27 March 2026: Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and H.E. Prof. El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO 25 March 2026: Maintenance works of the ‘Garden of Peace’ by the Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors and visit of the Garden by H.E. Prof. Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO 23–24 March 2026: Lectures on Japanese Calligraphy by Calligrapher TSUCHIHASHI Yasuko 17 February 2026: Japan Announces FY2025 Supplementary Budget Contribution to Support UNESCO Projects 23 January 2026: Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii and H.E. Mr. Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO 16 January 2026: Hatsugama Tea Ceremony Reception 11 December 2025: Decision to extend the inscription on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage 20 November 2025: Reception Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Adoption of the UNESCO Constitution, the 75th Anniversary of Japan’s accession to UNESCO, and the 20th Anniversary of JFIT’s Support for Education to Sustainable Development (ESD) 6 October 2025: National Statement of His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro at the 222nd Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO (PDF) 26 September 2025: Tasting of Japanese spirits awarded at the Kura Master competition What's New go to list 2026/3/27 Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and H.E. Prof. El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO 2026/3/25 22-25 March 2026: Maintenance works of the ‘Garden of Peace’ by the Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors and visit of the Garden by Prof. Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO 2026/3/23 23–24 March 2026: Lectures on Japanese Calligraphy by Calligrapher TSUCHIHASHI Yasuko 2026/3/12 12 March 2026: Screening of the Documentary Film “Pionnières au Japon” 2026/2/17 17 February 2026: Japan Announces FY2025 Supplementary Budget Contribution to Support UNESCO Projects 2026/2/10 10 February 2026: Japan's Support for Palestine through UNESCO (Signing Ceremony) 10 February 2026: Japan's Support for Ukraine through UNESCO (Signing Ceremony) 2026/1/23 23 January 2026: Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii and H.E. Mr. Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO 23 January 2026: Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii and Japanese staff of UNESCO 2026/1/16 16 January 2026: Hatsugama Tea Ceremony Reception go to list KANO Takehiro, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO Curriculum Vitae [140KB] Message from Ambassador KANO Takehiro Speech SNS close Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO Ambassador KANO Takehiro World Heritage in Japan Intangible Cultural Heritage in Japan