The Ambassador's Speeches and Messages
March/30/2026
Ambassador Osawa’s Speeches and Messages
- 2026 Emperor’s Birthday Reception: Remarks by Ambassador Osawa (26 March 2026)(PDF)
(114KB) - Japan Business Seminar “Unlocking Business Potential with Japan” (17 March 2026)(PDF)(98KB)
- Remarks by Ambassador at the Establishment of the Japan-New Zealand Hydrogen Corridor (05 March 2026)(PDF)(64KB)
- 83rd Anniversary of the Featherson Incident (25 Feb 2026)(PDF)(100KB)
- Speech at the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial Service (22 Feb 2026)
- Remarks by Ambassador at the Earthquake and Tsunami Workshop (16 February 2026)(PDF)(229KB)
- 51st Japan New Zealand Business Council Annual Joint Conference (Delivered in Japanese) (24 November 2025)(PDF)(146KB)
- Remarks by the Ambassador at the 71st anniversary of the founding of JSDF (13 November 2025)(PDF)(67KB)
- Remarks by the Ambassador at 2025 JS Ise Reception (8 August 2025)(PDF)(137KB)
- Remarks by Ambassador at the H2-2-Zero Hydrogen Summit 2025(PDF)(142KB)
- Remarks by the Ambassador at the Emperor’s Birthday Reception (4 March 2025)(PDF)(127KB)
- Remarks by the Ambassador on the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary Commemoration of the Featherston Incident (25 February 2025)(PDF)(94KB)
- Remarks by the Ambassador of Embassy of Japan at the Canterbury Earthquake Families Memorial Service (22 February 2025)(PDF)(303KB)
- 50th Commemorative Japan New Zealand Business Council Annual Joint Conference (Delivered in Japanese) (18 November 2024)(PDF)(187KB)
- Japan Business Breakfast 2024 (13 September 2024)(PDF)(103KB)
- The occasion of Board Meeting of New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF) (27 August 2024)
- The Japan Times Interview: Shared principles: Two nations navigating Pacific cooperation
- Bridges Article: Shared principles: Two nations navigating Pacific cooperation
- The Opening Ceremony for the Hydrogen Refuelling Stating of Halcyon Green Hydrogen (22 April 2024)(PDF)(99KB)
- The opening ceremony of the Fujifilm Wellington Office (18 April 2024)(PDF)(125KB)
Former Ambassadors’ Speeches and Messages
- New Zealand and Japan Going on 70 Years - Ambasador ITO's message for the Japan Times (27/4/2021)
- Ambassador's Prize 2020 - Victoria & Massey Universities (23/7/2020)
- Ambassador Commendation Ceremony (15/7/2020)
- Speech for the 77th Anniversary of the Featherston Incident (25/2/2020)
- Speech for the First Emperor's Birthday Reception in Wellington (19/2/2020)
- Speech for the 2019 JET Welcome Back Reception (12/2/2020)
- Ambassador Kobayashi’s courtesy call on Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (21/11/2019)
- Dinner reception in celebration of 25 years of Wellington-Sakai Sister City Relations (13/11/2019)
- Speech for the 25th Anniversary of Wellington-Sakai Sistercity Relationship Celebration (12/11/2019)
- Speech for The 46th Joint Meeting of the Japan New Zealand Business Council(18/9/2019)
- Speech for the 2019 JET Programme Farewell Reception (2/8/2019)
- Speech for the 30th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship between Tendo and Marlborough(3/7/2019)
- Speech for the Opening of the Travelling Exhibition "The Spirit of Budo"(2/7/2019)
- Opening Remarks at the Hutt Minoh Friendship House Tea Ceremony (18/5/2019)
- Commencement Ceremony of Institute of the Pacific United (1/5/2019)
- Speech for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Reception (28/3/2019)
- Speech for the 2018 Sister Cities Conference in Palmerston North (21/3/2019)
- Opening Remarks at the Awarding Ceremony of the Ambassador’s Commendations (19/3/2019)
- The 2018 JET Welcome back reception (19/2/2019)
- Speech on the Conferral Ceremony for Dr Edwina Palmer (17/12/2018)
- Greetings by Ambassador Kobayashi at the 25th Anniversary of Porirua and Nishio City’s Sister City Relationships(15/12/2018)
- Speech for the Emperor's 85th Birthday Reception in Wellington (13/12/2018)
- Speech by Ambassador Kobayashi at the Opening Reception of the Japan Festival Wellington 2018 (22/11/2018)
- Greetings at the Opening of the Japanese Film Festival 2018 (27/10/2018)
- Speech for the opening of Travelling Exhibition - "Struggling Cities" at Victoria University of Wellington (6/7/2018 )
- Sponsor Address by Ambassador Takata At the Sister Cities Conference NZ (25/5/2018)
- Speech at the Hurricanes Vs Sunwolves Pre-Match Reception (26/04/2018)
- Speech for Slow Slip Earthquake Workshop at Victoria University (26/02/2018 )
- Speech on the Investiture of Miss Helen Clark (19/12/2017)
- Speech for the Opening of Handcrafted Form Exhibition (24/11/2017)
- Speech on the Investiture of Ambassador Gibson (19/07/2017)
- Speech on the Investiture of Mrs Adrienne Staples (30/06/2017)
- Speech for the 105th Anniversary of Kainan Maru's 2nd Call into Wellington (23/03/2017)
- Speech at the Japan Festival 2016 (26/11/2016)
- Speech for the Opening of 2016 ASPAC-FIDIC, “A Shift in Global Focus” (09/05/2016)
- Speech for the Maiko perforamance event (05/03/2016)
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