FIVE DECADES OF GUJARAT’S VIBRANT BONDING WITH JAPAN

‘ONLY IN JAPAN’
A Unique Quiz Session on Fascinating Facts of Japan Conducted by
Noted Quiz Master Mr. Sanjay Chakraborty
From 6 to 8 pm on Saturday, 31st August, 2019

Business Session on “India-Japan Business Ties: Sharing Recipes for Success” was organized on August 31, 2019. Mr. Yatindra Sharma, Chairman, Indo-Japanese Economic Cooperation Council, Gujarat & Former President AMA welcomed all delegates and distinguished Speakers.

Ambassador Sujan Chinoy, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan & Advisory Patron, Indo-Japan Friendship Association, Gujarat presented Opening Remarks and the Chair of the Business Conclave Prof. Ashok Kumar Chawla, Advisor (Japan), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India presented Introductory Observations.

Mr. Yoji Taguchi, President, Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry in India & CMD, Mitsubishi Corporation India; Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India; Mr. Tomohiko Okada, Managing Director, Toshiba India; Mr. Kanwaljeet Jawa, Managing Director & CEO, Daikin India; Mr. Manish Sharma, Managing Director & CEO, Panasonic India; Mr. Norihiko Matsumoto, Managing Director, India Corporate Banking, Mizuho Bank made Theme Presentations.

Chairman, Prof. Ashok Kumar Chawla, Advisor (Japan), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India answered Questions asked by the Participants and & summing up the Conclave. Mr. Mukesh Patel, President, Indo-Japan Friendship Association, Gujarat; Former President, AMA concluded with Remarks and Vote of Thanks.

Inaugural Session on “Japan-India Cooperation – Opportunities Unlimited” was held on August 30, 2019.

Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurated ‘Japan Surprises’ – An Exquisite Photo Exhibition on Japan Tourism” and released the Coffee-Table Photo-Book ‘Amazing Japan’ – ‘Nihon Wa Subarashii’ and announced the launch of ‘Nipponica’ during the Inaugural Address at the Inaugural Session on “Japan-India Cooperation – Opportunities Unlimited.”

Mr. Mukesh Patel, President, Indo-Japan Friendship Association, Gujarat & Former President, AMA presented Opening Remarks and welcomed all dignitaries and participants. Ambassador Sujan Chinoy, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan & Advisory Patron, Indo-Japan Friendship Association, Gujarat had given the Keynote address on “Japan-India Cooperation – Opportunities Unlimited.”
Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), India; Mr. Yuichi Bamba, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Ahmedabad; Mr. Yusuke Yamamoto, Executive Director, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) made Theme Presentations.

Mr. Michio Harada, Consul General of Japan in Mumbai presented Goodwill Address and Mr. Rajiv Mehta, President, Ahmedabad Management Association concluded with Vote of Thanks.

Media Conference – Curtain Raiser to the India-Japan Business & Tourism Conclave on August 30 2019 at AMA addressed by

Ambassador Sujan Chinoy,
Former Indian Ambassador to Japan;

Mr. Michio Harada,
Consul General of Japan in Mumbai;

Prof. Ashokkumar Chawla,
Advisor, Japan, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India;

Mr. Yusuke Yamamoto,
Executive Director, Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO);

Mr. Mukesh Patel,
President, Indo-Japan Friendship Association, Gujarat & Former President, AMA;

Mr. Rajiv Mehta, President, Ahmedabad Management Association.

Japan Information and Study Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) and Indo-Japan Friendship Association (IJFA) – Gujarat organized the first of its kind “India-Japan Business & Tourism Conclave” on August 30-31, 2019 in association with Japan National Tourism Organization, Consulate-General of Japan in Mumbai, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JETRO, and JCCII.

Mr. Michio Harada, Consul General of Japan in Mumbai; Ambassador Sujan Chinoy, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan & Advisory Patron, Indo-Japan Friendship Association, Gujarat; and Prof. Ashok Kumar Chawla, Advisor (Japan), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India inaugurated “NIPPONICA: An Innovative Digital Touch Screen Encyclopedia on Japan” Funded under Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Project (CGGP), Consulate-General of Japan in Mumbai and addressed the Media Conference, Curtain Raiser to the India-Japan Business & Tourism Conclave on August 30.

" JAPAN SURPRISES: An Exquisite Photo Exhibition on Japan Tourism" In Cooperation with Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
Inauguration at 5.30 pm on Friday, 30th August, 2019
Open for Public Viewing from 10 am to 6 pm
on Saturday, 31st August & Sunday, 1st September, 2019

An Innovative Digital Touch Screen Encyclopedia on Japan
at the Japan Information & Study Centre at AMA
Funded under Grant Assistance for
Cultural Grassroots Project (CGGP)
Courtesy: Consulate-General of Japan in Mumbai

Version 3

An Evening of Felicitations of
Hon’ble Mr. Ryoji Noda
for his Eventful Tenure as Consul General of Japan in Mumbai and to Commemorate the Award of the Prestigious Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Project
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
to
The Japan Information & Study Centre at AMA
and
Presentation of the One Hour Play
“RAASHI MAN”
A Theatrical Adaptation inspired by the Epic Film “Rashomon” directed by the Celebrated Japanese Film Director
Akira Kurosawa
Presented in English by Chintan Pandya & Fanatika Theatre
at AMA J.B. Auditorium

A Talk on
“India, the Last Superpower” by
Mr. Hiroshi Hirabayashi,
Former Ambassador of Japan to India, &
President, Japan India Association, Tokyo
on Nov. 16, 2018