Japanese unveil plaque in memory of disaster aidStaff writer, with CNAA group of Japanese residents yesterday unveiled a stone plaque in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District (淡水) in commemoration of Taiwan’s assistance following an earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. The plaque, funded by Japanese residents in Taiwan, is inscribed with Japanese and Chinese text that memorializes the “unprecedented” Great East Japan Earthquake and Taiwan’s aid in its aftermath. Photo: Chen Hsin-yu, Taipei TimesThe plaque was put up on Tamsui Old Street (淡水老街), a popular tourist area lined with eateries and shops. A commemorative ceremony was held by a group of Japanese residents to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster. Each year since 2011, a group of Japanese and Taiwanese university students in Taiwan, called Arigatou Taiwan, has been holding an event in commemoration of the disaster.

Source: Taipei Times March 07, 2021 15:56 UTC