Ambassador of Japan, He Hiroshi Suzuki speaking at Hornbill Festival in Kisama on December 6. (Morung Photo)
Morung Express News
Kohima | December 6
Ambassador of Japan, He Hiroshi Suzuki today expressed his desire to strengthen and expand the cooperation and the friendship between Nagaland and Japan.
Speaking on the 6th day of the Hornbill Festival as the chief guest, he said that ‘Japan and Nagaland has a long standing historical tie which dated back to the Second World War,’ and expressed his gratitude to the people of Nagaland for their generosity extended to the Japanese people who came to collect the remains of their families.
“As Ambassador we want to strengthen and expand our cooperation and the friendship that we enjoy between Nagaland and Japan,” stated Suzuki adding that he want more and more Japanese people visit Nagaland and vice versa.
He also informed that an Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Nagaland University and Japan on December 5 wherein NU will provide Japanese Language Education to enable more and more talented Nagas to go to Japan to study and have skill opportunities or even work.
With this, he expressed that people to people exchange between the Nagas and Japanese will expand and strengthen the friendship in the future.
Also stating that he is impressed by the rich culture and traditions of the Nagas, Suzuki said ‘this is a testament you go out of your way to preserve your tradition and culture that were handed down from generation to generation by the forefathers.’
Thanking the people of the Nagaland for their warm welcome to the visiting the state, the Ambassador said he is excited to enjoy the wonderful dances and songs of a proud culture and tradition of the Nagas adding “Hornbill festival is the festival of festivals with so many cultural demonstration that are performed here.”
Led by the festival host of the day, Minister for Women Resource Development & Horticulture, Salhoutuonuo Kruse, Advisor Sethrongkyu and MLA Y Lima Onen Chang, the Ambassador with his team has visited various stalls and morungs at Kisama.
