LAHORE: Japan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, HE Akamatsu Shuichi, visited Punjab University (PU) on Saturday and expressed keen interest in future collaboration, saying he looks forward to receiving proposals from the university in various fields.
Accompanied by his wife and Ms Takako Sato, head of the Culture and Public Information Section at the Japanese Embassy, he was welcomed by PU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mahmood Saleem and senior officials, including the directors of External Linkages, Student Affairs and ORIC.
Faculty members with experience in Japan, including Prof Dr Naeem Rashid and Prof Dr Muhammad Arshad Javed, who spoke with the guests in Japanese, also attended the meeting.
The delegation toured the PU Library’s manuscript room, the Zoology Museum, where ornithologist Dr Bushra Nisar Khan presented her book The Birds of Punjab University to the ambassador, and the Honeybee Research Centre. There, the ambassador and his wife took part in beekeeping activities and were given honey and a framed honeycomb as souvenirs.
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