Amazed at our display of national pride

Deep respect: (From left) Hiramatsu, Shimizu and Kato are impressed with the level of patriotism in Malaysia. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: A group of Japanese university students from Tokyo is in awe of how the National Month is celebrated by Malaysians.

Speaking in Bahasa Malaysia, Reon Shimizu, a Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) student who is in Malaysia on a study trip, said he was impressed by the locals’ display of national pride, especially when singing patriotic songs such as Jalur Gemilang.