“Okazaki Kaheita and his Era” - Exhibition Co-organized by Tsinghua University and the ANA Group Opens in Tokyo
On July 24, 2018, the opening ceremony for the exhibition of “Okazaki Kaheita and his Era” was held at Haneda Airport, Tokyo. The Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua, former President of Tsinghua University Gu Binglin, Japanese former speaker of the House of Representatives Yohei Kono, Japanese member of the House of Representatives Yuko Obuchi, Counselor of the ANA Group Yoji Ohashi, Chairman of the Board of the ANA Group Shinichiro Ito, Chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Association Uichiro Niwa, and other distinguished representatives were present at the opening ceremony.
In his address, Cheng Yonghua, the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, said that this year is the 40th Anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship. With the joint efforts made by the two countries, the trend of Chinese-Japanese relations is continually improving. The two countries will gradually implement the contact and cooperation plans proposed at different levels for the grand commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the signing of China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship in the years ahead. “As an important part of the 40th anniversary, it is believed that this exhibition will certainly make more people remember the significance and true essence of Chinese-Japanese peace and friendship, and advance Chinese-Japanese relations more actively."
Li Jinliang, the Dean of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Tsinghua University, on behalf of Qiu Yong, the President of Tsinghua University, read the congratulatory letter at the opening ceremony. In his letter, President Qiu noted that “Love is the longitude and faith is the latitude” was the motto of Okazaki Kaheita and was praised highly by the Chinese former Premier Zhou Enlai. It remains treasured spiritual wealth in the 21st century.
“As an institution of higher education in China, Tsinghua University bears the historical mission of cultivating talented people who devote themselves to the great course of Asian development and human peace. Okazaki Kaheita has made great contributions to Chinese-Japanese friendship and he will always be the model for us to learn from”, said President Qiu. He also wished the exhibition great success.
Shinichiro Ito, the Chairman of the Board of the ANA Group, said that Okazaki Kaheita made various contributions to friendly exchange between China and Japan and indicated that the ANA Group would continue to contribute to cultural and people-to-people exchange between China and Japan.
Yohei Kono, Japanese former speaker of the House of Representatives, also recalled the contributions made by Okazaki Kaheita towards friendly contact between China and Japan.
Co-organized by Tsinghua University and the ANA Group, the exhibition is one of the significant events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship and to mark the 120th anniversary of Okazaki Kaheita’s birth. It is also the first exhibition to be co-organized by a Chinese university and a well-known Japanese corporation.
The exhibition will be held from July 24 to August 20, 2018 in the Discovery Museum, Terminal 2 of Haneda Airport, displaying in four sections the great efforts and achievements made by Okazaki Kaheita in promoting friendly relations between China and Japan. The exhibition will also be displayed in Tsinghua University this autumn.
Writer: Guo Lili
