Consulate Activities

　　　On November 19, Consul General and Mrs. Misawa attended the opening ceremony of the 57th All Hawaii State Karate Championships and the 2016 Honolulu International Karate-do Championships in the Manoa neighborhood of Honolulu. This tournament is held annually by Sensei Chuzo Kotaka, who founded the International Karate Federation (IKF) in 1966. Karate is very popular in Hawaii, and events that promote exchange between Japan and Hawaii through Karate are expected to continue with the announcement that Karate will make its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.