Lai marks 15 years since Tohoku quake and tsunami‘UNWAVERING FRIENDSHIP’: A representative of a Japanese group that co-organized a memorial, said he hopes Japanese never forget Taiwan’s kindnessStaff writer, with CNAPresident William Lai (賴清德) yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, urging continued cooperation between Taiwan and Japan on disaster prevention and humanitarian assistance. Lai wrote on social media that Taiwan and Japan have always helped each other in the aftermath of major disasters. Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Representative Kazuyuki Katayama, front, third left, observes one minute of silence with other guests in Taipei yesterday at an event commemorating the 15th anniversary of Japan’s Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. In addition to cash donations and relief supplies, Taipei and the private sector assembled rescue teams to help the affected areas within 72 hours of the disaster, Lai said. “Today, on the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, we mourn the victims of the disaster with heavy hearts.
