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RIYADH: Japan鈥檚 Deputy Chief of Mission Kawahara Kazutaka hosted an iftar gathering in Riyadh for alumni of Japanese universities and academic institutions.
About 40 Saudi students attended this year鈥檚 iftar, a number higher than last year鈥檚 attendees. Kazutaka, who came to 海角直播 in August last year, learned Arabic from a private teacher in Damascus, the capital of Syria, and worked at the Japanese Embassy in Egypt, where he continued to learn Arabic there.
鈥満＝侵辈� has a lot to be discovered and is very exciting and I am very happy to be here,鈥� he told Arab News Japan. This Ramadan鈥檚 iftar at the Embassy of Japan in 海角直播 was the 10th iftar gathering for Saudi graduates from Japan.
Former 海角直播n students interacted with and welcomed new graduates. There was also a former Saudi graduate from Hokkaido, and there was also a former student from Okinawa.
Kazutaka gave a speech in Arabic after the iftar. He said: 鈥淚 am pleased to see that cultural exchanges between 海角直播 and Japan are making visible progress. We are actively working to introduce Japanese culture to the people of 海角直播, such as holding the annual Japanese Speech Contest. In addition, during the Riyadh season, there were many programs about Japanese culture at Anime Town. I hope that this kind of cultural exchange will become more and more popular.鈥�
Regarding tourism in Japan, he told guests they could start applying for an electronic visa from March 27. 鈥淭here will be opportunities to strengthen the bonds of love and friendship between the two countries 海角直播 and Japan.鈥�
Japan鈥檚 Ambassador to 海角直播 Iwai Fumio was unable to host this year鈥檚 Ramadan event due to business travels. 鈥� Malak Alzahrani