{"id":61501,"date":"2025-12-18T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61501"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:05:38","slug":"japanese-ambassador-h-e-chikahisa-sumi-visits-the-bulgarian-academy-of-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61501&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Ambassador H.E. Chikahisa Sumi visits the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61486 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6d3497cd-51c3-4eb5-bb8c-f46ded865990-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, met with the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Chikahisa Sumi, today at the Academy. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva opened the meeting with a presentation of BAS, introducing the guest to its history, structure, scientific institutes, and main areas of research activity.<\/p>\n<p>H.E. Chikahisa Sumi noted the traditionally good relations between Bulgarian and Japanese scientists and highlighted the successful joint work carried out through a number of scientific and cultural events organized in partnership with BAS. Corresponding Member Slavcheva paid special attention to the successful partnership between the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Prof. Alexander Fol Center for Thracology at BAS with the Faculty of Foreign Studies at Osaka University. She emphasized the potential for expanding this cooperation and developing new joint scientific initiatives. In this context, the possibilities for scientific exchange of doctoral students between Bulgaria and Japan were also discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by the Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva, and the Cultural Attach\u00e9 at the Embassy, Kento Muraki.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-200x115.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-400x230.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-800x460.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-1200x690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Poslanik-1536x883.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The President of BAS, Corr. 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