Saturday, 10, 2020 | The Japan Times | 9 Special Resilience and optimism symbolize bilateral efforts

JORGE TOLEDO ALBINANA However, and despite the pain and spread. pandemic, I would like to send a message I encourage my compatriots to con- and Paralympics held during the sum- AMBASSADOR OF SPAIN the disruption that the coronavirus has The embassy has continued to work of resilience and optimism for the future. tinue following the health precautions mer of 2021 could signal, as we all wish, a brought about, our bilateral economic actively to serve Spanish citizens resid- I would like to end by wishing all the and recommendations made by the Japa- strong international recovery. On Oct. 12, we cel- exchanges have shown remarkable ing in Japan, helping them to overcome best to his imperial majesty the emperor nese authorities in the belief that, with ebrate the National resilience. this crisis and its negative impact that has and the people of Japan, to H.E. Prime the effort and dedication of all, 2021 will This content was compiled in collabora- Day of Spain, and This is especially so in the field of trade, affected all of us so hard. Minister Yoshihide Suga and to all the be a much better year than the current tion with the embassy. The views expressed to our regret, we with Spanish export volumes to Japan During these testing times, in which we Spanish citizens living in this beautiful one for both our countries and the world. here do not necessarily reflect those of the celebrate it in an basically unchanged from a year earlier remain committed to the fight against the country. A better year, where the Tokyo Olympics newspaper. unusual way, forced amid an international trade slump. Such by the particular figures show that there is vast potential circumstances in for improvement when the situation which we find our- returns to normal. selves as a result of We also hope to see the resumption the coronavirus pandemic. of the record upward trend we had Cultural heritage a lifelong passion Certainly, the context has changed witnessed concerning bilateral tourist enormously compared to October 2019. exchanges in 2019. NOBORU KINOSHITA medicine was Severo Ochoa, who shared The enthronement of his imperial maj- In any case, Spain and Japan share the PRESIDENT, THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF the award for his work on RNA and DNA. esty, attended by their majesties the king irrevocable objective of overcoming this JAPAN The present developer of clustered regu- and queen of Spain; the success of the crisis, paving the way and preparing for larly interspaced palindromic repeats in Japanese G20 presidency; the prospect of a strong sustainable recovery. This must On behalf of the genome editing, Francis Mojica, is also a successful Olympic Games; and the pro- include a deepening of our bilateral rela- Spanish Society notable. nounced growth in tourism and commer- tions, full use and improvement of the of Japan, I would Many Spanish scholars in Japan are car- cial exchanges between our two countries EU-Japan economic and strategic part- like to extend our rying on the medical genealogy research all pointed to a hopeful and clearly posi- nerships and cooperation in multilateral congratulations on that began in Spain. In 2018, the first tive 2020 in our bilateral relations. forums. the National Day Meeting of Spanish Researchers in Japan However, coronavirus has disrupted These last few months have been a Spain produces about half of the world’s olive of the Kingdom was held in the Spanish embassy audi- these prospects, ushering in a time of pain period of enormous personal sacrifice for oil. The country has over 340 million olive of Spain. The ami- torium, and in 2019, the first Meeting of and suffering in the face of contagions all due to the adoption of drastic mea- trees and the largest man-made forest in the cable relationship Spanish Researchers in the Asia-Pacific and fatalities from the pandemic. sures to try to stop the epidemic and its world. ICEX / FERNANDO MADARIAGA between Spain and Region was held at the Instituto Cer- The virus has brought an almost total Japan, beginning with the arrival in 1549 Francis Mojica (left) from Universidad de vantes Tokio. paralysis of international travel for both of Francis Xavier, has grown stronger as Alicante meets with Noboru Kinoshita Spain still has much to offer. Learning tourism and business and an economic attested by many wonderful events. NOBORU KINOSHITA about the country’s rich cultural heritage crisis of global proportions and severity. Our strong ties are mainly due to the can be a lifelong passion, but contempo- Tourism has come to a standstill. The efforts of the Spanish embassy and the , in which I act as hon- rary Spain also boasts expertise in many uncertainty caused by the pandemic and Instituto Cervantes Tokio. orary advisor, was established to intro- fields, from mental health care and organ its economic effects, both in international The Instituto Cervantes was established duce the influential activities of Spanish donor systems to water management trade and in domestic consumption, has in 1991 in by the Spanish govern- science. The Catedra Instituto Cervantes and smartphone apps. It is a knowledge affected individuals, families and com- ment as a cultural institute for promoting started its activities with the introduc- base that can be of use for the common panies of all sizes, generating doubt and Spanish-language education and Spanish tion of the Spanish experts who have global good. In our next events, the Insti- unemployment. culture, and the Instituto Cervantes Tokio won international acclaim in various sci- tuto Cervantes Academic Forum wants Likewise, the spikes that continue to was established in 2007 as an overseas entific fields. When we study the history to demonstrate the relevance of innova- occur in the number of infections and branch. of science, Spain has produced eminent tive Spanish ideas that can impact Japan’s deaths have shown our vulnerabilities In the institute’s auditorium, presenta- scholars in various scientific fields. In society and economy. and the need to adapt our daily lives tions of the unique and impressive world modern medicine, the 1906 Nobel laure- Spain has made outstanding contribu- (work, education, leisure and social rela- of the music and the arts of Spanish- ate in physiology or medicine was shared tions to medical science, and will continue tionships) to new health requirements Spain is the world’s third- largest wine producer, offering excellent red, white and sparkling speaking countries are given almost every by Santiago Ramon y Cajal for his work to do so. We hope that Spain will stand at and lifestyles, despite the difficulties and wines, among others. week. on the structure of the nervous system. the forefront of academic fields, in both challenges that this entails. ICEX / SPAIN FOOD NATION In 2018, the academic forum Catedra The 1959 Nobel laureate in physiology or the humanities and the natural sciences.

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Spanish companies are leading on the fields of renewable energy such as solar and wind energy. ICEX/HERRERA/KOMINEK

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