Japan

  • CORPORATE

Lithuania to become gateway to Europe for Southeast Asian countries

Lithuania ambassador to Japan Egidijus Meilūnas handed over credentials to South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Le Luong Minh on…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Vilnius tourists hit million mark boosted by Japanese influx

Vilnius was visited by almost a million tourists last year, up 5% on 2014, according to the latest figures from…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania sets eyes on Japanese and American tourists

Lithuania expects to see the rapid growth of its tourism sector continue well into 2016. With a Lithuanian delegation travelling…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

China to open markets to Lithuanian dairy exports

Lithuania may soon be able to export its dairy products to China as the country is due to receive certificates…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Day of Freedom Defenders commemorated all around the world

Lithuania's diplomatic consulates abroad invited Lithuanians and friends of Lithuania to honour the 25th anniversary of the January 13, 1991,…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Japan to decide on Lithuanian beef imports

Lithuania is shortly to receive a response from Japan about whether the country will allow Lithuanian beef imports. [...]

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Japan’s man in Lithuania. Interview with Japanese ambassador in Vilnius

We meet Japanese Ambassador Toyoei Shigeeda in his office. On the little table next to him, there are first-day stamp…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Eyes and ears in the Far East. Interview with Lithuanian Ambassador in Tokyo

In an interview with the Lithuania Tribune, Egidijus Meilūnas, Lithuania's Ambassador in Tokyo, says people in Japan are starting to…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Japan, a business opportunity too far?

Walking through Tokyo Station on a weekday morning with tens of thousands of people leaves the impression of a well…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Film about Japanese diplomat who saved Jews premièred in Vilnius

On 14 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius attended the première of the film Persona Non Grata about…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian PM meets with new Japanese ambassador

On Tuesday, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Toyoei Shigeeda, the new ambassador of Japan in Lithuania, to discuss…

9 years ago
  • Society

Kaunas to commemorate Japanese diplomat Sugihara

Lithuania's second-largest city Kaunas will Friday pay tribute to the memory of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who issued visas to…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president receives letters of credence from Japanese ambassador

President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Japanese Ambassador Toyoei Shigeeda. The president and the ambassador discussed relevant issues…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Rimantas Vaitkus awarded for contributing to relations between Lithuania and Japan

On May 22, 2015, at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan Kazuko Shiraishi, Mr. Rimantas Vaitkus, former director of…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Foreign Ministry honours Japan-Lithuania Friendship Association

Lithuanian Diplomacy Star was awarded to Seiichi Mizuno, Chairman of Japan-Lithuania Friendship Association for his active engagement to promote Lithuanian…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Japanese delegation inspects Lithuanian beef quality

This week specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan are visiting Lithuania to examine how food…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Former CEO of Lithuania’s VAE receives award from Japanese government

Rimantas Vaitkus, former CEO of Lithuania's Visagino Atominė Elektrinė (Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant, or VAE), has been given a Japanese…

10 years ago
  • Global LT

State visit underscores strong ties between Japan and USA

The first State visit to the USA by a Japanese prime minister in a decade highlights the gentle change of…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Japanese tourists feel at home in Lithuania

Awarded with the title of the Business Ambassador 2014 at the Lithuanian Business Confederation Awards, Egidijus Meilūnas, the Ambassador of…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Minister Linkevičius thanks Japan for lending support to Lithuania’s OECD membership

On 15 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius in a meeting with Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Foreign…

10 years ago