IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1. Ambassador attended Lunch hosted by PrimeMinister Abe.
3. Ambassador Khan called on H.E. Jun Arai Vice
Governor Osaka Prefecture
5. Call on Chairman / CEO of SME support Japan.
7. Attended the International Robot Exhibition

2. Ambassador Khan called on H.E. Keiji Yamada
Governor of Tokyo
4. Meeting with Vice Minister for International
Affairs (METI).
6. Attended UHC Forum 2017.
8. Ambassador at Osaka

Ambassador Khan attended the lunch hosted byJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo AbePrime Minister Shinzo Abe hosted a luncheon
meeting with 24 foreign ambassadors who
speak Japanese language and exchanged views

and willing learners, the present-day world withever growing strife, intolerance / extremism andindividualism had much to learn from theJapanese people and society. In this regard, theAmbassador referred to four areas where one
could learn from the strong points of theJapanese culture and society i.e. the religious
tolerance in Japan, Japan’s experiences with
ravages of war and conflict and its unflinchingfaith in and desire for peace, Japanese peopleof mutual interests. Ambassador Asad M. Khan
who is fluent in Japanese also attended theevent. Speaking to the ambassadors, Prime
Minister Abe acknowledged the fact that
opinionsoftheJapanese
speaking
ambassadors were very precious as they all
deeply understood the Japanese culture andsociety through the Japanese language. The
Prime Minister hoped that they would send
messages about Japan’s attractiveness andculture to the world.
Addressing
theexclusive
gathering,Ambassador Khan recalled his stay in Japan as
student, trainee and diplomat and cherished thewarmth and affection he experienced during allthat time. The Ambassador added that while
Japanese people had always been very keen

outstanding ability to work as a team and theconsensus building skills in the Japanesesociety and the patience and flexibility required
to achieve it. Ambassador Khan further addedthat the younger generations and societies
across the world could gain much by learningfrom Japan in these important areas.

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1AMBASSADOR CALLED ON H.E. KEIJI YAMADA GOVERNOR OF TOKYO

Ambassador Khan called on H.E Keiji
Yamada, Governor of Kyoto & exchanged
views on promoting cooperation in thefields of education, culture and business

AMBASSADOR KHAN CALLED ON H.E. JUN ARAI VICE GOVERNOR OSAKA PREFECTURE

Ambassador Khan met with H.E. Jun Arai Vice Governor Osaka Prefecture and explored ways ofdeepening cooperation with Osaka

THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON VICE MINISTER OF METI
Ambassador Khan met the Vice Minister for International
Affairs, METI and discussed ways of strengthening
bilateral trade and investment cooperation. TheAmbassador stated that there is a rejuvenated interest of
the Japanese companies in Pakistan on the investment
side as some companies are returning back to Pakistan
while new companies have also started their business.
However, he emphasized, that there was still potential for
lot more and hoped that Japanese companies would takefull advantage of the conducive investment environment inPakistan. The Ambassador added that Pakistan would likethe engagement between the two countries on the trade
front on more regular basis. The Vice Minister of METI
appreciated the fact that economic indicators in Pakistan
were very encouraging, hence, the situation in Pakistan
was very conducive for Japanese companies to invest in
various sectors. He expressed hope that through close
collaboration efforts would be made on both the sides tofurther strengthen economic and financial co-operation invarious fields.
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AMBASSADOR KHAN MET WITH CEO OF SME SUPPORT JAPANAmbassador Asad M. Khan called on HiroshiTakada, Chairman/CEO of SME support Japanand discussed ways of promoting collaboration
between small and medium enterprises of Japan.
The Ambassador pointed out that most of theJapanese big companies have its establishments
in Pakistan and therefore, the Japanesebusinesses have more in depth knowledge about
Pakistan as compared to other G-7countries. TheAmbassador stressed that Pakistan would like towork closely with SME support Japan to establish
business linkages between Pakistan’s SMEs andJapanese SMEs.
Mr. Takada also expressed hope that Pakistanand SME support Japan would work together toidentify ways and means for a meaningful
collaboration. He added that it is imperative to findout the area of interest of the Japanese SMEs inPakistan and for this end close contact andworking was essentially required.

DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENTS

The Ambassador at the UHC Forum 2017’s High Level Segment attended by PM Abe & UNSG Guterres
among other world leaders and also joined the Finance Minister Punjab Dr. Ayesha Pasha representing
Pakistan as special guest.

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3The National Press Club invited Ambassador Khan to speak about Pakistan its state of economy,
security and regional outreachhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDeTiKk1ddI

Ambassador Khan welcomed NMC participants at the Embassy together with NSPP Dean Mr. Naeem
Aslam and briefed them on the state of play in the bilateral relations.

Ambassador Khan with Senator Natsuo
Yamaguchi Chief of Komeito Party at theKazhakistan’s national day reception

Ambassador Khan at the gala organized to pay
tribute to Fidel Castro on the first anniversary of
his passing and also met his son Antonio Castro

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Ambassador attended the International Robot Exhibition 2017 showcasing Japan’s cuttingedge robot technologies.
AMBASSADOR KHAN AT OSAKA

Ambassador Khan with students andfaculty of Osaka University’s Urdu
Department

Ambassador Khan addressing to the Pakistani community members at the Consulate in Osaka

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5The Ambassador addressed to the students at Osaka University and also met
Vice President Genta Kawahara

AMBASSADOR KHAN’S INTERVIEW TO JAPAN TIMESThe Japan Times interviewed Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan. The Ambassador shared his personal
and professional experiences in Japan.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/12/17/people/furthering-pakistan-japan-bonds-education/#.WlUsiVWnGUk

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6AMBASSADOR VISITS JAPAN FOUNDATION

Ambassador Khan met with Mr. Yuichi Sunakawa Executive Director The Japan Foundation JapaneseLanguage Institute, Urawa. The Ambassador was also interviewed wherein he recalled his stay inJapan during the language training at the Japanese Language Institute Urawa and also expressed
about Japanese people, culture and way of life.
http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/urawa/trnng_t/2017/active29_1101.html

AMBASSADOR’S INTERVIEW WITH FEC

The Ambassador in his interview withInternational Friendship Exchange Council
stated that Pakistan and Japan werehistorically connected and bilateral relations
were established even before the creation ofPakistan. He expressed hope that these
relations would grow further to the mutual
benefits of both the countries in all fields.
The Ambassador informed that the security
situation in Pakistan has improved
tremendously and beside other fields,
tourism in Pakistan is flourishing again.
Japanese people are well aware of theattractive tourist destinations in Pakistan
especially about the five highest mountainsof the world located in Pakistan. TheAmbassador
desiredthat
educationexchanges between the two countries would
increase in future. He also suggested a PakJapan Committee in FEC for identifying
ways and means to further strengthen thebilateral relations.
http://www.fec-ais.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/S.pdf

Prepared by Press Wing, Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo

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