Visit to Kanazawa by Ambassador Hayashi

On March 5, while being temporarily back in Japan to attend the European Ambassadors' Meeting, Ambassador Hayashi used the opportunity to visit Kanazawa, the sister city of Ghent.

Ambassador Hayashi visited Kanazawa City Hall and paid a courtesy call on Mayor Yamano, with whom he exchanged opinions on the further development of the sister city relations between Kanazawa and Ghent. Prior to this, Ambassador Hayashi also visited Kanazawa University, where he exchanged views with President Yamazaki, receiving an explanation on how both the intellectual exchange and student exchange with Ghent University are being lively organized. Ambassador Hayashi also encouraged the Belgian exchange students sent from Ghent University.