Consulate Activities
2023/10/23
Consul General Kodama’s Official Visit to Kauai County
On October 12, 2023, Consul General KODAMA, in response to an invitation from the Mayor of Kauai County, Mr. Kawakami, to attend the 60th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Suo-Oshima Town (Yamaguchi Prefecture) and Kauai County, paid an official visit to Kauai County. A summary of the visit is as follows:
1 Courtesy Call on Kauai County Mayor Derek Kawakami
Consul General Kodama paid a courtesy call on Mayor Kawakami at the Kauai County Mayor’s Office and exchanged opinions about the promotion of exchange between Japan and Kauai County, focusing on sister relationship exchanges. Mayor Kawakami explained that the student exchange program, which had been suspended during the spread of COVID-19, has resumed.
1 Courtesy Call on Kauai County Mayor Derek Kawakami
Consul General Kodama paid a courtesy call on Mayor Kawakami at the Kauai County Mayor’s Office and exchanged opinions about the promotion of exchange between Japan and Kauai County, focusing on sister relationship exchanges. Mayor Kawakami explained that the student exchange program, which had been suspended during the spread of COVID-19, has resumed.
2 Courtesy Call on Assistant Chief of Police Elliot Kalani Ke
Consul General Kodama expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the Kauai Police Department in ensuring the safe stay of Japanese nationals on Kauai, and expressed his desire to continue building cooperative relationship.
Consul General Kodama expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the Kauai Police Department in ensuring the safe stay of Japanese nationals on Kauai, and expressed his desire to continue building cooperative relationship.
3 Discussion with the Kauai Japanese Cultural Society
Consul General Kodama exchanged views and opinions with representatives from the Kauai Japanese Cultural Society, which is engaged in introducing and perpetuating Japanese culture in Kauai County, regarding their current situation and challenges.
Consul General Kodama exchanged views and opinions with representatives from the Kauai Japanese Cultural Society, which is engaged in introducing and perpetuating Japanese culture in Kauai County, regarding their current situation and challenges.
4 Attendance at the 60th Anniversary Ceremony for the Suo-Oshima Town and Kauai County Sister Relationship
Consul General Kodama attended the 60th Anniversary Ceremony for the sister relationship between Suo-Oshima Town and Kauai County, offering his congratulations on the 60-year-long sister relationship, and expressed his desire for further developing the relationship between the two cities.
Consul General Kodama attended the 60th Anniversary Ceremony for the sister relationship between Suo-Oshima Town and Kauai County, offering his congratulations on the 60-year-long sister relationship, and expressed his desire for further developing the relationship between the two cities.