The Japanese week started on Tuesday at Makerere University in honor of the commemoration of its 100 years of existence.
As planned, the week will include a wide range of activities aimed at creating a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and strengthening collaboration and friendship between Uganda and Japan.
The topics to be shared will include but are not limited to Japanese history, economy, arts, students’ life in Japan among others.
According to the Japanese ambassador to Uganda, Fukuzawe Hidemoto, Japan is proud to share a rich history of collaboration with Makerere University through infrastructure support, partnerships between Makerere University and Japanese Universities and annual sponsorship by the government of Japan to Ugandan students to study in Japanese Universities, majority of whom are graduates from Makerere.
The Vice-Chancellor Makerere University, Barnabas Nawangwe, said the university is lucky to host the Japan week
“It is important for us because Japan is one of the countries we should learn from, they don’t have enough natural resources but due to innovation, they have managed to become one of the most powerful economic countries in the world,” he said.
Nawangwe highlighted the general purpose of this week to the institution because the culture, history and technology from Japan might be a game-changer in the transformation of Uganda in getting to the middle-income status and modern as well.