More than 130 guests attended the sold out Australia Japan Dinner held at the Stamford Plaza Hotel on 21 August, during Japan Month in Queensland.
Members and guests from 10 Australia Japan related organisations in South East Queensland joined with representatives from government, business, culture and education to celebrate Australia Japan ties in Queensland.
Thank you to Mr GOMAKUBO Junji, Consul-General of Japan, Brisbane for his words of introduction and to guest speaker Mr Justin McGowan, CEO Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ).
Organisations that supported the dinner included: the Australia-Japan Society of Queensland; the Queensland Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the Japanese Society of Gold Coast; the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Brisbane; the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gold Coast; the Japanese Club of Brisbane; JETAA QLD; the Brisbane Seinendan Japanese Community; the Australia-Japan Business Co-operation Committee; the Japan Community of Queensland; and the Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane.