Japan Embassy eyes Nagaland for job fair

First Secretary (Food & Agriculture), Embassy of Japan in India, Oota Masami; Pro Vice Chancellor, SAS: NU, Prof Akali Sema, Prof L Daiho Dean and others.

First Secretary (Food & Agriculture), Embassy of Japan in India, Oota Masami; Pro Vice Chancellor, SAS: NU, Prof Akali Sema, Prof L Daiho Dean and others.

First Secretary Oota Masami says many opening in agricultural sector in Japan

MEDZIPHEMA, APRIL 21 (MExN): First Secretary (Food & Agriculture), Embassy of Japan in India, Oota Masami, made her maiden visit to School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus on April 16. She was accompanied by Nagatoshi Shibata, Vice President/Director, H&A, Arms Incorporation, India; Temjen Bursanen Jamir, H&A, Arms Incorporation HR Head/Education Leader, Nagaland; Dr Limanungla Longkumer, Investment Officer, IDAN, GoN and Dr Arenla, HR Officer, IDAN, GoN.

The visit was coordinated by Human & Arms (H&A), Arms Incorporation, India, a Japanese company that offers Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) whose aim is to enhance employability and sustainability in development; along with the IDAN officials, a press release issued by the NU: SAS informed. 

The First Secretary in her speech, at the informal meeting with the faculty and under graduate and post graduate students, said that her visit was the first phase for promotion of the plan to hold a job fair in Dimapur that the Japan Embassy will conduct sometime in October this year. 

She told the gathering that her embassy was specifically targeting Nagaland for the job fair and hoped that the students of SAS:NU would participate in the job fair as there are many openings in the agricultural sector, especially in horticulture and livestock, in Japan. Nagatoshi Shibata, Vice President/Director, H&A, Arms Incorporation, India, said that he was optimistic about fostering cooperation and promoting exchanges between Japan and Nagaland. 

Pro Vice Chancellor, SAS: NU, Prof Akali Sema, who was actively involved in coordinating the visit welcomed the team and expressed her gratitude and hoped that students of SAS: NU, Medziphema campus would have the chance to avail job opportunities and get firsthand experience of the Japanese culture and professionalism. There was a lively interactive session between the delegates and students and faculty.