As of 5/1/2012, Canadian embassy in Tokyo closed the Visa department and they will accept none of the new application.
All the visa and immigration work will be moved to Canadian embassy in Philippines.
Canadian embassy is asking to have every application sent to the address below by international shipping.
No reason is explained.
Embassy of Canada
Visa and Immigration Section
P.O. Box 2168
Makati Central Post Office
Makati City 1200
Philippines
PS. They closed in Germany, Malaysia, Bangladesh too. It’s supposed to be for reducing the cost and efficiency. Whatever the reason is, Canada is one of the most important evacuation places for Japanese. Taking 13 weeks to apply causes a problem. [Link] Iori Mochizuki