Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe given Netaji Award 2022

Consul General of Japan in Kolkata Nakamura Yutaka received the honour on behalf of Mr. Abe

January 23, 2022 01:47 pm | Updated 01:47 pm IST - Kolkata:

File photo of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe

File photo of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe

Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by Netaji Research Bureau on January 23.

Consul General of Japan in Kolkata Nakamura Yutaka received the honour on behalf of Mr. Abe at a function at the Elgin Road residence of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary.

Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki addressed the programme virtually from New Delhi.

Sugata Bose, the grand-nephew of the legendary freedom fighter and Director of Netaji Research Bureau, described Mr. Abe as a great admirer of Netaji.

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