THE JAPANESE “NHK” BROADCASTS A DOCUMENTARY ON UZBEKISTAN Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 11:08 AM The Japanese “NHK” TV company has broadcasted a documentary entitled "Uzbekistan – on the crossroads of Asia", dedicated to the history, culture and modern life of Uzbekistan, Akmal Kuchkarov of the Information Agency “Jahon” reported from Tokyo.
“Uzbekistan has always been renowned as a hub of the Great Silk Road and served as a bridge between the West and East. At the same time it has been playing an important role in the dialog of civilizations”, according to authors of the documentary.
The broadcast has also recounted about the unique historical monuments of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva cities of Uzbekistan, incomparable nature and other sightseeing of the country.
The documentary has also highlighted the 2750 years history of Samarkand, which is often referred to as the “Pearl of the East”, “The shining face of the land” and “Paradise of the East”. “While an important artery of the world trade, the Great Silk Road actively promoted a mutual cultural and spiritual exchange between the people of the East and West. Nearly 26 million people, the representatives of more than 100 nations and nationalities live in Uzbekistan in peace and accord,” the authors underscored.
The “NHK” highly assessed the policy of Uzbek leadership aimed at building the secular society with the developed market economy. “The efforts of the government of Uzbekistan on preparing the national cadres worth to be paid a special attention. The University of the World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) opened upon the initiative of President Islam Karimov is the vivid evidence of the effectiveness of those efforts,”- the documentary noted.
A young Uzbek scholar, teacher at the Japanese University of Tsukuba, the UWED graduate Temur Dadabaev has become one of heroes of the broadcast. Having graduated from one of the institutes in Tashkent in 1995, he continued his education at the University of “Ritsumeikan”. Mr. Dadabaev has published a number of articles and publications in Japan so far, including the books on “Makhalla” – a unique social institute of the neighborhood community of Uzbek people.
The Uzbek Embassy in Tokyo contributed to this reporting with Lola Bekmuratova in Tashkent in English