Category: In the Media


  • Karachi, Pakistan – On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (PJCA) Sindh, in collaboration with the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, successfully organized the Thirty-Sixth Annual Urdu Haiku Mushaira at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Presided over by Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, the event featured Hon’ble Hattori Masaru, Consul…

  • KARACHI: The spirit and beauty of Japan was vividly displayed at the Japanese Calendar Exhibition 2016 held on Tuesday, with different facets of traditional and contemporary life in the country depicted in an array of breathtaking photographs. Source: https://pakistanpressfoundation.org/calendar-exhibition-shows-traditional-and-modern-japan/

  • On the evening of Monday, December 16, 2024, under the patronage of the Consulate-General of Japan, Karachi, the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (PJCA), Sindh, in collaboration with the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, organized a cultural program featuring a fusion of ancient Japanese poetry Waka with Pakistani classical music and classical dance, alongside a live…

  • KARACHI: Consul General of Japan in Karachi Toshikazu Isomura has said that around 83 Japanese companies were operating in Pakistan and their number will be increased in future. Speaking on the first day of a 2-day event “Hamara Dostana” (Our Friendship) held on Saturday at Japan Consulate to celebrate 65-years of Pakistan and Japan diplomatic…

  • The Emperor and government of Japan conferred on Friday the civil award “The Order of The Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” on Sadia Rashid, the chairperson of Hamdard Foundation and president of the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (PJCA), in recognition of her contributions for promoting cultural relations and mutual understanding between the two…

  • The event — Waka Raag with Classical Dance / Ikebana Demonstration’ — was organised on Monday evening by the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (PJCA), Sindh in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan in Karachi and the ACP, Karachi. Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1879404/pak-japan-friendship-celebrated-through-fusion-of-creative-expressions

  • AMDA’s long-time partner in Pakistan, Ms. Sadia Rashid of Hamdard Foundation, was conferred by the Emperor of Japan “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” on 24th January 2019. Serving as President of Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PJCA) Sindh, Ms. Rashid has contributed to deepening the friendship between Pakistan and Japan for…

  • On November 3, 2018, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decorations. Ms. Sadia Rashid, President of Pakistan Japan Culture Association (PJCA) and Chancellor of Hamdard University, received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in recognition of her dedicated contributions for promoting mutual…