TUFS Students Attend Reception at the Bulgarian Ambassador’s Residence

June 5, 2026

On Monday, May 25, 2026, a reception was held at the Bulgarian Ambassador’s residence to commemorate “St. Cyril and St. Methodius Day, Day of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education, Culture, and Slavic Literature.” Approximately 200 people from the diplomatic, cultural, academic, and business communities attended this splendid ceremony. Among them were Lecturer Makoto Kimura, who teaches Bulgarian at our university, six students, and President Nobuo Haruna.

Among the participating students, Honoka Okada (a third-year student majoring in Russian in the School of Language and Culture Studies) and Sama Numazawa (a second-year student majoring in English in the School of Language and Culture Studies) delivered greetings in Bulgarian to the attendees from the stage. Ms. Okada is scheduled to study abroad at Sofia University, our partner institution in Bulgaria, starting in September.

Although Bulgarian is not one of the university’s major languages, classes have been offered since the 2014 academic year with the support of the Bulgarian Embassy. Following last year’s event, the university plans to hold the “Bulgarian Speech Contest” again this year, further boosting enthusiasm for learning Bulgarian on campus.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (This text was translated by AI.)