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         Ninomiya Takashi is a visiting foreign professor at 51���� KazNU from the University of Tsukuba, a well-known higher educational institution in Japan.

Ninomiya sensei has been working at the Department of the Far East of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at 51���� Kazakh National University since 2014 for the past eight years. Emphasizing his invaluable contribution to the development of domestic Japanese studies, in this article we would like to tell a little about his education, professional experience and life path. Ninomiya Sensei studied at Nara University, a renowned institution of higher learning in Japan, from 1999 to 2003, studying the history of the ancient Near East. In the third year of undergraduate studies, along with ancient history, he is fond of studying the ancient types of writing of the East.

       In order to further deepen his knowledge, in 2003 he entered the master's program at the University of Tsukuba, showing an interest in ancient civilizations such as the Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, common in the Middle East, and studying ancient languages such as Soqotri, Jibbali and Mehri. During his studies, the professor independently studies Latin and Akkadian languages.

         In 2007, Ninomiya Sensei continues his doctoral studies at the University of Tsukuba. In the course of his research, Ninomiya-sensei traveled to Arab countries such as Ethiopia and Oman and conducted research aimed at in-depth study of the features of proto-Semitic languages, in particular the phonetic characteristics of the Jibbali language. In order to visit these countries, he begins to study the Arabic language and, as a result, masters it perfectly in a certain period of time. In addition, along with his main studies, he attends special classes in Japanese, deeply studies the methods of teaching Japanese at the University of Tsukuba, and improves his knowledge in this area.

         During his doctoral studies, a Japanese scientist starts working at the Research Center for the Study of Central Asian Countries at the University of Tsukuba and masters a new field for himself, which he had not studied before. He closely communicates with students from Kazakhstan and improves his knowledge about the republic, people, their traditional culture, customs, traditions, as well as about the social life of the country as a whole.

         During the first visit of Ninomiya sensei to Kazakhstan, he had an official meeting with Mukhambetkali Burkitbaev, who at that time was the first vice-rector of KazNU, during which new horizons of international cooperation between the two universities were considered. After this meeting, the Japanese professor is officially invited to work at KazNU at the Faculty of Oriental Studies. Arriving in Kazakhstan, Ninomiya Sensei enters the preparatory department to study the state language. Studying at the preparatory faculty, he achieves significant results and masters the Kazakh language perfectly in two years. Now the professor is fluent in Kazakh and has now reached a level where he can write scientific articles in the state language.

         Currently, Ninomiya Sensei teaches future Japanologists at the Department of the Far East and actively participates in international cooperation between KazNU and the University of Tsukuba. He also gives special lectures to students at other faculties of KazNU and other universities in the country on topics such as national culture, society and the education system of Japan. We sincerely thank our professor, who is focused on developing relations between the two countries in the field of education and science and works tirelessly in this direction! We are confident that students who have been trained by teachers such as Ninomiya Sensei, who approach each task with great responsibility, will cultivate diligence, initiative and striving for excellence and will become in demand and highly qualified specialists in Kazakhstan in the future.