Tokyo [Japan], August 17 (ANI): Japan on Monday invited residents of India and Japan to submit brand designs to commemorate the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations in 2027, based on an official press launch by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
The 12 months 2027 will mark the seventy fifth anniversary of Japan-India diplomatic relations, with a sequence of occasions being deliberate to commemorate the milestone and additional deepen bilateral ties.
‘The 12 months 2027 will mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between Japan and India. A sequence of occasions are being deliberate to commemorate this milestone in addition to to deepen the prevailing constructive relationship between the 2 international locations,’ the press launch mentioned.
As a part of the celebrations, the Japanese Foreign Ministry has launched a public design contest to pick an official brand that may symbolize occasions marking the anniversary.
‘Please submit a brand to commemorate the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between Japan and India,’ the Foreign Ministry mentioned in its name for designs.
Citizens of India and Japan are eligible to take part no matter their age or present place of residence. OCI and PIO card holders who’re presently residing in Japan are additionally eligible to use.
The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2026. Entries are to be submitted by e-mail to the Southwest Asia Division of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan at [[email protected]].
The submitted designs shall be evaluated by the individuals involved, with one profitable design to be chosen to be used because the official brand for the seventy fifth Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and India.
The outcomes are scheduled to be introduced concurrently by the Japanese and Indian sides in early December, though the timeline is topic to vary, based on the press launch.
As India and Japan will mark 75 years of their diplomatic relations in 2027, the 2 governments, in cooperation with their respective stakeholders, will have a good time the subsequent 12 months because the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons, the MEA had mentioned in a press launch of July.
According to the MEA, either side will work collectively in planning and holding ten commemorative programmes all year long and throughout the nations, with explicit participation of the youth of each international locations.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri mentioned, ‘Looking forward to 2027, which marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic ties between our two international locations, the 2 sides have agreed to an inventory of commemorative outcomes and occasions with a powerful concentrate on youth to have a good time this milestone in a befitting method. We will have a good time the 12 months 2027 because the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has additionally invited Prime Minister Modi to go to Japan subsequent 12 months for the annual summit, and this annual summit will come within the midst of those celebrations.’
The week of April 28, 2027, shall be designated because the India-Japan Week to mark the institution of diplomatic relations by means of coordinated outreach actions, the MEA acknowledged.
At that point, the MEA mentioned {that a} brand and theme competitors shall be launched, inviting the individuals of each international locations to check the way forward for the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. (ANI)