Pakistan, May 24 -- May 1, 2019 was a usual day of political and economic turmoil in Pakistan while imperial transition took place in Japan. Widely reported in the international media, most of the Pakistani media remained ignorant about the Japanese royal ceremony. Wasn't it strange that we remained silent on an extremely significant day in the history of a friendly country? Unfortunately, we are too busy in our political dogfights and skipping many significant moments in the world history.

Not only our media but our rulers too have been rudely careless about the friendly countries. Japan's imperial transition is the recent example. Pakistan should not forget that Japan is one of the friendly countries that has significantly contributed in...