Japan’s ambassador to Kenya has warmed the hearts of many Kenyans after proudly taking his peach in Kiswahili which is widely spoken in Kenya.
Japan's Ambassador to Kenya Toshitsugu Uesawa's Kiswahili speech. pic.twitter.com/4ZNuh1mTir
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) November 23, 2017
Ironically, some words in Japan look like Swahili words when written even though some may not have a meaning in Swahili.
It is also widely noted that Swahili and Japanese language share sounds, vowels and word structures despite the fact that the two languages are no where related.