Governor of Japan’s Kumamoto thanks Taiwan for support

By Chen Cheng-liang / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Takashi Kimura thanked Taiwanese for donating more than NT$300 million (US$9.47 million) to support communities affected by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the Japanese prefecture on July 28.Kimura recorded a video message thanking people in Taiwan for their assistance, saying that Taiwanese organizations quickly launched fundraising and relief efforts after the disaster, while some groups delivered supplies and provided hot meals at evacuation shelters.The support made local residents feel the warmth and solidarity from Taiwanese during the difficult period, he said. Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Takashi Kimura thanks Taiwan in a video. Screen grab from Facebook The Ministry of Foreign Affai