Great pleasure and honour to sign a document with Director General
@AAzoulay
committing 🇯🇵 support to 🇺🇦through
@UNESCO
focusing on cultural heritage, education and journalist safety, in the presence of HE Omelchenko of Ukraine
@OmelchenkoVadym
Pleased to join the wonderful event of International Day of Vesak 2024 at
@unesco
. Many thanks to
@SLatUNESCO
for its initiative to make this happen, and congratulations to the great success! We are happy to be able to make our share of contribution in Onigiri (rice ball)!
Welcome (virtually) to Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, northern coast of Central Japan. “Ondeko”, or demon drum performance of the island came to Paris!
Education is my entry point for
@unesco
, since mid-2000s, when I worked on Education for All. Pleased to meet
@SteGiannini
ADG/ED on outstanding issues related to education. Special thanks to her for participating Gender Equality Advisory Council during Japan’s G7 Presidency!
International cooperation in marine sciences is another key mission of
@unesco
. Delighted to welcome Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission(IOC) Chair, 5 vice chairs, and incoming/outgoing Executive Secretaries as my first guests of honor in my residence!
Courtesy call cont’d. Great pleasure and honor to meet with HE Amb
@HinzabH
of Qatar to
@UNESCO
. Great conversation on education, culture, and journalism, key pillars of activities of UNESCO within its mandate, and where Japan and Qatar can work together. Looking forward to it!
My great honor to be received by HE Amb Juan Jose Bremer of Mexico to
@UNESCO
, a legendary diplomat who kindly shared his first hand experiences since the end of the Cold War. Look forward to working together to support UNESCO benefiting us all!
Honoré de participer au 8ème edition de
@kuramaster_FR
, un concours de saké japonais, qui est également candidat au patrimoine culturel immatériel de
@UNESCO_fr
en 2024.
My great pleasure and honor to address for the first time at the official meeting of
@UNESCO
, 219th session of the Executive Board.
“I,as permanent delegate of Japan, a longstanding, responsible member state of UNESCO, pledge to work closely with all of you in the coming years. “
Honored to be received by Madame DG Marie-Laure Lavenir and Director Regina Durighello of
@ICOMOS
. Truly enlightening conversation on how we can work together to protect world cultural heritage. Merci beaucoup !
Today, ICOMOS Director General Marie-Laure LAVENIR and ICOMOS World Heritage Advisory and Monitoring Unit Director Regina DURIGHELLO had the pleasure to meet the new Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of 🇯🇵 to UNESCO, H.E. Mr. KANO Takehiro.
ありがとう ございました!
Courtesy call cont’d. Honored to visit HE Ms Xinyu Yang of China to
@UNESCO
. Japan and China share many things in common culturally. Two of us even share the date of presenting to DG our credentials!
On 19 March 2024, His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO, delivered a national speech at the 219th Session of the Executive Board of
@UNESCO
.
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Enjoyed 🇻🇳 night in Paris, joining the program for art performances at Vietnamese Culture Center, invited by PD of Vietnam to
@UNESCO
. Unique experience of making Dong Ho folk painting, a candidate for intangible cultural heritage for 2025. Delicious cuisine followed Thank you!
On Tuesday 9 January, His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, presented the letters accrediting him as Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO to Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of
@UNESCO
.
Science is an area where
@UNESCO
’s role is instrumental but not yet fully appreciated by wider public. Glad to see
@gabramosp
who is proactively raising the profile of UNESCO in science with her rich experience in multilateral issues.
Natural science is another important mission of
@UNESCO
that should be known more to wider public. Great conversation with ADG/NS Ms Lidia Brito, with regard to Disaster Risk Reduction, Water and Health with particular focus on knowledge sharing, UNESCO’s core competence.
Inspiring talks on various topics, from multilateral to bilateral ones, with HE Amb Vishal V. Sharma
@VishalVSharma7
of India to
@Unesco
, who kindly gave me a gift, “Bhagavad Gita” in Japanese translation! Thank you, Excellency. Look forward to revisiting Delhi this summer!
Courtesy calls cont’d. Enjoyed good talks with ADG/CI
@TawfikJelassi
on interesting topics such as Memory of the World, freedom of the press, DX, media literacy.
Courtesy Call cont’d. Honored to meet HE Amb. Muriel Berset Kohen of Switzerland to
@UNESCO
, a seasoned diplomat with rich experiences in Africa, Middle East and multilateral issues. Reminding me of Bern, where I was impressed with the beauty of the city and Swiss diplomacy.
Honoré de travailler avec 🇫🇷
@France_UNESCO
, 🇷🇴
@PGC_of_UNESCO
, 🇸🇳 et beaucoup d’autre pays membres pour l'adoption de la décision du conseil exécutif concernant la préservation des archives de
@UNESCO
, notre patrimoine commun.
On 26 March, His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO, advocated the preservation of the UNESCO Archives, at the 219th Session of Executive Board.
Great conversation with Greek Ambassador to
@UNESCO
HE M. Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, on world cultural heritage and tourism, among others. We are the same batch, as both arrived in Paris and starting our official function almost at the same time!
@greeceinunesco
Tea ceremony is one of Japan’s most well-known traditional cultural heritage. Pleased to welcome ladies of Chanoyu Club who teach tea ceremony in Paris and made invaluable support in demonstrating the ceremony at my arrival reception in February. Thank you!
One month after presenting the credential, pleasant talk for catch up on outstanding issues with
@AAzoulay
on the beautiful setting of 7th floor of
@UNESCO
.
Pleased to welcome Team
@kuramaster_FR
led by M Xavier Thuizat which organizes annual concours of Japanese Sake in Paris since 2017. Important partner as we work towards the registration of traditional sake brewing 🇯🇵🍶as Intangible Cultural Heritage of
@UNESCO
this year!
Start of courtesy calls to colleagues of
@UNESCO
community after presentation of credential to DG: DDG of UNESCO and Chair of Executive Board. Looking forward to working with you!
Honored to welcome Prof ARIMA Jun of the University of Tokyo and Prof AKIYAMA Nobumasa of Hitotsubashi University.
@nobu_akiyama
Enlightening conversation on topics ranging from climate change, nuclear energy and other current international political challenges!
Courtesy visit cont’d. Great pleasure to meet HE Amb Nguyen Thi Van Anh of Vietnam to
@Unesco
. Based upon bilateral diplomatic relations that 🇯🇵and🇻🇳 cerebrated 50th anniversary last year, we can work closely at UNESCO as well!
Honored to be received by HE Amb Regina Figl of Austria to
@UNESCO
.
Weil ich in der Vergangenheit in Österreich arbeitete, Wien ist für mich und unseren Familien „die Stadt unserer Träume“!
Wir werden auch in Paris zusammenarbeiten!
Great pleasure to meet H.E. Ambassador Takehiro Kano
@JapanUNESCO
to wish him all the best and continue our countries’ excellent cooperation here at UNESCO.
Honored to meet HE Amb Gülnur Aybet
@Gulnuray
of Türkiye to
@Unesco
, on the 1st anniversary of earthquake in her country. As both Japan and Türkiye share common challenges arising from earthquake and geopolitical situations, we can work together closely in UNESCO, too.
Courtesy call cont’d. Great conversation with HE Amb Liborio Stellino of Italy to
@Unesco
on culture, education and science. He shared the discussion concerning Venice at world heritage committee last year, which reminded me of beautiful memories in the city 8 years ago!
Courtesy call cont’d. Glad to meet German Ambassador to
@UNESCO
Kerstin Pürschel and compare notes in English, German and Japanese.
Ich freue mich sehr, Sie kennen zu lernen! Hoffentlich können wir das nächste Mal mehr auf Deutsch diskutieren!
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleased to meet HE Amb Francois Nkulikiumfura
@FNimfura
of 🇷🇼to
@UNESCO
, and President of the African Group. Great conversation on UNESCO related matters with focus on Japan-Africa cooperation!
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleasure to meet Mr Nadim Souraty, Charge d’affaires of Permanent delegation of Lebanon,
@LebUNESCO
, a country enjoying long and rich history as a crossroad of great civilizations. Look forward to working together!
Courtesy call cont’d. Great honor and pleasure to meet
@PGC_of_UNESCO
Amb Simona-Mirela Miculescu. Pleasant conversation touched on common friends and common possible projects.
Honoré d’assister et faire l’allocution à l’événement à l’assemblée nationale, concernant le patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’humanité. J’ai souligné que le Japon, comme la France, est un promoteur actif pour la préservation du patrimoine culturel comme le bien public mondial.
Courtesy calls cont’d. Great conversation with HE Amb Sang Mee BAK of Rep. of Korea to
@UNESCO
, our closest neighbor in Paris, sharing common strategic interests and office building!
It was my great honor to be received by HE Amb
@Hamed_Alhamami
of Oman. Enjoyed an enlightening conversation out of his long and rich experiences in
@UNESCO
. Look forward to working together!
H.E. Dr.
@Hamed_Alhamami
and the Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO, H.E. Mr. Takehiro Kano had a productive discussion today about a number of themes of mutual interest, including strengthening cooperative efforts on topics related to
#UNESCO
's mandate.
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleasure to meet H.E. Amb Paula Alves de Souza of
@brasunesco
. I am fortunate enough to be involved in Japan-Brazil partnership on multilateral agenda such as environment and nuclear issues, and now at
@UNESCO
. We share common agenda and office building!
Impressive repair work for Enryaku-JI Temple, world cultural heritage of
@UNESCO
, which I and
@ErnestoOttoneR
visited. Large-scale repairs made for the wooden architecture every 60 years since early 17th century, using traditional techniques inherited for generations.
The following is the original text of my speech today February 8
Excellences, Chers Collègues,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Bonjour à toutes et à tous.
C'est pour moi un grand plaisir et un honneur de m’adresser à vous à l’occasion de cette réception de bienvenue. 1/
Africa is the priority for
@Unesco
, and so is mine! Honored to be received by ADG/PAX Mr Anthony Kwaku Ohemeng-Boamah. Enjoyed great conversation on Japan-UNESCO partnership in Africa and other outstanding global issues.
It is always fascinating to encounter a variety of cultures of the world at
@unesco
, including this exhibition. Thanks to Permanent Delegation of Ukraine. Well done.
Honored to welcome President Dr Yoshiaki TERUMICHI of Sophia University and his colleagues. Congratulations for the agreement between Sophia University and
@UNESCO
to establish a UNESCO Chair on Education for Human Dignity, Peace and Sustainability!
For a former inhabitant in Vienna, Bratislava is a familiar place within 1 hour drive. Pleased to meet HE Amb Anna Plassat Murinova
@AnnaPlassat
of Slovakia to
@Unesco
. Look forward to working with her towards upcoming UNESCO related meetings!
UNESCO : les méthodes de brassage japonaises bientôt sacralisées ?
Merci Kuramaster pour le partariat réussi à l’occasion de la réception de bienvenue le 8 février! On va le continuer!
Heartily welcome
@ErnestoOttoneR
to Japan! Greeted by Foreign Minister
@Kamikawa_Yoko
and other Ministers. Also spoke at a symposium in Kyoto on World Heritage. GJ in enhancing Japan-UNESCO partnership!
Very pleased to meet HE Takehiro Kano, Ambassador of Japan 🇯🇵to UNESCO. Thank you for the substantial discussion of our cooperation, in particular freedom of expression, safety of journalists and the
#MemoryOfTheWorld
programme.
I look forward to strengthening our collaboration.
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleased to meet colleagues of Permanent Delegation of Bulgaria and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to
@UNESCO
. Thanks for your warm welcome!
Pleased to welcome HE Amb Greer ALBLAS of Australia
@AusAmbUNESCO
. Both of us have started life in Paris almost at the same time. Look forward to working together for
@UNESCO
!
Many thanks to HE Amb Askar Abdrakhmanov
@AskarAbdrakhman
of Kazakhstan to
@UNESCO
for receiving me and posting our pleasant meeting so quickly! Look forward to working with you!
Was glad to host for a courtesy visit the new Permanent Delegate of Japan 🇯🇵 to UNESCO 🇺🇳 H. E. Ambassador Kano Takehiro and exchange views on various areas of our cooperation.
Congratulating him on the appointment, I expressed confidence in his fruitful work with all colleagues.
Pleased to welcome HE Ambassador François Nkulikiymfura of Rwanda🇷🇼 and colleagues of African World Heritage Fund. Fruitful discussion on Japan-Africa cooperation in the area of world heritage.
#UNESCO
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleased to meet HE Amb Souleymane Jules DIOP of
@SenUnesco
. Great conversation on outstanding issues facing
@UNESCO
. Look forward to working with you!
@UNESCO
We sincerely hope that 🇯🇵support will help 🇺🇦and its people tackle their current situations working with
@UNESCO
and regain peaceful lives with dignity as early as possible. Rest assured that Japan will continue to stand by Ukraine to achieve that goal.
Feel at home and welcome in the community of
@unesco
. Fellow ambassadors, staffs of the Secretariat and many other friends, many thanks to you for coming to the reception I hosted. Look forward to working with you all!
Thank you for coming, Ambassador
@VishalVSharma7
, to
@UNESCO
chapter of Japan-India Strategic Dialogue. Enjoyed lunch while our Foreign Ministers having dinner in Tokyo on the same day!
Pleased join a webinar on cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, organized by FEDE(Federation for European Education), and Japan’s perspective and actions based upon our experiences.
Moving on. Pleased to welcome Ms Julie SAITO, Chief of Unit in charge of international coordination of ASPnet
@UNESCO
, who will complete her mission this month. I thank Ms Saito for her dedicated contribution, and wish her all the best in the next chapter of her career!
Honored to attend the conference towards the recovery of the culture sector of
#Ukraine
🇺🇦in Vilnius, hosted by Lithuania 🇱🇹in partnership with
@UNESCO
, with 🇯🇵Parliamentary VM of Foreign Affairs Hon. KOUMURA Masahiro. Renewed our common resolve to support 🇺🇦as long as it takes.
Honored to attend the 30th commemoration of genocide in Rwanda at
@UNESCO
hosted by
@RwandainFrance
. Always important to remember what should not be repeated again.
Welcome back to Paris, Governor Hanazumi of Niigata Prefecture, Mayor Watanabe of Sado City, and former Ambassador Kiso, who kindly organized virtual tour for us to the beauty and charm of Niigata in “Creative Travel to Japan 2024” at
@UNESCO
!
Three ambassadors tasting tea together ! HE Amb YANG Xinyu of China, HE Amb Sang Mee BAK and I jointly tried tea ceremony, in my reception at
@unesco
. Thank you, Maison du Japon Chanoyu club of Japanese Association in France for making this happen!
Preparing for Doll’s Festival on March 3, an occasion to pray for young girl’s growth and happiness.
Seven-tiered Hina doll set now on display in my residence!
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleased to meet HE Amb Peter Ngre of
@KenyaUNESCO
. Touching upon the latest successful visit of President of Kenya to Japan, we confirmed close cooperation
@unesco
!
A joy to attend, at the invitation of ambassador Takehiro Kano -
@JapanUNESCO
- and the Creative Travel to Japan International
Cultural Exchange Committee, the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition “Creative Travel to Japan 2024 - Japanese Culture” made by the land of Niigata!
This is one of the “must try to do”in Japan or Japanese facilities, whenever you have a chance, and in particular when you have something to celebrate! Also don’t miss Japanese Sake inside the barrel, a candidate intangible cultural heritage for 2024!
Kagami-Biraki ceremony was held joining Deputy Director General of UNESCO, the President of General Conference, and the Ambassadors of Netherland, Singapore, and Germany. Wonderlands in Niigata and Sado are not to be missed!
Courtesy call cont’d. Pleased to meet CDA Mr Rafael Dalo of
@ArgentinaUNESCO
. Sharing experiences on UNPKO, I look forward to working together
@unesco
!
@UNESCO
Great discussion over great luncheon, which would not have been possible without support from great Team Japanese Ambassador’s Residence, Chef Takabayashi, Peries, Michaela, and Pradeeb. Thank you all, as always!
Enlightening moment to encounter the history of
@unesco
and its precursor organization, L’Institut International de Coopération Intellectuelle, which was established 100 years ago. The need to renovate the archive is urgent, to preserve our common heritage for future generations.
Mr KANO Takehiro, Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO, recently visited the
@UNESCO
archives which have a century-long history. Japan supported their digitization operation between 2016 and 2020.
Thank many delegates for coming to enjoy “Creative Travel to Japan 2024” featuring Niigata Prefecture! This virtual tour will help you consider the real one soon in the future!
Thank you so much for coming to the OP Ceremony of “Creative Travel to Japan 2024” at UNESCO. Mr Hanazumi, Governor of Niigata Prefecture and Mr Watanabe, Mayor of Sado City, presented many attractions of Niigata and Sado, such as Ondeko(traditional dance), Gastronomy & Natures.