Consul General NAKAGAWA attends the National Seminar on Shotokan Karate
2023/8/28
On August 26, 2023, Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, Mr. NAKAGAWA Koichi attended the National Seminar on Shotokan Karate organized by JSK India Hinode Kai and supported by All India Budo Shoto Karate Association in Kolkata.
Around 500 participants from all over India participated in this National Seminar, where Consul General NAKAGAWA talked about the people-to-people exchange between Japan and India, stressing the importance of sports exchange including Karate.
On August 28, Consul General NAKAGAWA had a luncheon meeting with Mr. Tirthankar Nandy, director of All India Budo Shoto Karate Association and Mr. NAGAKI Shinji, junior national Karate team coach who travelled from Japan to give a lecture in the seminar. They exchanged views on how to promote Karate in East India.