Anthem swap livens up event to launch Wales-Japan exchange year

The leader of the Welsh government sang the Japanese national anthem in Japanese at an event in Cardiff on Thursday, marking the start of a year of cultural and business exchange.First Minister Eluned Morgan's performance of "Kimigayo" was a response to the Japanese ambassador to Britain, Hiroshi Suzuki, singing the Welsh anthem in Welsh in a video that has gone viral on British social media since earlier this week.Suzuki said that learning the anthem in Welsh was "challenging," on the sidelines of the launch event for the "Wales and Japan 2025" initiative.He pledged to "practice Welsh some…READ FULL ARTICLE