From March 3rd to 8th, Ms. Aya Suzuki, Japanese Animator visited Riyadh on the scheme of Dispatching Program for Japanese Culture Specialists from Japan Foundation Overseas Office. The Embassy of Japan held lectures and demonstration on creation of Japanese Animation in cooperation with Ms. Suzuki. These events were one of the cultural undertakings the Embassy implements in cooperation with Saudi friends.
Many participants joined the events and actively interacted with each other during this occasion. The lectures received high recognition and good comments from the audiences.
In addition to the lectures, Ms. Suzuki exchanged views with Saudi intellectuals and granted interviews to local media production companies.
Embassy of Japan believes that Japanese Animation contributes to enhancing the relationship between Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan and will further hold animation related events.