The Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Ito Naoki paid a two-day (September 12-13) visit to Cox's Bazar just after the 5th anniversary of the Rohingya influx and Japan's new contribution to UNHCR and WFP, USD 8.2 million. He visited the learning center and multi-purpose center of UNICEF, the Rohingya Cultural and Memory Centre of IOM, and an aggregation center of WFP.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki has expressed his hope that the young generation will forge a greater Bangladesh-Japan cultural relationship as the two countries will celebrate the 50 years of diplomatic relations next year. Ambassador Naoki took part in the cosplay competition as a judge and interacted with many anime fans. He thanked the AnimeCon Dhaka team for organizing this year’s event. Read: Myanmar to take back Rohingyas gradually, hopes Foreign Minister

“Read Japan Project”, a book-donation project, has been taken to promote a better understanding about Japan and strengthen the interaction and educational exchanges between scholars from the region and beyond. The book-donation ceremony was held at the Department of Political Science, Chittagong University (CU) on Sunday. The project was conducted by Nippon Foundation and the Japan Science Society (JSS). Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki introduced the book-donation project and reviewed the history of Bangladesh-Japan relations. Also Read: Japan to work for development and stability in Bangladesh: Ambassador He expressed his desire to strengthen further the relationship between the Embassy and the University of Chittagong in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh in 2022. The books donated to the Department of Political Science range from politics and international relations, economics and business, society to culture, literature, and history.