Diplomats from 11 embassies in Tokyo gather at OIST

On October 6^th, diplomats from 11 embassies in Tokyo representing Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Slovakia and Thailand, visited OIST. This visit was part of “Okinawa Industry Tour” arranged by the Institute for International Studies and Training, and its main subject was to introduce the industries of Okinawa.

The delegation first visited the OIST Technology Center in Uruma City to see research equipment there, such as DNA sequencers. Following this, they moved to the OIST Campus in Onna Village and listened to the overview of the OIST Graduate University by OIST President-elect Dr. Jonathan Dorfan. OIST researchers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Russia were also invited to meet the group, and conversations in many different languages flew across the room.

H.E. Mr. Noor Muhammad Jadmani, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, stated his impression of OIST, “I am so happy to see friends from South Asia are really here. The number of people, and the number of countries which are right now being accommodated here, is very impressive”.