
Organized by: Tashkent State Technical University (Uzbekistan), Embassy of Uzbekistan in Japan
Co-host: Nagoya University
Date: 10:00-15:00, April 26, 2025 (Sat) *Free entry and exit
Language: Japanese-Uzbek (with consecutive interpretation)
Venue: Noyori Memorial Conference Hall, Nagoya University, Japan
Participants: faculty members and staff of Nagoya University, Uzbek and Japanese students, International students of Nagoya University and general public (no participation fee is required)
PROGRAM AGENDA
09:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking
• Welcoming guests, distribution of event materials
10:00 – 10:30 | Opening
• Welcome remarks by Abdurakhmonov Mukhsinkhuja, Ambassador of Uzbekistan in Japan
• Special remarks by Turabjanov Sadritdin, Rector of Tashkent State Technical University
• Greeting remarks by Vice President Mizutani Norimi, Nagoya University
10:00 – 10:30 | Keynote Session: Cultural & Educational Bridges Between Uzbekistan and Japan
• Deputy Chairman of the Japan-Uzbekistan Friendship Association, former Japanese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Kato Fumihiko
10:30 – 11:00 | Dutar (Uzbek traditional music performance)
• Japanese musician, dutar player, Ambassador of Uzbek Culture Mashu Komazaki Photo session. Cultural activities
11:00 – 15:00 | Uzbek Cultural activities & Food Festival
• Traditional Uzbek Cuisine Tasting (Plov, Somsa, Shashlik, Navat tea, Halva, Dry fruits, etc.) (The food will be catered from an Uzbek restaurant “Tabassum” in Nagoya)
• Handicraft & Art Exhibition (Suzani, ceramics, miniature paintings)
• Traditional Music & Dance Performances (Uzbek and Japanese artists in collaboration)