Japanese Embassy holds National Day reception
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 4: The Japanese Embassy in Kuwait held on Monday night a diplomatic reception at the residence of Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait Takashi Ashiki in commemoration of Japan’s national day with Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah as the guest of honour.
The event opened with the singing of the Kuwait’s and Japan’s national anthem respectively followed by a welcome remarks from Ashiki.
“It is always an honour and great pleasure to welcome you to celebrate the National Day of Japan. Japan is ranked as Kuwait’s third biggest trade partner and Kuwait is Japan’s third crude supplier,” stated Ashiki as he welcomed members of the diplomatic corps, media and other distinguished guests to the auspicious occasion.
The ambassador highlighted the trade exchange between both countries as it continues to hit new records year after year.
“We hope Japanese companies would continue to play significant role in Kuwait’s infrastructure development,” he stated.
He added that there has been an amazingly increasing interest of Kuwait youth in the Japanese Pop Culture.
“Japan attaches great importance to other areas of cooperation with Kuwait in addition to business relations. I hereby invite Kuwaiti citizens and expats to visit Japan and get to know more about our culture, especially on the occasions of the 20/20 Olympics in Tokyo and 2025 Expo in Osaka. We look forward to welcoming you in Japan,” he enjoined.
The reception was capped with the ceremonial cutting of the cake led by Ashiki and Al-Jarallah followed by a dinner buffet featuring a wide array of Japanese cuisine from sushi, sashimi, tempura and whole a lot more.