UWED hosted an online lecture by Japanese professor Kunihiko Miyake

On March 5, was held an online lecture at the University of world economy and diplomacy with Kunihiko Miyake, adviser to the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan H.E. Yoshinori Fujiyama also visited UWED for this meeting. The event was also joined by members of the Tashkent state institute of oriental studies and the Uzbek state university of world languages.

The main part of the event began after the opening remarks of the rector of the university Komiljon Karimov and the state ambassador. Kunihiko Miyake's report "The situation in East Asia and its impact on Central Asia" is based on the author's many years of activity and his personal experience in geopolitics. The Japanese professor analyzed his report on the example of the policies pursued by states. In turn, this helped students and lecturers to understand the topic and show interest in it.

The history of Uzbek-Japanese relations goes back centuries. Back in the days of the Great Silk Road, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties were developing. According to the one of the Japanese artists, it was the Great Silk Road that was the only opportunity for isolated Japan to join world culture and feel part of a common human civilization. As in many spheres, cooperation is developing between Uzbekistan and Japan in the cultural and humanitarian sphere, in the field of education. The state policy of both countries in the field of education has a tendency of consistent and fruitful development. Speaker Kunihiko Miyake also praised these ties, recognizing that the prospects for cooperation depend on today's youth.

About Kunihiko Miyake

Born in 1953 in Kanagawa prefecture. Graduated from Eikogakuen school and University of Tokyo Law faculty. He joined the Japanese Foreign Ministry in 1978. He was the head of the Middle East department, charge d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in China, counselor of the Middle East and Africa department, and so on.

He is currently Adviser to the secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan, a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University, and a senior research fellow at The Canon Institute for Global Studies.