Embassy Activities
Decorations & Awards
2025
April
2025 Spring Conferment of Decorations (29 April)
2024
November
2024 Autumn Conferment of Decorations (3 November)
August
Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2024 (1 August)
April
2024 Spring Conferment of Decorations (29 April)
2023
November
Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays, on Mr Ronald James Murray AM, Honorary Patron of the Australia-Japan Society of the ACT (6 November)
2023 Autumn Conferment of Decorations (3 November)
October
Self-Defense Force Day Reception and Conferral of the Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, on VADM (Ret'd) Michael Noonan (18 October)
September
Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, on Professor Carol Hayes (26 September)
April
2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations (29 April)
March
2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for Ms Eriko Prior (3 March)
February
2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for Professor Paul Dibb (3 February)
January
Conferral of the Minister for Foreign Affairs' Commendation on Mr Scott Fardy (18 January)
2022
November
Conferral of the Minister for Foreign Affairs' Commendation on Professor Rory Medcalf AM, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University (29 November)
2022 Conferment of Decorations (9 November)
2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations (3 November)
August
Foreign Minister's Commendation for 2022 (4 August)
July
Conferment Ceremony of the Spring 2022 Decorations on the Hon. Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia (19 July)
June
Conferral of the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Commendation on Mr OKAWA Hitoshi, Managing Executive Officer of INPEX Corporation (17 June)
April
2022 Spring Conferment of Decorations (29 April)
2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for the Honourable Warren George Entsch MP (7 April)
March
2021 Autumn Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for the Chair of the Canberra Nara Sister City Committee, Mrs Narelle Hargreaves AM, OAM (18 March)
February
2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for the Hon. Julia Eileen Gillard AC (4 Feburuary)
2021
November
Conferral of the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Commendation to Mr Peter Jennings PSM Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (25 November)
August
Foreign Minister's Commendation for 2021 (20 August)
May
2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for Mr Bruce Miller (6 May)
April
2021 Spring Conferment of Decorations of Foreign Nationals (29 April)
2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for Dr IKEDA Shunichi (8 April)
March
2020 Spring Conferment of Decorations Ceremony for Mr John McCarthy (31 March)
January
Prof. Martin Andrew Green (UNSW) among 2021 Japan Prize Laureates (29 January)
2020
November2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals (3 November)
2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations (3 November)
August
2019 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals Ceremony for Mr. Michael Arnold Hodgkin (4 August)
July
Chief of Staff Commendation Award presented to Major General Simon Stuart (1 July)
April
2020 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals (29 April)
2019
December2019 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals Ceremony for Mr Robert John Griffiths (17 December)
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February
2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals Ceremony for Mr Barrington Frederick Jarman, Former President of the Australia-Japan Society (ACT) Inc. (28 February)
Ambassador's Activities & Embassy's Events
2025
Ambassador Suzuki's remarks at the commemoration ceremony for the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea (9 May)
Ambassador Suzuki's speech at the Cowra Koyo Matsuri Mayoral Reception (2 May)
March
Ambassador Suzuki interviewed by ABC News on 9th April. Please click here for the unedited version including unaired footage (9 April)
Ambassador's speech at the 2025 Japan Symposium (24 March)
February
2025 Emperor's Birthday Reception (12 February)
Ambassador Suzuki attends the Launch Event for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (10 February)
January
Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Mr Nicholas Peter Warner, AO, PSM (31 January)
2024
Self-Defense Force Day Reception and 2023 Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon on former Chief of Australian Army LTGEN Richard Burr (Rtd) (12 December)
October
Ambassador's Speech at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Australia and the Pacific), (KAS) Security Conference (28 October)
September
Ambassador's speech at the ceremony to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace, Canberra Nara Peace Park (21 September)
Ambassador's speech at the Golden Gala Dinner hosted by the Australia-Japan Business Council of Victoria, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Melbourne and Japanese Society of Melbourne (13 September)
Ambassador's speech at Minerals Week 2024 hosted by Minerals Council of Australia (10 September)
August
Commemorative Events for the 80th Anniversary of the Cowra Breakout (4-5 August)
June
Ambassador Suzuki’s Visit with Treasurer Jim Chalmers MP (26 June)
Ambassador Suzuki’s Official Visit to South Australia (11-14 June)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care (14 June)
May
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Pat Conroy MP, Minister for Defence Industry, and International Development and the Pacific (30 May)
Ambassador Suzuki paid an official visit to Tasmania (21-23 May)
April
Ambassador Suzuki attends the Foundation Ceremony for MCi Carbon's Mineral Carbonation Demonstration Plant (10 April)
2024 Emperor’s Birthday Reception (13 February)
Ambassador Suzuki's meeting with the Leader of the Opposition Hon Peter Dutton MP and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham (6 February)
2023
Chef Takami's preparation for Embassy's event broadcast on Japanese television (8 December)
Ambassador's attendance at the Montevideo Maru Commemoration Dinner (1 December)
November
Ambassador's speech at the Questacon 35th Anniversary Celebration (23 November)
Ambassador Suzuki's meeting with Governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock (9 November)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on the Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (7 November)
Ambassador Suzuki interviewed on ABC News program, Afternoon Briefing (6 November)
Reception to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Canberra-Nara Sister City relations (6 November)
October
Ambassador Suzuki's discussion about disaster management with UN and Australian government representatives (26 October)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science (19 October)
Self-Defense Force Day Reception and Conferral of the Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, on VADM (Ret'd) Michael Noonan (18 October)
August
Welcoming ceremony for the arrival of JASDF F-35A aircraft (28 August)
Visit by Ambassador SUZUKI to the Northern Territory (28, 29 August)
20th East Meets West Charity Concert (12 August)
Cowra Breakout 79th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony (5 August)
July
Farewell Reception for JET Programme Participants (5 July)
June
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Treasurer the Hon Jim Chalmers MP (22 June)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Minister for Resources the Hon Madeleine King MP (22 June)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Minister for Trade & Tourism Senator the Hon Don Farrell (16 June)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Hon Richard Marles MP (14 June)
Courtesy call by Ambassador Suzuki on Foreign Minister Hon Penny Wong MP (6 June)
May
Ambassador's speech at Cowra Kōyō Matsuri (29 May)
Credentials Ceremony for Ambassador SUZUKI Kazuhiro (17 May)
(For Ambassador's Activities & Embassy Events from 2020-2023, please click here)
2020
Film Screening of Hayabusa – The Long Voyage Home, to celebrate the return of Hayabusa2 (19 November)
Candle Festival Lighting Ceremony (4 November)
September
Ambassador and Madam Takahashi participate in commemorative service on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (2 September)
February
2020 Emperor’s Birthday Reception (27 February)
2019
2019 Rugby World Cup and 1 year to go Tokyo 2020 Reception (30 August)
July
Tohoku Youth Program Participants visit Ambassador Takahashi (29 July)
2019 JET Programme Farewell Reception (17 July)
March
Farewell Reception for 2019 MEXT Scholars and New Colombo Plan Participants (20 March)