Book Donation Ceremony at Penang Institute
2026/6/19
On June 19, Mr. Shinya Machida, Consul-General of Japan in Penang, attended a book donation ceremony at the Penang Institute together with Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng, Executive Director of the Penang Institute.
The ceremony was held under the “Read Japan Project 2025,” through which 175 English-language books on Japan, covering a wide range of fields including politics, economics, business, society, and culture, were donated to the Penang Institute by the Tokyo Foundation.
It is hoped that this donation will further promote understanding of Japan and deepen intellectual and cultural exchanges between Japan and Penang.
The ceremony was held under the “Read Japan Project 2025,” through which 175 English-language books on Japan, covering a wide range of fields including politics, economics, business, society, and culture, were donated to the Penang Institute by the Tokyo Foundation.
It is hoped that this donation will further promote understanding of Japan and deepen intellectual and cultural exchanges between Japan and Penang.
