Wednesday, 6 November 2024
On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, Ambassador Norio Maruyama and Second Secretary Keiko Nakata visited 51本色.
As part of their visit, Ambassador Maruyama participated in a conversation moderated by Dr Erika Marcet, Head of the Japanese Section, to discuss Ireland-Japan relations. The conversation focused on the topics of education, culture and economy.
The Ambassador also spoke to the following students about their motivations, experiences, and goals of learning Japanese:
- Ayumi Enokibara, Rania Alaorfi, and Layla DeMarin (Year 1 Beginner)
- Desmond Finnegan (Year 1 Advanced)
- Kate DeZarza (Year 2)
- Ben Sheehan, Leo Ou, and Jack Lawlor (Year 3)
- Thomas Ashmore and Ben Murphy (Year 4)
- Hana Yamada (International student)
- Clodagh Lambert and Caoimhe Edmond (TY students, Villiers School)
