Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste

Vaga Serbisu: Kontratór Independente ba GGP (EMBAXADA JAPAUN)

Embaixada Japaun iha Timor-Leste buka hela profissional Timor-oan ida ne’ebé iha motivasaun atu serbisu nu’udar Kontratór Independente iha Programa Fundu Asistensia Seguransa Umana ka GGP.

Atu hetan detallu no informasaun liután kona-ba oinsá atu aplika, favór vizita ami nia website.

🔗https://www.timor-leste.emb-japan.go.jp/files/101036867.pdf
📌Loron ikus Aplikasaun: 30 Juñu, 2026

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Job Opening: Independent Contractor for GGP (EMBASSY OF JAPAN)

The Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste is looking for a motivated individual (Timorese national) to work as an Independent Contractor for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP).

For more details and how to apply, please see our website.

🔗https://www.timor-leste.emb-japan.go.jp/files/101036867.pdf
📌Application deadline: 30 June, 2026

www.timor-leste.emb-japan.go.jp

[Tetun] Embaixadór Yamamoto partisipa iha Mini Expozisaun Florikultura

Iha loron 29 Maiu, Embaixadór Yamamoto partisipa iha Mini Espozisaun Florikultura ne’ebé organiza husi Ministériu Agrikultura, Pekuária, Peskas no Floresta Timor-Leste. Expozisaun Mini ne’e hala’o nu’udar parte ida husi Timor-Leste nia preparasaun hodi partisipa iha Green Expo 2027, ne’ebé sei hala’o iha fulan Marsu to’o Setembru iha Yokohama, Japaun. Eventu ne mos partisipa husi S.E. Sr. Marcos da Cruz, Ministru Agrikultura, Pekuária, Peskas no Floresta.

Grupu 30 resin hosi munisípiu oioin partisipa iha eventu ne’e, hatudu ai-funan oioin no produtu florikultura ne’ebé reflete riku beleza naturál no kriatividade Timor-Leste nian. Mini Espozisaun ne’e mós sai hanesan prosesu selesaun hodi identifika grupu sira ne’ebé sei reprezenta Timor-Leste iha Green Expo 2027, hodi aprezenta florikultura nativa nasaun nian no diversidade botánika.



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[English] Ambassador Yamamoto attended Floriculture Mini Expo

On May 29, Ambassador Yamamoto attended the Floriculture Mini Expo organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry of Timor-Leste. The Mini Expo was held as part of Timor-Leste’s preparations for its participation in Green Expo 2027, which will take place in March to September in Yokohama, Japan. H.E. Mr. Marcos da Cruz, the Minister, also attended the event.

More than 30 groups from various municipalities participated in the event, showcasing a wide variety of flowers and floriculture products that reflect the rich natural beauty and creativity of Timor-Leste. The Mini Expo also serves as a selection process to identify groups that will represent Timor-Leste at Green Expo 2027 by showcasing the country’s native floriculture and botanical diversity.

INSP-TL Hosts a Visit from the Ambassador of Japan to Timor-Leste

[Tetun] Embaixadór Yamamoto vizita fábrika Circul-R husi Grupu Caltech

Iha loron 22 Maiu, Embaixadór Yamamoto vizita fábrika Circul-R Grupu Caltech nian. Sra. Sarah Green, Jerente Jerál Dezenvolvimentu Caltech, Sra. Joana Araujo, Jestór Operasaun Caltech Ambiente, no Sr. Elisario da Silva, Jerente Plant Circul-R, ho laran-di’ak orienta embaixadór liuhosi fasilidade, hatudu inisiativa prátika ekonomia sirkulár iha Timor-Leste. Ami apresia Grupu Caltech nia kolaborasaun ne'ebé la'o hela ho Embaixada Japaun. Obrigadu barak, Caltech Group

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[English] Ambassador Yamamoto visited Circul-R factory by Caltech Group

On May 22, Ambassador Yamamoto visited the Caltech Group’s Circul R factory. Ms. Sarah Green, General Manager of Caltech Development, Ms. Joana Araujo, Operations Manager of Caltech Environment, and Mr. Elisario da Silva, Circul-R Plant Manager, kindly guided him through the facility, showcasing a practical circular economy initiative in Timor Leste. We appreciate the Caltech Group’s ongoing collaboration with the Embassy of Japan. Thank you very much, Caltech Group

[TETUN]

Série Postu Facebook Embaixada Japaun nian
Japaun no Timor-Leste: la’o hamutuk iha kuartu sékulu ida nia laran
(Parte 3)

- Embaixadór iha Tais no Kariyushi: Kabas sira ne'ebé liga Timor-Leste no Japaun

Liutiha loron 130 iha Timor-Leste, ha’u goza hela moris loroloron nian iha Dili ne’ebé hale’u ho Tais furak ne’ebé prezente husi belun Timor-oan sira.

Iha ne'e ha'u nia kolesaun sira ne'ebé halo ho Tais.

Ha'u mós uza kamizola "Kariyushi" Japaun nian hosi Okinawa, ne'ebé hanesan ho kamizola aloha Hawaii nian. Tuir loloos, ema hatete katak kamizola aloha Hawaii nian mosu bainhira imigrante Japaun sira ba Hawaii halo kamizola sira uza hena Kimono tuan.

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Embassy of Japan Facebook Post Series
Japan and Timor-Leste: walking together for a quarter of a century
(Part 3)

- The Ambassador in Tais and Kariyushi: Threads Connecting Timor-Leste and Japan

After 130 days in Timor-Leste, I am enjoying everyday life in Dili surrounded by beautiful Tais gifted by Timorese friends.

Here are my collections tailored with Tais.

I also wear Japanese “Kariyushi” shirts from Okinawa, which resemble Hawaiian aloha shirts. In fact, it is said that Hawaiian aloha shirts originated when Japanese immigrants to Hawaii made shirts using old Kimono fabric.

Parabéns ba povu Timor-Leste iha Aniversáriu Restaurasaun Independénsia ba dala 24!

(Bandeira Timor-Leste halo husi grua origami)

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Congratulations to the people of Timor-Leste on the 24th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence!

(Flag of Timor-Leste made from origami crane)

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- Serimónia Entrega Prémiu ba Mitsubishi Asian Children's Enikki Festa (2024-2025)

Iha loron 15 fulan-Maiu, Embaixadór Yamamoto marka prezensa iha serimónia entrega prémiu ba manan-na'in sira hosi Mitsubishi Asian Children's Enikki Festa (2024-2025) ho S.E. Sekretáriu Estadu Arte no Kultura, Sr. Jorge Soares Cristovão, iha ninia Sekretariadu.

Atividade ne’e sai hanesan mensajen ida hodi enkoraja labarik sira atu sai boot ho vizaun ida ne’ebé haleu atividade loroloron nian no atu hadomi sira-nia família no belun sira.

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- Awarding Ceremony of Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa (2024-2025)

On May 15, Ambassador Yamamoto attended the award-giving ceremony for the winners of Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa (2024-2025) with H.E. Secretary of State for Art and Culture, Mr. Jorge Soares Cristovão, at his Secretariat.

The activity served as a message to encourage children to grow up with a vision beyond everyday activities and to love their families and friends.

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- Kompetisaun Knananuk Japaun nian

Iha loron 15 fulan Maiu, Embaixadór Yamamoto marka prezensa iha Kompetisaun Knananuk Japaun nian ne’ebé organiza husi JICA no JOCV sira (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) ne’ebé envolve iha apoiu ba aprendizajen lian Japaun nian iha Timor-Leste. Embaixadór Yamamoto sai nu'udar juis ba kompetisaun hamutuk ho Reprezentante Xefe JICA no membru painél sira seluk.

Totál grupu koru sanulu-resin-ida ne’ebé reprezenta instituisaun lian Japaun nian iha nasaun ne’e partisipa iha kompetisaun ne’e.

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- Japanese Song Competition

On May 15, Ambassador Yamamoto attended the Japanese Song Competition organized by JICA and JOCVs (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) who are engaged in supporting Japanese language learning in Timor-Leste. Ambassador Yamamoto served as a judge for the competition alongside the Chief Representative of JICA and other panel members.

A total of eleven choir groups representing Japanese language institutions in the country participated in the competition.

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- Embaixadór Yamamoto simu livru fraze konversa nian ba iniciante sira iha lian Tetun no Japaun

Iha loron 10 fulan Abril, Embaixadór Yamamoto simu livru fraze konversa ba iniciante sira iha lian Tetun no Japaun husi Sra. Yuiko Matsumura, autór livru ne’e nian. Agora daudaun nia serbisu nu’udar jestór formasaun ba CWP Global, LTD, no hanorin Tetun ba Voluntáriu Kooperasaun Ultramarinu Japaun nian. Sra. Naoko Takaku, ilustradora no eis rezidente iha Timor Leste, fornese Ilustrasaun sira no serbisu ba kompozisaun jerál livru nian.

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- Ambassador Yamamoto received a conversation phrase book for beginners of Tetun and Japanese

On April 10, Ambassador Yamamoto received a conversation phrase book for beginners of Tetun and Japanese from Ms. Yuiko Matsumura, author of the book.　She currently works as training manager for CWP Global, LTD, and teaches Tetun to the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. Ms. Naoko Takaku, an illustrator and former resident in Timor Leste, provided Illustrations and worked on the overall composition of the book.

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Série Postu Facebook Embaixada Japaun nian
Japaun no Timor-Leste: la’o hamutuk iha kuartu sékulu ida nia laran
(Parte 2) Tinan 50 Relasaun ASEAN – Japaun nian

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[Relasaun ASEAN-Japaun ]

Tinan 2023 marka tinan komemorativu ba dala 50 relasaun sira ASEAN-Japaun nian. Desde 1973, relasaun ASEAN-Japaun hetan ona progresu notável, iha ne’ebé Japaun halo esforsu hotu-hotu atu harii relasaun "fuan ba fuan" husi konfiansa mútua no fiar ho Estadu-membru sira ASEAN nian no kompromete an nu’udar parseiru hanesan atu harii dame no prosperidade iha rejiaun ne’e. Durante metade sékulu, kooperasaun ne'e hametin ona iha área oioin, inklui ekonomia, seguransa no kultura.

Iha Dezembru 2023, Simeira Komemorativa Ba Tinan 50 Amizade no Kooperasaun ASEAN-Japaun nian hala'o iha Tókio, no sira fó sai Deklarasaun Vizaun Konjunta ho títulu “Parseiru sira ne'ebé bele fiar”, iha ne'ebé ASEAN no Japaun konfirma intensaun sira atu hametin Parseria Estratéjiku Komprensivu iha pilár tolu nia okos: (1) Parseiru Fuan-ba-Fuan iha Jerasaun sira, (2) Parseiru ba Ko-kriasaun Ekonomia no Sosiedade Futuru nian, no (3) Parseiru ba Dame no Estabilidade.

Iha biban ne’ebá mós hala’o Sorumutu Simeira Japaun-Timor-Leste entre S.E. Sr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Primeiru-Ministru, Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste, no Sr. KISHIDA Fumio, Primeiru-Ministru Japaun nian iha tempu ne’ebá. Líder rua ne’e hasai Deklarasaun Imprensa Konjunta kona-ba “Parseria Abranjente ba Kresimentu no Dezenvolvimentu Sustentável”.

Iha Simeira ASEAN-Japaun 2025, Primeiru-Ministru Takaichi kongratula Primeiru-Ministru Gusmão ba adezaun ofisiál Timor Leste ba ASEAN.

[Kooperasaun Japaun nian ba Timor-Leste nia Adezaun ba ASEAN]

Japaun la’o hamutuk ho Timor-Leste iha nia dalan ba adezaun ba ASEAN dezde 2009. Kooperasaun ne’e bazeia ba pilár rua: Japaun nia parseria kleur ona ho ASEAN no valór fundamentál sira ne’ebé Japaun no Timor-Leste fahe. Liuhusi instituisaun sira hanesan JICA no Fundu Integrasaun Japaun-ASEAN (JAIF), Japaun implementa ona projetu lubuk ida atu apoia adezaun Timor-Leste nian ba ASEAN ho di’ak. Ami nia aprosimasaun maka komprensivu, kombina dezenvolvimentu institusionál, kapasitasaun, no apoiu ba infraestrutura.

Iha tinan 2013, JICA kompleta levantamentu halibur dadus hodi identifika dezafiu sira no dezenvolve roteiru ida ba Timor-Leste nia adezaun ba ASEAN. Desde 2024, JICA mós lansa ona "Projetu ba Hasa'e Koordenasaun no Monitorizasaun ba Adezaun ba ASEAN." Iha kolaborasaun ho Ministériu Negósiu Estranjeiru no Kooperasaun no Estadu-membru sira ASEAN nian, projetu ida-ne’e organiza ona série workshop sira hodi hasa’e kapasidade funsionáriu timoroan sira-nian, hodi aprofunda sira-nia komprensaun kona-ba akordu no instrumentu sira ASEAN nian.

Aleinde JICA nia inisiativa sira, JAIF—ne’ebé finansia husi Governu Japaun no estabelese atu hamenus lakuna dezenvolvimentu iha Komunidade ASEAN nia laran—implementa ona projetu oioin ba Timor-Leste hodi hametin liután kapasidade no instituisaun sira. Ezemplu ida mak Programa Aneksu Inisiativa ba Integrasaun ASEAN (IAI), ne’ebé inisialmente dezeña atu destaka ofisiál governu joven sira husi nasaun CLMV ba Sekretariadu ASEAN atu dezenvolve kapasidade administrativu. Hahú hosi tinan 2025, programa ne'e habelar hodi inklui funsionáriu timoroan na'in tolu.

Japaun mós fó apoiu ba infraestrutura bázika iha Timor-Leste. Hadi’ak ba Aeroportu Internasionál Prezidente Nicolau Lobato sei hametin konetividade ba viajen no lojístika iha ASEAN nia laran. Alinha ho ida ne’e, atualizasaun sira ba Ospitál Nasionál Guido Valadares sei mós apoia konetividade hodi garante katak fluxu ema nian ne'ebé aumenta maka akompaña ho servisu médiku sira ne'ebé asesivel, konfiável no kapasidade resposta emerjénsia nian.

Japaun sei kontinua servisu besik ho Timor-Leste hodi apoia ninia integrasaun iha Komunidade ASEAN liuhosi dezenvolvimentu institusionál, kapasitasaun ba implementasaun akordu ASEAN nian, dezenvolvimentu infraestrutura ne’ebé liga Timor-Leste ba merkadu ASEAN nian, no fahe prátika di’ak liu ne’ebé foti hosi kooperasaun Japaun nian ho nasaun ASEAN sira seluk.

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Embassy of Japan Facebook Post Series
Japan and Timor-Leste: walking together for a quarter of a century
(Part 2) 50 Years of ASEAN-Japan Relations

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[ASEAN-Japan Relations]

The year 2023 marked the 50th commemorative year of ASEAN-Japan relations. Since 1973, ASEAN-Japan relations have made remarkable progress, in which Japan made every effort to build up "heart to heart" relations of mutual confidence and trust with ASEAN Member States and committed itself as an equal partner to building peace and prosperity in the region. Spanning half a century, the cooperation has been strengthened across a wide range of fields, including the economy, security, and culture.

In December 2023, the Commemorative Summit For the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation was held in Tokyo, and they issued the Joint Vision Statement entitled “Trusted Partners”, where ASEAN and Japan confirmed the intentions to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership under the three pillars: (1) Heart-to Heart Partners across Generations, (2) Partners for Co-creation of Economy and Society of the Future, and (3) Partners for Peace and Stability.

On that occasion, the Japan-Timor-Leste Summit Meeting was also held between H.E. Mr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, the then Prime Minister of Japan. The two leaders issued a Joint Press Statement on “Comprehensive Partnership towards Sustainable Growth and Development”.

At the ASEAN-Japan Summit 2025, Prime Minister Takaichi congratulated Prime Minister Gusmao on Timor Leste’s official accession to ASEAN.

[Japan’s Cooperation for Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Accession]

Japan has walked alongside Timor-Leste on its path toward ASEAN membership since 2009. This cooperation rests on two pillars: Japan’s long-standing partnership with ASEAN and the fundamental values shared by Japan and Timor-Leste. Through institutions such as JICA and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), Japan has implemented a range of projects to support Timor-Leste’s smooth accession to ASEAN. Our approach is comprehensive, combining institutional development, capacity building, and infrastructure support.

In 2013, JICA completed a data collection survey to identify challenges and develop a roadmap for Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN. Since 2024, JICA has also launched “The Project for the Enhancement of Coordination and Monitoring for ASEAN Accession.” In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and ASEAN Member States, this project has organized a series of workshops to build the capacity of Timorese officials, deepening their understanding of ASEAN agreements and instruments.

In addition to JICA’s initiatives, JAIF—financed by the Government of Japan and established to narrow development gaps within the ASEAN Community—has implemented several projects for Timor-Leste to further strengthen capacity and institutions. One example is the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Attachment Programme, which was initially designed to second young government officials from the CLMV countries to the ASEAN Secretariat to develop administrative capabilities. Since 2025, the programme has been extended to include three Timorese officials.

Japan also supports basic infrastructure in Timor-Leste. Improvements to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport will strengthen connectivity for travel and logistics within ASEAN. In tandem, upgrades to Guido Valadares National Hospital will also underpin the connectivity by ensuring that growing flows of people are matched by accessible, reliable medical services and emergency response capacity.

Japan will continue to work closely with Timor-Leste to support its integration into the ASEAN Community through institutional development, capacity building for the implementation of ASEAN agreements, development of infrastructure linking Timor-Leste to ASEAN markets, and sharing of best practices drawn from Japan’s cooperation with other ASEAN countries.

VIDEO: The 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-WIKArPLrg

VIDEO: JAIF Video to Commemorate the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0jX73ibME