19/1/2012)
• Address of Consular Office in Christchurch to change
  （10/1/2012)
• Changes to the Basic Resident Registration Law
  （14/12/2011)
• Visitors to Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefecture (22/11/2011)
• Japan-New Zealand Aid Cooperation in response to severe water shortage in Tuvalu (4/11/2011)

• State Recognition of the Cook Islands and Founding of Diplomatic Relations(29/09/2011)
• Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (27/09/2011)
• Establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Cook Islands and courtesy call Mr Takeaki Matsumoto (20/06/2011)

Events

• Event Calendar (as of Jan 20) (20/01/2012)
• 60th anniversary logo (30/11/2011)

Past Events

• Japan booth at Flight Centre Travel Expo (2/02/2012)

Information

Culture and Education

• Russell Duff invested in the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun Decoration (26/8/2011)
• Warning against the fictious certificate named Kanpukin Zandaka Kakuninsho (13/7/2011)
• Highlights of the Japanese Diplomatic Bluebook 2011 are now available in English (11/04/2011)
• A temporary office for consular services is now open in Christchurch (08/04/2011)
• Visa for Medical Stay (21/02/2011)
• The Japanese Government's position on whaling (09/04/2009)

• Monthly movies for January and February 2012 (20/12/2011)
• Watch Japan Video Topics streamed online (7/7/2011)
• Japan Video Topics DVDs available at JICC and can be rented for free!

Correspondence from the Ambassador

• Ambassador's letter on the importance of Sister City relationships and other cultural diplomatic assets (2/09/2011)
• “Open Reconstruction” in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake (7/7/2011)
• Japan's Policy after the Great East Japan Earthquake (14/6/2011)