On December 17, 2010, Márton Atilla, Vice-President of the Hungary-Japan Friendship League paid a visit to the Kioicho campus to participate in an exchange with students. Based on Josai’s distinction as a university where more than 250 students study the Hungarian language, Vice-President Márton expressed his ardent wish to speak with students directly.

“It is a great honor to be a guest at the same Japanese university that the Hungarian president visited. It is my duty to strengthen economic, cultural, as well as human connections between Japan and Hungary. This is why I’m greatly looking forward to today’s exchange,” said Vice-President Márton.

Afterward, Mr. Márton enjoyed a guided tour of the campus led by Timár Sándor and Pápa Arexandra Rózsa, members of the Josai-Hungary Student Friendship Society. Later, an exchange was held in the basement auditorium between the nine Hungarian exchange students and students studying the Hungarian language. Mr. Márton posed numerous questions to the student assembly such as “What names do you know from Hungarian history?”

He praised the students on their excellent Hungarian pronunciation and answered each question with great courtesy.