Japanese Envoy Host Dinner To Mark New Year

Bandar Seri Begawan – Mr. Yoshinobu Nisaka, Ambassador of Japan to Brunei, hosted a get-together dinner party last night to celebrate the beginning of 2004 with Japanese residents in Brunei.

For the Japanese, the New Year period is a very significant time of the year.

Japanese families celebrate together by welcoming the arrival of the New Year with an invigorated spirit as well as a wish for happiness and good health.

In his remarks at the dinner, Mr Nisaka expressed his delight over the continued expansion of Brunei-Japan relations.

Last year's ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year saw the development of relations in a variety of areas.

The consistent support from both the people of Brunei and Japanese residents has ensured meaningful exchanges and allowed the close ties between the two countries to develop further.

This coming year sees the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Brunei and Japan.

Many events have already been planned and it is hoped that these will be undertaken with the same vigour as that of the Exchange Year.

In doing so, the bonds between Brunei and Japan will grow even stronger.

The dinner party was held at the Japanese Ambassador's residence on Jalan Kota Batu.

Those who attended the party had a wonderful evening and enjoyed playing games and eating Japanese New Year delicacies, including mochi (pounded rice cake), along with the well-known favourites, sushi and tempura. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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