Japan's Ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki on Monday held a ceremony on Monday to celebrate the conferral of the Foreign Minister's Commendation 2023 upon Dr Alka Kumar, the President of Konnichiwa Japan Club.
Suzuki said, "Prime Minister Abe had a strong belief that India and Japan should take the leading role in preserving the peace and freedom in the Indo-Pacific region and the world. He had this belief because Japan and India share the fundamental values, freedom, democracy, and rule of law."
The ceremony conferred Admiral Karambir Singh (Retd), the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star for his contribution to strengthening the relationship between India and Japan in national defence.