Ms. Takako Ito is the first female Consul-General of Japan in Toronto. She joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan in 1985. Her overseas postings included Embassies in Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Mission of Japan to the UN in NY and the Mission of Japan to ASEAN as Deputy Chief of Mission. At home, she served in many capacities, covering economic partnership negotiating, human rights, transnational crimes, development assistance policy planning, and the international press. Before arriving in Toronto, she was Assistant Chief of Protocol of MOFA as well as Master of the Ceremonies at Imperial Household Agency. . She graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo (B.L. in international legal studies) and has an M.A. in international affairs from Carleton University.

CHRISTINE NAKAMURA

VP, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada