Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Son, former head of the Japanese language faculty under the Foreign Trade University (FTU), has been awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Associate Professor, Dr.Tran Son, former head of the Japanese language faculty under the Foreign TradeUniversity (FTU), has been awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, GoldenRays.
The Order is to honour foreigners who have made outstandingachievements in international relations and promoting the Japanese culture.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Japanese Ambassador toVietnam Yamada Takio said the relationship between Japan and Vietnam is now atits best, recalling the visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide aspart of his first overseas trip after taking office last October.
He attributed the fruitful friendship to contributionsof Japanese language speaking people, and lauded Son’s great efforts inJapanese language training.
Son had worked as head of the FTU’s Japanese language facultyfor 26 years, from 1971-1997. He conducted many research studies on theJapanese language and culture, and wrote numerous Japanese books and dictionaries.
Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Anh Tuan, FTU President,said Son and other lecturers at the faculty have remarkably contributed tobuilding and developing relations between the university and Japanese organisationsand businesses, thus helping to promote the Vietnam-Japan relations./.
VNA
