On 21 November, hosted by the Malaysia - Japan International Institute
of Technology (MJIIT), MJIIT Japan Day was held on their campus.
At the opening ceremony, in the speech addressed by the Malaysian
Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan, he said that Technology
development and innovation are areas identified in which Malaysia will
continue to make a difference – therefore, he look towards MJIIT in
becoming a world leader in this field and to inspire others, both in
and outside of Malaysia, to follow suit. The speech was followed by a
dancing performance of Yosakoi Soran by students, which added a lively
atmosphere to the ceremony.
As one of the many events held on campus, a Makizushi demonstration was
given by the personal chef of the Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr.
Sakai. Many participants enjoyed actually making rolled sushi, and
having a taste of them. The participants were mentioning that through
making Makizushi, their interest in Japanese culture further deepened
and would like to try making them at home too.
In the Gala Dinner held on the following day, Ambassador Nakamura
mentioned that MJIIT is a symbol of Japan - Malaysia cooperation and a
hub for human capital development in the engineering sector, which he
is confident, will contribute towards Malaysia’s development into a
high income nation by the year 2020 in line with “Vision 2020”.
Ambassador Nakamura also hopes that the Japanese Government, Japanese
University Consortium and Japanese companies will continue to join
forces and provide the necessary support to MJIIT.
 Speech by Minister Hiroshi Matsuura during Opening Ceremony
Students performing Yosakoi Soran
 
Makizushi Demonstration by chef of Ambassador
Nakamura
One of the participants had a go in makizushi making
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