【Kuala Lumpur ＝ Malaysia BIZ Navi】　Kure academy group announced on June 29th, that Nippon Designers School, the first Japanese college in Malaysia, will hold an opening ceremony on 4th of July.

This event will be held at Sunway Geo Avenue (a shopping mall) in Subang Jaya, Selangor. Included in this event is a speech from the principal, special online lesson by Manga artist and president of the Japanese Cartoonist Association, Michiko Satonaka, special production lecture by popular manga artist MIE. One of the other atendees of this event is former prime minister Mahathir Mohammad and ambassador Katsuhiko Hashi from the Japanese embassy in Japan.

The concept of NDS Malaysia is "Plus Japan". Nurturing highly creative and innovative creators who can play an active role in the new era of the world through cultivation and fusion of both Malaysia's sublime culture and Japan's unique culture (Plus Japan) . The first department to be established is the Manga and Illustration department, educating in the fields of manga and illustration, a big influencer to the world's subcultures.

Info source：Asia Infonet