Anwar honours Prof Toshihiko Izutsu for global impact on academia, philosophy

KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese philosopher Prof Toshihiko Izutsu, notably remembered for his achievement in translating the Quran into Japanese, has had a significant impact on the global academic and philosophical landscape, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

In a Facebook post on Fiday (May 24), Anwar said that in his speech delivered at Universiti Keio in Tokyo this morning, he had noted that Izutsu’s contributions to the intellectual, theological and philosophical fields were vast and varied, making it difficult to pinpoint his greatest achievement.