The Japanese embassy has received the CSR leadership award in recognition of its contributions, at a ceremony hosted by Qatar University to launch the CSR Report, The National Book – Qatar 2016. Charge d’Affaires Toshio Odagiri received the award from Dr Hassan al-Derham, president, Qatar University.
In addition to the summit diplomacy between HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ties between the two countries have been steadily expanding beyond the economic and energy fields, as to encompass wider aspects in culture, medical care, agriculture, technology, research and human resource development.
The embassy has organised many activities such as organising workshops, lectures and entertaining performances that reflect the culture of Japan and supported several training and exchange programmes ponsored by the Japanese government and Qatar-based Japanese companies, to foster qualified human resources who can effectively contribute to the future of Qatar.
The Japanese embassy has also been organising annual book donations to Qatari public institutions since 1987 such as Qatar National Library, Qatar University, Qatar Olympic committee, Museum of Islamic Art and some independent schools.
It has been participating at the annual Doha International Book Fair, exhibiting latest editions of Japanese books in addition to the cultural activities such as Origami and Japanese calligraphy.
In terms of education, the embassy continues to hold annual Japanese speech contests for the ninth consecutive year aiming to forge new bridges of understanding between the two communities as well as to offer Qatari and expat learners chance to present their language skills in a competitive and encouraging environment.
Toshio Odagiri receiving the award from Dr Hassan al-Derham.
