Current Affairs - 2022

Which former Prime Minister took the 2022 Netaji Award by the Netaji Research Bureau?

Tarō Asō

Fumio Kishida

Shinzo Abe

Yoshihide Suga

Correct Answer : Shinzo Abe

Former Prime Minister of Japan "Shinzo Abe" was on Sunday(23rd Jan 2022) conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau on the 125th birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter.

Consul general of Japan in Kolkata, Nakamura Yutaka, received the honour on behalf of Abe at a function organised by the bureau at the Elgin Road residence here of the national icon.

Mr Abe expressed his gratitude in a message read out by the consul general.

"As former Prime Minister of Japan and in my capacity as a member of the House of Representatives, I am determined to do my utmost to continue contributing to the development of bilateral relations," he said..

Source : NDTV

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