ACN to host grand “Japan-India Maitri Golf Cup 2024” during Japan Month in October

NEW DELHI: The Delhi NCR is all set to witness the “Japan-India Maitri Golf Cup 2024” on 19^th October when Japanese and Indian golfers including top diplomats, bureaucrats, corporate & industry leaders, and entrepreneurs from both sides play golf in a friendly atmosphere to give impetus to India-Japan bilateral relations.

Being organized by Asian Community News Network (ACN Network), the event is the part of the ‘Japan Month’, which the Executive Committee comprising Japan Embassy, New Delhi, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII), Japan Foundation New Delhi (JFND), Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), and Japan Association Delhi is organizing during September-October 2024 across India.

The “Japan-India Maitri Golf Cup 2024” event would involve Japanese and Indian golfers playing together during the day time followed by a gala “Prize Distribution & Award Ceremony Dinner” the same evening.

Besides Japanese and Indian golfers playing together in mixed-4-ball settings, the evening would witness a fusion of Indo-Japan culture involving Indian and Japanese cultural performances, and food and beverages (Sake & Shochu).

According to Sanjeev K Ahuja, Founder & Editor-in-Chief/CEO of Asian Community News Network (ACN Network) – a JCCII member media company, “The event “Japan-India Maitri Golf Cup 2024” has been conceptualised to align with the very theme of the ‘Japan Month’ that aims at advancing bilateral relations between India and Japan across multiple areas, including politics, security, economics and culture. Many events focusing on trade, investment, culture, people-to-people exchanges and other fields.”

“We are glad to share that ACN Network owns the experience of organizing friendly golf event themed around India-Japan friendship as successfully it did in 2022 by organizing the commemorative “70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup” on 9th October in Gurugram. The year 2022 was celebrated as the 70^th anniversary of the establishment of India-Japan diplomatic relations. The same year, we actively supported other Japanese events also such as IDEATHON and Yabusame & Tent Pegging also as Media Partner,” Mr. Ahuja added.

The ACN Network is an India-based reputed news-media house dedicated to the relentless coverage of Indo-East Asian affairs with a special focus on Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and other ASEAN members who are close ally and partners in progress with India. ACN publishes news articles on daily basis in online (www.asiancommunitynews.com) as well offline mode (monthly news magazine).

The “70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup”, was organized with the active support and participation of the Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), and Aju group of Japanese hotels to make it a huge success.

This golfing event played at the Golden Greens Golf Course in 2022 was attended by the former Haryana Chief Minister Dushyant S Chautala, and Kunihiko Kawazu san, Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, and the then Charge d’affairs Ad Interim, Embassy of Japan, and Kenji Sugino, Secretary-General, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII) among other dignitaries.

As many as 70 Japanese diplomats, top corporate executives and entrepreneurs, and 38 senior Indian bureaucrats and industry leaders joined the event.

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In 2022, the participants included top executives including managing directors, directors, and CEOs, and CXOs from many well-known Japanese and Indian companies including Canon India, Mitsui & Co., All Nippon Airways (ANA), Maruti Suzuki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India, Unicharm India, NTT India, Hitachi Zosen India, Hitachi Lift India, Toray Industries (India), Nippon Koei India, KDDI India, Nippon Steel Engineering, Nippon Koei India, MITSUI CHEMICALS INDIA, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Invest India, Japan Plus, MOL Logistics, TOYODA GOSEI MINDA INDIA, Matsui Technologies, Sakata Seed India, Teijin India, Sakata Seed India, TEIJIN FRONTIER INDIA, Sankyu India Logistics & Engineering, Nissin ABC Logistics, NTECK Automotive, Meiden T & D (India ), Universal Sompo General Insurance, Kyosan India, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, NRM International, Starrts India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., Kajima India, A San Hospitality Support, Insia Limited, Nohmi Bosai (India), J K Lakshmi Cement, Sankyu India Engineering & Logistics, Nagase India, Sankyu, and others.

The event offered an excellent opportunity to Indian industry leaders and senior bureaucrats to interact closely with top Japanese counterparts including diplomats.

Many senior bureaucrats from the top government organisations including NITI Ayog, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, Northern Railways, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Defence, and many others are likely to attend the event.