TUFS Students Participate in a Special Class at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Japan

July 13, 2026

On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Japan generously hosted a special class for our students. A total of 42 students—majoring in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish at the School of Language and Culture Studies, as well as those majoring in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish within Middle Eastern Studies at the School of International and Area Studies—attended the lecture. They were accompanied by Professor Hiroyuki Aoyama, the Faculty Representative for Middle Eastern Studies and the Arabic Language Major.
During the special lecture, H.E. Dr. Ghazi Faisal S BINZAGR delivered a lecture in Arabic. In response to questions submitted in advance by the students, he spoke at length about his upbringing, his family, his duties as a diplomat, and his mindset. He also offered words of encouragement to the students—the “future ambassadors”—urging them to serve as bridges connecting Japan and Saudi Arabia, and indeed the world. Additionally, during the first half of the lecture, an embassy staff member fluent in Japanese provided an overview of Saudi Arabia in Japanese.
During and after the lecture, students engaged in friendly conversation with Saudi nationals living in Japan and embassy staff while enjoying Saudi-produced dates, sweets, fruit, Saudi coffee, and tea provided by the embassy, further deepening their bonds.

　 (This text was translated by AI.)