The 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding ethnographer, historian and archaeologist, Professor Kyuzo Kato was widely celebrated in Uzbekistan and Japan
20/05/2022 17:31
The 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding ethnographer, historian and archaeologist, Professor Kyuzo Kato was widely celebrated in Uzbekistan and Japan
20/05/2022 17:31
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Japanese scientist Kyuzo Kato, an international conference was held in Termez on the topic " Kyuzo Kato and the legacy of Buddhism of the ancient Surkhan oasis," Dunyo news agency reported.
The conference, held offline and online, was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Tokyo Mukhsinkhoja Abdurakhmanov, Director of the Cultural Heritage Agency Shakhriyor Nurulloev, Deputy Khokim of Surkhandarya region Jurabek Turaev, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with foreign countries Valery Tyan, Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Tashkent Toda Shinsuke, Kato Kyuzo's wife Sadako Kyuzo, Deputy Chairman of the Japan-Uzbekistan Friendship Association Fumihiko Kato, as well as historians, art critics, scientific researchers and specialists from the two countries.
Opening the conference, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Aziz Abdukhakimov noted the fruitful work of the great scientist Kyuzo Kato, who devoted his life to studying the ancient land of the Surkhan oasis, which in the past was of great importance in the formation of Buddhism, as well as his great merits in strengthening the Japanese -Uzbek friendship and cooperation.
The Ambassador of Uzbekistan Mukhsinkhoja Abdurakhmonov, in turn, dwelled on the invaluable merits of Professor Kyuzo Kato in popularizing the history of Uzbekistan, developing the science of archeology in our country and stressed that the scientist was a true friend of Uzbekistan.
Hope was also expressed for the resumption of archaeological work, including projects initiated at one time by the late Professor Kyuzo Kato with the participation of Iwamoto Atsushi, Furusho Hiroaki, Yasuda Haruki, Kawasaki Kenzo and other Japanese scientists on the territory of our republic, which were suspended in recent years due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
The Embassy put forward an initiative to create a Center for the Study of the Heritage of Buddhism in Central Asia, which serves as a base for joint archaeological excavations and scientific research, as well as a documentary film about the activities of Professor Kyuzo Kato to perpetuate the memory of the great scientist.
Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Uzbekistan Toda Shinsuke emphasized the great contribution of Kyuzo Kato to the development of cultural and scientific cooperation between the two countries and expressed deep gratitude to the government of the republic for its efforts to perpetuate the memory of the Japanese scientist. He also emphasized that the recent visit of Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to our country took place for the first time in the last 12 years and is important, since this event coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and Japan.
Deputy Chairman of the Japan-Uzbekistan Friendship Association, former Japanese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Fumihiko Kato noted the great merits of Professor Kyuzo Kato in the development of strategic partnership relations, in particular, according to him, the scientist was a model for strengthening friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
He also said that for more than 30 years of his activity, Kyuzo Kato not only contributed to the development of scientific cooperation, but also to the strengthening of friendly ties with the local population, and it was for this reason that the Uzbek friends of the Japanese scientist respectfully called him “domla” (“teacher ”).
Sadako Kato, wife of the late Kyuzo Kato, expressed her gratitude for organizing a high-level event in memory of her husband. She emphasized that her husband devoted most of his life to archaeological excavations and scientific research in Uzbekistan, willingly did his job, and eventually died in his beloved country - Uzbekistan.
The representative of the Nagoya University in Uzbekistan Imamura Eiichi, a researcher at the Kawasaki Institute of Philosophy Kenzo and other scientific researchers spoke at the conference about the life and work of Kato Kyuzo, the results of his research work in the Surkhan oasis.
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