Japanese Embassy Awarded JKT48 3rd Reiwa Diplomatic Mission Award

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JAKARTA - The Japanese Embassy to Indonesia awarded the 3rd Reiwa Diplomatic Mission to two individuals and two organizations, including JKT48. The award was given because they were considered to have been instrumental in strengthening friendly relations between the two countries.

The Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Kanasugi Kenji was quoted by Antara, Friday, April 23, that he decided to give the award to both individuals and organizations because they were considered to have been instrumental in strengthening friendly relations between the two countries over the years.

The two organizations that received the Diplomatic Mission award were JKT48 and the ENJUKU Theater.

The JKT48 organization was awarded the 3rd Reiwa Diplomatic Mission award because it was considered to have contributed in promoting exchanges between the two countries.

They are also considered to have contributed in promoting Japanese pop culture in Indonesia, as well as in developing Japanese lover groups in Indonesia.

The ENJUKU Theater was also given a similar award because it was considered to have contributed to the introduction of Japanese culture and language in Indonesia.

In addition, the organization is also considered to have played a part in promoting friendly relations between the two countries through performances held in Japan from 2014 to 2019.

Meanwhile, two individuals who also received the Reiwa 3rd Diplomatic Mission award were Kato Hiroaki and Matsunaga Shohei.

Through various humanitarian activities and cultural exchange projects between Japan and Indonesia, Kato Hiroaki is considered to be of great merit in promoting friendly relations between the two countries.

Therefore, the singer and songwriter as well as the spoken / written translator for Japanese and Indonesian is deemed worthy of receiving an award.

Likewise with Matsunaga Shohei, who is considered to have continued to contribute to promoting friendly relations between the two countries from various positions, including laim as a friendly ambassador at the 60th Anniversary of Japan-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations in 2018.