On 10 July 2019, Mr. Tomoya Nishimura, the new President of “HAKUZO-KAI” paid a courtesy call on Mr. Krit Tankanarat, Consul-General of Thailand in Osaka, to introduce himself and the Association, as well as to formally invite the Consul-General to the annual get-together party for Alumni of Thai Studies Major from the Osaka University on 24 November 2019.

 “HAKUZO-KAI” was established on 1949 as the Alumni Association of Thai Studies Major students from the School of Foreign Studies, Osaka University and Osaka University of Foreign Studies, to foster the network of Japaneses who are “Friends of Thailand”. Presently comprising of 800 members, many of the alumni have the opportunity to work and live in Thailand. To note, Osaka University is 1 of the 3 universities in Japan offering a major in Thai Studies, apart from Tokyo University and Kanda University in Chiba prefecture. On this occasion, the Consul-General presented the financial support of 100,000 yen to support the activities of the association, as well as the upcoming get-together event.