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2015-2016

●2016

The Reception in Celebration of the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan (December 6, 2016) [December 19, 2016]
2016 Houston Regional Japanese Speech Contest (February 13, 2016) [November 9, 2016]
2016 JET Pre-Departure Orientation & Reception (July 22, 2016) [August 15, 2016]
“Tanabata” Japanese Star Festival (July 7, 2016) [July 31, 2016]
Dr. Junko Ueno Garrett’s Piano Recital (June 25, 2016) [July 25, 2016]
Make a Wish!　”Tanabata七夕”Japanese Star Festival on July 7th [June10, 2016]
23rd Japan Festival in Houston in Hermann Park (April 16 and 17, 2016) [May 16, 2016]
Reception in celebration of two astronauts, Mr. Onishi (Japan) and Dr. Rubins (US) , for their mission to the International Space Station on the Expedition 48/49 (April 13, 2016)
Ceremony to Present Ms. Anna McFarland, Executive Director of the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, the “Foreign Minister’s Commendation in Honor of the 70th Anniversary of the End of the War”　（March 14, 2016） [March 21, 2016]
Award Ceremony to Present Dr. Margit Maria Nagy, Professor of History at Our Lady of the Lake University, with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon　(March 8, 2016) [March 21, 2016]
A morning of Ikebana lecture and a performance by a Japanese chorus group “Sakura” (meaning “Cherry Blossoms” in Japanese) (February 16, 2016) [March 17, 2016]
Welcome Reception for Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program Returnees (February 20, 2016) [January 8, 2016]

　　

●2015

The Reception in Celebration of the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan (December 15, 2015) [February 9, 2016]
Farewell Dinner for Consul General Takaoka hosted by Japanese American Citizen League in Houston (December 13, 2015) [January 8, 2016]
<Press Release>Ms. Anna McFarland received the Foreign Minister's Commendation (August 19, 2015) [Decembe 11, 2015]
The inauguration ceremony for the Japan Airlines non-stop flight between Narita and Dallas/Fort Worth (November 30, 2015) [Decembe 11, 2015]
Ms. Yuriko Koike, President of Japan Weightlifting Association, Visited Houston (November 17 to 23, 2015) [Decembe 10, 2015]
Niigata City Delegation visited Houston and Galveston in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Niigata-Galveston sister-city relationship (November 13 - 16 , 2015) [Decembe 10, 2015]
Kumamon’s Visit to San Antonio (October 21 – 26, 2015) [November 30, 2015]
Reception to Recognize American servicemen and women formerly stationed in Japan (October 22, 2015) [November 30, 2015]
<Press Release>Sister Margit Maria Nagy, CDP, Ph.D., Professor of History at Our Lady of the Lake University,
received “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” (November 3, 2015) [November 17, 2015]
Vice Governor of Aichi Prefecture Morioka accompanied by Consul General Takaoka met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott (November 2, 2015) [November 16, 2015]
Reception to Celebrate Ms. Nancy Allen, Board Member of Asia Society Texas Center, Recipient of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation (October 15, 2015) [Ocotober 27, 2015]
Consul-General Takaoka visited the Texas Quilt Museum (October 3, 2015)　[Ocotober 13, 2015]
The grand opening ceremony of TMEIC （September 28, 2015） [Ocotober 1, 2015]
Dallas/ Fort Worth Asian-American Citizens Council hosted the 15th Annual Banquet (September 12, 2015) [September 22, 2015]
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhide Nakayama visited Texas (August 19-20, 2015) [August 25, 2015]
Ms. Nancy Allen received the Foreign Minister's Commendation (August 19, 2015) [August 24, 2015]
Signing ceremony of the MOU for the cooperation between the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the State of Texas on the energy conservation demonstration project at UT-Austin (August 11, 2015) [August 18, 2015]
2015 JET Pre-Departure Orientation & Reception(July 24, 2015) [July 31, 2015]
Okinawan Teachers’ and Students’ Visit to Houston (July 24, 2015) [July 28, 2015]
Visit of the Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) delegation to Texas (June 28-30, 2015) [July 28, 2015]
Consul-General Nozomu Takaoka met with Congressman Randy Weber (June 30, 2015) [July 13, 2015]
“Tanabata” Japanese Star Festival (July 7, 2015) [July 13, 2015]
Make a Wish!　”Tanabata七夕”Japanese Star Festival on July 7th [July 1, 2015]
“Walk in US and Talk on Japan” Delegation visits Texas (June 14-20, 2015) [July 1, 2015]
Consul General Takaoka attended the inaugural ceremony for the first All Nippon Airways(ANA) nonstop flight from Houston to Tokyo (June 12, 2015) [June 23, 2015]
Consul-General Takaoka Gives Speech at Fort Worth Japanese Society (May 17, 2015) [June 12, 2015]
Consul General Takaoka held a reception to recognize the US delegation under TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program (May 29, 2015)　[June 2, 2015]
Ikebana Ikenobo Headmaster Sen’ei Ikenobo visited Houston in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Ikenobo Society of Texas (May 28, 2015) [June 2, 2015]
Dr. Yoshikazu Sasaki, former Honorary Consul General of Japan in Norman and Professor at the University of Oklahoma, passed away. (March 12, 2015)　[June 2, 2015]
Screening Event of the Documentary on the Internment of Japanese American (May 14, 2015) [May 22, 2015]
The late Chiune Sugihara received The 2015 LBJ Award by Holocaust Museum Houston (April 30, 2015) [May 14, 2015]
Tea Ceremony Workshop and Japan Garden Tour by Consulate General of Japan in Houston (April 23, 2015) [May 7, 2015]
Japan America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth awarded Japan Central Railway Honorary Chairman Kasai and Mr. & Mrs. Barbier-Muller (April 20, 2015) [April 30, 2015]
22nd Japan Festival in Houston in Hermann Park (April 18 and 19, 2015) [April 29, 2015]
Consul-General Takaoka attended the Opening Reception for the IINO LINES Office in Houston (April 16, 2015) [April 29, 2015]
Consul-General Nozomu met with Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price (April 21, 2015) [April 27, 2015]
Sun & Star Symposium hosted by Southern Methodist University John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies (March 3 and 4, 2015) [March 27, 2015]
Reception in celebration of three astronauts, Mr. Yui (Japan), Dr. Lindgren (US) and Mr. Kononenko (Russia), for their mission to the International Space Station on the Expedition 44/45 (March 11, 2015) [March 26, 2015]
Consul-General Takaoka visited Toshiba International Corporation (March 10, 2015) [March 26, 2015]
Consul General Takaoka　delivered a lecture at the Rice University Chao Center for Asian Studies (March 20, 2015) [March 24, 2015]
Consul General Takaoka’s Lecture hosted by Asia Institute of University of Texas, San Antonio (March 17, 2015) [March 23, 2015]
Texas State Japanese Speech Contest (March 7, 2015) [March 11, 2015]
Consul-General Takaoka met with the Honorable Carlos Cascos, Texas Secretary of State (February 26, 2015) [March 11, 2015]
Dinner party to Celebrate the Opening of “For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968–1979” organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (March 7, 2015) [March 11, 2015]
Gala Dinner Hosted by Japan America Society of Greater Austin (March 1, 2015) [March 9, 2015]
Consul General Takaoka’s lecture for Knowledge Investment Programs (KIP) participants (February 20, 2015) [March 2, 2015]
Houston Bento Contest 2015: Final Battle (February 22, 2015) [March 1, 2015]
Consul-General Takaoka's lecture for members of American Jewish Committee Houston Chapter (February 19, 2015) [February 26, 2015]
Reception in Honor of Mr. Naoki Junjiro with Minister for Foreign Affairs Commendations (February 17, 2015) [February 26, 2015]
Opening Reception of The Art of Gaman Exhibition at Holocaust Museum in Houston (February 3, 2015) [February 26, 2015]
Ikebana demonstration and Japanese culture exhibits ( February 3, 2015) [February 26, 2015]
Houston Japanese Speech Contest ( February 7, 2015) [February 20, 2015]
Japanese Movie Night: “Space Brothers (Uchuu Kyodai)” in Space Center Houston (February 4, 2015) [February 17, 2015]
Consul General attended the inauguration ceremony of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (January 12, 2015)[February 9, 2015]