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The year 2020 declared as the year of Chiune Sugihara Added 2019-10-11 The Seimas declared the year 2020 to be the Year of Chiune Sugihara. The decision was adopted in the light of the fact that 2020 will mark the 80th anniversary of Sugihara’s mission in Kaunas, where he served as a consul of Japan in 1939–1940 and...
Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Baltic Way in Japan Added 2019-08-23 On August 23, 2019, Embassies of the three Baltic States in Japan organized Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Baltic Way at the EU Delegation premises in Tokyo.
Governor of Gifu Mr. H. Furuta awarded the Order for Merits to Lithuania Added 2019-07-08 President of the Republic of Lithuania Ms. Dalia Grybauskaitė has conferred on Mr. Hajime Furuta, Governor of Gifu Prefecture, the Order for Merits to Lithuania, for his outstanding contribution to fostering close bilateral cooperation between...
Lecture about Chiune Sugihara at the Lithuanian Embassy Added 2019-07-02 On June 28, 2019, Lithuanian historian Dr. Simonas Strelcovas gave a lecture about Chiune Sugihara „Mission (Im) possible: Lithuanian Republic, War Refugees and Chiune Sugihara“ at the Lithuanian Embassy. Dr. Simonas Strelcovas presented a...
Lithuania opens its fifth Honorary Consulate in Japan Added 2019-05-27 On 24 May, Lithuania opened its Honorary Consulate in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Takeshi Okawara, Head of JC Comsa Corporation, was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Lithuania.
Lithuania's Honorary Consulate resumes its activities in Sapporo Added 2019-05-26 On 23 May, Lithuania opened its Honorary Consulate in Sapporo after a year-long pause. Masahiro Fujii was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Hokkaido, Japan‘s largest prefecture. The Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis presented him a...
Ambassador G. Varvuolis attended Regional Honorary Consuls meeting in Melbourne Added 2019-04-08 First regional meeting of Lithuanian Honorary Consuls from Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia countries took place in Melbourne on 30-31 March.
Ambassador G. Varvuolis took part at the opening of Ch. Sugihara Museum in Tokyo Added 2019-03-20 Ambassador G. Varvuolis took part at the opening of Ch. Sugihara Museum in Tokyo, along with mbassadors of the Netherlands, Israel and Poland, representatives of the US and Canadian Embassies.There were present descendants of Ch. Sugihara and...
Visit of Hachijo Island delegation Added 2019-03-15 Embassy of Lithuania received a delegation from Hachijo Island, led by Hachijo Town Mayor Mr Tomonari Yamashita.
Ambassador G. Varvuolis attended official celebration at the Imperial Palace of Japan Added 2019-01-02 On January 1, 2019, Ambassador Gediminas Varvuolis took part in a traditional ceremony at the Imperial Palace of Japan, where Emperor Akihito was receiving New Year’s greetings from the heads of diplomatic missions. Emperor Akihito abdicates on...