According to TAGA Masayuki, Consul General of Japan in Chennai, a rising number of Japanese universities are teaching English. There is a renewed emphasis on learning Japanese in India. The goal is to encourage Indian students to pursue higher education in Japan by removing the language barrier.
The Japanese Ministry of Education and Culture is providing scholarships to students, and government-to-government activities are also underway, he added. On Thursday, he spoke on the sidelines of a presentation on 'Evolving Japan-India Relations in the Twenty-First Century,' hosted by the city-based think tank Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
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Mr Masayuki said that there were many young Indian businessmen in Japan, including those who went on to become members of local bodies, when asked why not many Indians emigrated to Japan.
In terms of how prepared the QUAD grouping is to confront the threats posed by climate change, he stated that the working groups would move forward with the QUAD Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Package (Q-CHAMP) to achieve a net-zero economy and society.
Furthermore, efforts are already being made to improve collaboration in the shipping and port sectors, as well as to improve and expedite clean energy transition through knowledge-sharing on clean hydrogen, clean ammonia, clean energy supply chain, and carbon recycling.
Masayuki also stated that public transportation options such as metro and high-speed trains must be promoted in order to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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There is a shortage of research on India in Japan and vice versa, and he emphasised the importance of strengthening collaboration to combat a threat like China.
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Source: The Hindu