Photo left: Japan-Korea Friendship Association Ito, Dr. Kure, Korea President

Professor OH Hyangsun (OH Hyangsun) of TUFS, who has been devoted to Korean language education for 25 years, has been awarded a merit award from the Korea-Japan Friendship Association Central Association. Today I visited the President office for the report.
In fact, this is the second time that Kure-sensei has been awarded the Merit Award. The first prize was given by the Gyeongsangnam-do Korea-Japan Friendship Association Youth Committee in 2011, and this time by the National Association of Korea-Japan Friendship Association, a national organization. In particular, in the citizen's lecture, which has been running for 16 years, it was evaluated that a total of 1,000 ordinary citizens were teaching Korean, which led to the award.

The Korea-Japan Friendship Association is an organization that seeks to interact with the two people through grassroots activities at the private level, and has branches nationwide. Yamaguchi Prefecture, which is rare in Japan, has branches in seven cities, and has about 1,000 members as a federation. We organize mutual visits and exchange meetings for citizens, including art festivals, and regularly engages in activities to deepen mutual understanding between the two people through events such as language classes and Korean cooking classes.

Mr. Kure commented on this award, "I am delighted that I have continued my grassroots activities. The number of students who want to study Korean at our university or study abroad in Korea, and I have a strong sense of mission to fulfill their wishes, and I would like to continue working on Korean language education.
President Korea also gave words of blessing to Dr. Kure, who plays an active role as a bridge between Japan and South Korea.

2023 Honorable Merit Award The Korea-Japan Friendship Association Central Association of Republic of Korea

2011 Award for Merit Award Gyeongsangnam-do Korea-Japan Friendship Association Youth Committee

[Date of publication: June 12, 2023]

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