In Tashkent, the Founder of the Japanese language club “Noriko Gakkyu” in Rishtan district, the Director of the Cultural and Economic Center “Rishtan-Japan” Ganisher Nazirov was awarded Japan’s Foreign Minister’s Commendations.

The Ambassador of Japan to Uzbekistan Takashi Hatori, presenting the Commendations, expressed deep respect and gratitude to Ganisher Nazirov for his selfless long-term contribution to developing friendly relations between Japan and Uzbekistan in education. He noted that more than 200 graduates of the “Noriko Gakkyu” school then studied in Japan, and more than 100 graduates are currently working there.

Ambassador Takashi Hatori emphasized that the Commendations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan are awarded to people who greatly strengthen friendly ties between Japan and foreign countries and recognize especially significant merits of individuals and organizations.

Since 2003, Nazirov has founded Japanese language courses at Fergana State University. In 2004, the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Uzbekistan recognized his merits with Commendations.

Nazokat Usmanova, UzA