KARACHI: “Pakistani students who are familiar with the Japanese language could fulfill the need of qualified and skilled human resource in Japan. Pakistani students are approaching Japan for career opportunities but they are less in numbers. Learning of Japanese language has become a way for international students to secure their bright future in world’s most prosperous country, said President Hotsuma International Japan Dr. Ohira Yoshikazu. Delivering a lecture in a seminar on “Career Opportunities in Japan for Pakistani Students” organised by Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi (KU) at its auditorium on Monday, Dr. Yoshikazu advised the students of AERC that they must have experience of learning and working in Japan. He said that his Japanese language schools under the title of Hotsuma International are schooling the language in two important cities of Japan, Gifu and Tokyo. He underlined the importance of Japanese language for Pakistan students who are willing to avail career opportunities in Japan. He said that his schools have accepted many students from various countries and played a central role in Japanese language education in Gifu. Director AERC-KU Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil and Shuja Haider, Japanese language expert of Japan House also spoke on the occasion.