Hand-written New Year Wishes from Kazuyuki Katayama, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai
Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, Kazuyuki Katayama: The 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, promote these exchanges between Japan and China
"This year is the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. Happy New Year and I hope everything goes well."Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, Kazuyuki Katayama wrote in a New Year’s message to Eastday.com.
Katayama told of his hopes for the New Year being that 2017 is the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, and that 2018 will mark the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship Treaty. Shanghai is one of the largest Japanese communities both in business and culture in the world. There are so many Japan-China exchanges between both officials and people and we will promote these exchanges in 2017 and 2018.