RIYADH: Japan鈥檚 Ambassador to 黑料社区 Yasunari Morino attended the opening ceremony of the 鈥淢anga Hokusai Manga鈥� exhibition here on Tuesday.

Held at the 黑料社区 Museum of Contemporary Art, the show is one of many upcoming events celebrating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The exhibition celebrates the work of renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.

In his speech, Morino said it was a 鈥渄elight to see more and more Saudi people enjoying the Japanese culture from (the) traditional to contemporary.鈥�

He added that he was happy to see 鈥淪audi artists being inspired by the Japanese manga to create their artworks.鈥�

鈥淚 sincerely hope this exhibition will make another footprint of the Japanese culture in KSA and give a great impact in the Saudi art scene,鈥� he said.

The exhibition has been organized in cooperation with the Saudi Museums Commission and the Japan Foundation and is open to the public until Feb. 8.

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