The Need To Train Specialists With Knowledge Of The Japanese Language In The Context Of The Modern Development Of Uzbek-Japanese Relations

This article analyses the economic and political aspects of relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Japan. The importance of bilateral relations between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Japan in terms of training highly qualified specialists is emphasized. The author points out that the importance of training specialists with knowledge of the Japanese language is important due to the following factors: the growth of economic cooperation between Japan and Uzbekistan, which indicates the need for training for negotiations and joint activities; development of cooperation in the field of joint research and participation in training; of cooperation in the field tourism.

OCLC -1121105668 beneficial and constructive foreign policy aimed at strengthening the independence and sovereignty of the state, creating a belt of security, stability and good -neighbourliness around Uzbekistan, strengthening the international image of the country, are one of the priority areas of the state's development 1 .
The history of Uzbek-Japanese relations goes back centuries. Trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties were developed during the Great Silk Road. According to the Japanese artist, honorary citizen of the city of Tashkent Ikuo Hirayama, it was the Great Silk Road that was the only opportunity for isolated Japan to join the world culture and feel part of the universal civilization 2 .
The need to train specialists with knowledge of the Japanese language is expressed in the following: 1. The growth of economic cooperation between Japan and Uzbekistan, which indicates the need for training for negotiations and joint activities.
The Republic of Uzbekistan has established mutually beneficial relations with Japan, continuing in the first years of independence. Despite the serious changes in interstate relations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the relations between Uzbekistan and Japan are strengthening the multifaceted cooperation that meets the strategic interests of the two countries.
1 Strategy of Action on the five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021 (https://strategy.uz/files/news/45467/eng.pdf). 2 https://yuz.uz/ru/news/uzbekistan-i-yaponiya-novyvitok-v-razvitii-dvustoronnix-otnosheniy Active political dialogue at the highest level contributes to the deepening of mutually beneficial economic relations between the two countries. In turn, the positive dynamics of trade and economic relations between the two countries is the basis for further development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Japan.
Despite the negative impact of the pandemic on the world economy, Japan is actively investing in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In April 2020 alone, Japan's foreign direct investment in the world increased by 14.5 billion dollars, compared to 132 billion dollars in March. In terms of GDP, Japan ranks third in the world (4.9 trillion dollars), and in terms of trade -fourth, with annual imports exceeding 700 billion dollars. This is also evidenced by a solid package of agreements concluded in 2019 with Japanese business circles in the amount of 6.5 billion dollars for the implementation of a number of joint projects in the field of energy, modernization of industry and agriculture, infrastructure, ecology, health and other sectors.
In the future, according to experts, in the context of the desire of the leadership of Uzbekistan to improve the investment climate, the formation of sustainable business rules in the country and the prevention of transport isolation through the implementation of transport and communication projects, the interest of Japanese business circles in the Uzbek market will grow.

Development of cooperation in the field of joint research and participation in training.
Japan's strong industrial potential, based on the most advanced scientific and technological solutions, makes the country of the Rising Sun an important partner that can play a positive role in the economic development and technological modernization of Uzbekistan.
Moreover, cooperation mechanisms have already been established in this direction, and the parties have a positive experience of interaction. In particular, in cooperation with the Japanese international cooperation Agency JICA, the Uzbek-Japanese Youth Innovation Centre was established at the Tashkent State Technological University. The Centre specializes in research in such areas as chemistry and petro chemistry, mining and deep processing of mineral resources, energy, renewable energy sources and energy conservation, mechanical engineering and materials science.
It is necessary to emphasize the importance of signing agreements between Uzbekistan and Japan on the creation of a High-tech Park in Tashkent. These structures will become a solid platform for ensuring the technological development of key areas of our country's economy, laying the foundation for the training of young, promising personnel.
Another achievement of bilateral cooperation in the field of science and technology was the approval of the project presented with the assistance of the Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Professor Kristina Toderich (Tottori University, Japan) in the prestigious SATREPS-2020 competition in Japan. In June 2020, this project was recognized as the best among 10 international projects selected by the Japan Agency for Science and Technology.

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Republic of Uzbekistan together with leading scientists from 8 universities in Japan.
Japan views Uzbekistan as a key state in the Central Asian region in terms of geographical location and economic potential. This is evidenced by the fact that about 57% of the total amount of Japanese aid allocated to the region falls on Uzbekistan.
In total, from 1993 to 2019, JICA provided: concessional loans totaling 2.52 billion dollars. Also, 329 students became applicants for Japanese government grants for master's and doctoral studies at Japanese universities, and 2,416 Uzbek specialists completed internships in Japan. 335 volunteers were sent to Uzbekistan in the fields of Japanese language, computer technology, business management, economics, law, healthcare, sports, and tourism.
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has implemented seven projects totaling 1.9 billion dollars, provided commercial loans for 721 million dollars, including the construction of the Shurtan gas chemical Complex (622.2 million dollars), the Bukhara Oil Refinery (59 million dollars), the compressor station at the Kokdumalak field (76 million dollars), and the reconstruction of the Ferghana refinery (83 million dollars).

Development of cooperation in the field of tourism.
It is also possible to emphasize the dynamic development of the tourism industry within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of tourism concluded during the visit between the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development and the Japan Tourism Agency for 2020-2022.
The decision of the Japanese company H.I.S. Holdings to build Japanese-style hotels in Tashkent and Samarkand and open its office to attract tourists from Japan demonstrates the great interest of the Japanese population in the tourist heritage of our country.
According to experts, to restore the tourism sector in the context of a pandemic, domestic entrepreneurs can introduce modern Japanese technologies, methods to ensure sanitary and epidemic standards and safe tourism. For example, in July this year, the Japanese company Global Agents announced that it will introduce a system of contactless guest service in all its hotels. In addition to the use of new technologies in cleaning rooms, the company began to serve guests without contact using new applications and observing a social distance between the staff and guests of the hotel.
Today, Uzbek is taught in a number of leading Japanese universities. Six universities in Uzbekistan train personnel with knowledge of Japanese. Therefore, for the Republic of Uzbekistan, the training of specialists in Japanese studies-philologists, literary critics, philosophers, historians, political scientists, and economists is of great importance.
For three decades, Japanese teachers have been creating an educational, methodological, and scientific basis for the development of the study of the Japanese language in our republic. Along with domestic specialists, Japanese teachers and scientists, who still carry out labour and scientific activities in the university,