On September 9th and 10th, 2013, the Consulate-General of Japan
       at Karachi and Ikebana International, Karachi Chapter co-organized
       ikebana (Japanese art of flower arrangement) workshop at the
       Japan Information and Culture Center on the occasion of a
       world-famous ikebana master from Singapore, Mr. Christopher
       Lim’s visit to Karachi. Mr. Akira Ouchi, Consul-General of Japan in
       Karachi, in his opening speech stated that today, ikebana is an
       internationally renowned art which is practiced and appreciated
       by people all around the world, and expressed his delight in seeing
        ikebana attracting admiration among people from every walk of life
       in Pakistan. He emphasized that ikebana is an art which connects
       people and nature, and both Japanese and Pakistani people share
       such common cultural values.
       (Click here for the Consul-General’s speech)