09 May 2016

On May 9th, 10 students of EtonHouse Malaysia International School (in years 4 and 5) and 3 teachers visited the Embassy, in order to hand over their relief money for the Kumamoto Earthquake to Ambassador Miyagawa.

Ambassador Miyagawa expressed his sincere gratitude to the students, and mentioned in his address that the Japanese are continuing their efforts to recover from the disaster by helping each other. He also gave examples of the various disaster management measures that Japan implemented based on the lessons learnt and knowledge that had been cultivated through its experience of disasters in order to reduce the damage, such as initial rescue activities by the Japan Self-Defence Forces, Police Emergency Rescue Unit and Volunteer Fire Brigade.

The relief money received by the Embassy will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society for relief and rescue operations, which the students are focused on. We hope that the students’ donation will help to hasten the restoration of the Kumamoto region. It is our hope also that the students will deepen their understanding of Japan’s disaster management measures and strive towards becoming future bridges between Japan and other countries.