Reception to celebrate the inscription of “Traditional Knowledge and Skills of Sake-making with Koji Mold in Japan” on the ICH Representative List (31 January 2025) Koto recital by Ms Fuyuki Enokido (11 March 2025) Dirac Medal awarded to Prof Shinsei Ryu (Princeton University) and Prof Tadashi Takayanagi (Kyoto University) (2 April 2025) Side event during the 221st session of the Executive Board "UNESCO's Support on Building Resilience and Advancing Early Warning Systems" (7 April 2025) National Statement of His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro at the 221st Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO (7 April 2025) Opening Ceremony of "Creative Travel to Japan 2025" (23 April 2025) What's New go to list 2025/4/23 23 April 2025: Opening Ceremony of "Creative Travel to Japan 2025" 2025/4/17 17 April 2025: The inscription of “Three Editions of Buddhist Sacred Canons stored at Zojoji” on the Memory of the World International Register (External link) 2025/4/7 7 April 2025: National Statement of His Excellency Mr KANO Takehiro at the 221st Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO (Bilingual in English and French) [217KB] 7 April 2025: Side event during the 221st session of the Executive Board "UNESCO's Support on Building Resilience and Advancing Early Warning Systems" 2025/4/2 2 April 2025: Dirac Medal awarded to Prof Shinsei Ryu (Princeton University) and Prof Tadashi Takayanagi (Kyoto University) 2025/3/31 31 March 2025: Japan's emergency assistance to Lebanon through UNESCO 2025/3/11 11 March 2025: Koto recital by Ms Fuyuki Enokido 2025/1/31 31 January 2025: Reception to celebrate the inscription of “Traditional Knowledge and Skills of Sake-making with Koji Mold in Japan” on the ICH Representative List 2025/1/16 16 January 2025: New Year's reception in honour of the UNESCO Japanese staff 2025/1/10 2025 New Year's greetings [230KB] 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