Events in 2024 (January - June)

 01/18

Ambassador Kimura visited Commodor Higino Das Neves, Commander of the Naval Component, F-FDTL

01/22

Ambassador Kimura visited President Ramos-Horta

02/23

Emperor's Birthday Reception 2024

4/3

Ambassador Kimura visited Timorese Resistance Archive and Museum (AMRT)

4/4

Ambassador Kimura visited the Minister of National Liberation Combatants Affairs, Sr. Gil da Cost Monteiro “Oan Soru”

4/12

Welcoming ceremony for JS MURASAME

Captain (Navy) KAWANO Kunihiko, Commander of the Escort Division 1, JMSDF paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Donaciano Rosário Costa Gomes, Minister of Defense

Captain (Navy) KAWANO Kunihiko, Commander of the Escort Division 1, JMSDF paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General FDTL Falur Rate Laek, Commander of the Timor-Leste Defense Force

Onboard reception was held aboard the JS MURASME

5/15

Ambassador Kimura met with Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment (SEFOPE) Mr. Rogério Araujo Mendonça

5/17

Ambassador met with H.E. Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão

5/21

Ambassador met with H.E. Dr. Freitas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

6/19

Japan-ROK-US ASEAN Ambassadors’ Seminar on “ASEAN as an Opportunity for Timor-Leste - Partner Countries' Perspectives”

6/20

Courtesy calls by Ambassadors to ASEAN on Timor-Leste Dignitaries
 

1/12

(Grant assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP)) Signing ceremony of the Grant Contract for “the project for rehabilitation of Xanana Gusmão Reading Room”

3/6

(Grant Aid) Signing ceremony of “the Project for the Improvement of the Facilities for the Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care at the Community Health Centers” (UNFPA)

3/7

Ambassador Kimura visited schools and a vocational center in Bazartete, Liquica

3/15

(Grant Aid) Launching event of “the Project for Promoting Green Transformation in the Pacific Region towards Net-zero and Climate-resilient Development” (UNDP)

3/27

(Grant Aid) Launching event of the “Reducing Disaster Risk of Fragile and Mobile Communities in Timor-Leste” project (IOM)

4/30

(Grant Aid) Blue Economy Ideation Workshop (ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge, UNDP)

5/2

Deputy Sakai visited Sacred Heart of Jesus Becora elementary school

5/8

Deputy Sakai attended JOCV’s Mid-term Presentation

5/23

Courtesy call on H.E. President Ramos-Horta by Ambassador Kimura and representatives of CWP

6/13
(Grant Aid) Signing ceremony of JDS scholarship

2/5

(Japanese NGO) Signing ceremony of the Grant Contract for “Atsabe Rural Development Project for Improvement of Livelihoods” (CARE International Japan)

2/9

Ambassador Kimura visited a local NGO Permatil

2/13

(Japanese NGO) Ambassador Kimura and President Ramos-Horta visited the project site of “Improving Nutrition of Children through Increasing Mothers’ Income” (PARCIC)

2/16

(GGP) Signing ceremony of the Grant Contract for “the Project for the Construction of Maubara Junior High School Building in Vaviquinia Village, Liquica Municipality“ (HADER)

3/11

(Japanese NGO) Signing ceremony of the Grant Contract for the project of "Improving Maternal and Child Health Services through Capacity Building of Physicians and Midwives in Bobonaro Municipality" (Frontiline)

3/15

(GGP) Signing ceremony of the grant contract for “the Project for Construction of Training Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Liquica Municipality” (AHDMTL)

3/22

(GGP) Signing ceremony of two Grant Contracts, “the Project for the Construction of Women’s Cancer Support Center in Dili Municipality” (Alola Foundation) and “the Project for the Reuse of Secondhand Ambulances for Leprosy and Tuberculosis Clinic in Liquica Municipality” (Misaun Lepra Timor-Leste (The Leprosy Mission Timor-Leste))

3/25

Kick-off meeting of the 2^nd year of the Grant Contract of the project for “Project for Children's Nutrition Improvement by Improving Women's Livelihoods” (PARCIC)

3/27

Donation to PRADET from International Women’s Day Bazaar

4/19

(GGP) Inauguration ceremony of “the Project for Construction of Primary School Building in Rairaco Craic Village, Rairaco Administrative Post, Ermera Municipality” (AFDR)

6/4

(GGP) Handover ceremony of “the Project for Improvement of Educational Environment for Kindergarten in Hatulalan Village, Laleia Administrative Post, Manatuto Municipality” (FMNS)

1/26

The 2^nd batch of Technical Intern Trainees left for Japan

2/18

7 participants of “JENESYS 2023 ASEAN-Japan Sports (Rugby) x SDGs Exchange” departed for Japan

3/4

JENESYS Environmental Conservation Activities group and Agricultural group departed for Japan

3/8

Ambassador, Madam Kimura and her friends participated in the International Women’s day’s Bazaar

3/13

Japan Alumni Gathering in 2024 was held

3/16

"Undokai" (Sports day） was held in Dili

3/19-22

Indonesia-Japan Friendship Film Festival was held

3/20

Handover ceremony of the donated books from READ JAPAN PROJECT

4/1

A new Japanese language training course is launched at CICANADA Foundation

4/2

Departure of MEXT Scholarship Research Student 2024

4/9

Ambassador visited Orphanage of Dominican Sisters that he has visited with JENESYS participants from Japan after the courtesy call on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão

4/12

Friendship sport exchange (football) was held between the members of F-FDTL and Cadets of JS MURASAME

4/13

Maritime Self Defense officers visited the ceremony of the Heroes Garden Cemetery in Metinaro, the Hera Naval Base, and the Timorese Resistance Archive and Museum

4/24

OGFICE Scholarship 2024 award ceremony was held

5/3

JENESYS2023 Reporting Session was held

5/18

Japanese community cleaned up the beach road

5/25

Deputy Sakai participated in the JENESYS Alumni Tree-planting event

5/28

Engineering Master's Program launched at UNTL with the support of JICA

5/29

Ambassador Kimura attended Misaun Lepra Timor-Leste (The Leprosy Mission Timor-Leste)’s annual meeting

6/3

Ambassador Kimura attended the induction ceremony of new members of Tsuneishi Timor Shipbuilding (TTS)

6/10

Ambassador Kimura attended RTTL Talk Show

6/15-16

Ambassador Kimura participated in the opening and closing of XANANA CUP 2024

6/18

Ambassador Kimura attended the certificate awarding ceremony of Japanese language course at YMCA

6/22

Ambassador Kimura participated in the Olympic Day event

6/25-26

Ambassador visited Kochi prefecture (Japan)