H.E. Nobuaki Tanaka hosted a lunch reception at his official residence in honor of the participants of the annual gathering in Islamabad of Pakistan Japan Cultural Associations from across the country. The event was organized by Syed Ijlal Haider Zaidi, President of the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association.

The reception was attended by representatives of Pakistan Japan Cultural Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Japan Cultural Association Lahore, Pakistan Japan Cultural Association Quetta Balochistan, and Pakistan Japan Cultural Association Sindh, including Fatima Surraya Bajia, lifetime President of PJCA Sindh and internationally known intellectual and playwright of Pakistan.

The gathering provided an opportunity for representatives of various PJCA chapters to interact and further strengthen cultural ties between Pakistan and Japan.