Meeting with Honorary Consuls

The meeting was joined by Honorary Consuls of Sapporo, Mr. Yoshihiro Sekihachi, of Osaka, Mr Shingo Torii, of Hiroshima, Ms Akiko Takaki, and of Fukuoka, Mr Yutaka Aso. Each teams presented their works and priorities the Ambassador and the Honorary Consuls exchanged views on how to collaborate closer in order to achieve our targets. 

After the Honorary Consuls’ meeting on Tuesday, the Ambassador, Peter Taksøe-Jensen, hosted a small conferment ceremony. There, Honorary Consul Yoshihiro Sekihachi of Sapporo was bestowed with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Dannebrog for his meritorious service as an Honorary Consul, supporting Danish citizens and the Embassy. 

On Thursday, Dr. Shuhei Toyoda, Honorary Consul of Nagoya, visited the Embassy and met with the Ambassador in-person for the first time. It was a brief meeting, but the two discussed possible future collaborations in the areas such as green transition. However, the main point of the meeting was for Dr. Shuhei Toyoda to receive the Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog also for his meritorious service as an Honorary Consul.

Following tradition, champagne and kransekage (a traditional Danish ‘wreath cake’) were served to celebrate this special occasion.