| Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji hands over books to Community College of Qatar acting dean Butch Herod |
Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji has visited the Community College of Qatar and presented 26 Japan-related books to the institution in the presence of its acting dean Butch Herod.The books were donated by the Japanese embassy in collaboration with the Japan Foundation that participated in the 22nd Doha International Book Fair last December.This was the first donation from the embassy to CCQ since it was established in 2010. The books in English, Arabic and Japanese cover various aspects of Japan and the Japanese life including history, literature, social sciences, art, cooking and comics. Monji said the embassy and Qatar will organise many Japanese cultural events for the remainder of the year under the project ‘Qatar Japan 2012.’ They will include a monthly Japanese cinema showcase, a speech contest in June, theatre and musical performance in October, Japanese films at the fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival in November and the participation in the 23rd Doha International Book Fair in December as a guest of honour. Japan will bring a lot of Japanese culture to Qatar, both traditional and contemporary, including pop culture such as Manga and Anime. The acting dean thanked the ambassador for the books.