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Activities of Taiwan-Japan Rotary Goodwill Association
in 2020-22
While many international exchange C.K. Huang, RI Director Surgeon Chi-Tien
activities around the world were severely Liu, Past RI Director Jackson S.L. Hsieh,
limited or canceled by social distancing TJRGA board chair PDG Computer Chiu,
measures for COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, vice chair PP ER Eng-Rung Tsai, supervising
PDG Computer Chiu-Lin Chiu, then incoming board chair PDG Five Jui-Lung Tung, past
Chairman of Taiwan-Japan Rotary Goodwill board chair PDG Plastic Ray-Ching Chang,
Association (TJRGA), had planned to continue current and past board directors, members,
the fellowship and exchange activities of the and past governors, Rotarians and Japanese
association in 2020-22 without interruption. Rotarians from Rotary clubs in Taiwan and
To offer the members of TJRGA with these their spouses. They were joined by 17 leaders
activities in an innovative and refreshing way, from Japanese government, civic and media
he appointed an organizing team for the events agencies, including Chief Representative Izumi
to be conducted in his term and invited PP Koji Hiroyasu of Taipei Office of Japan-Taiwan
of Rotary Club of Taipei Typhoon to serve as Exchange Association. The banquet was
chairman of the team. celebrated with Japanese New Year ceremonies
and performances, including the "Kagami
biraki" which symbolizes the beginning of the
new year and the party banquet. A traditional
Japanese dance and a "Taiko drum and dance"
performed by RC Taipei Tokai capped the
event and brought lasting memories to many
attendees. After the banquet, the attendees
enjoyed a guided tour of Taipei 101 and a
wonderful bird view over Taipei Basin from
the tallest building in Taiwan.
During the 2022 New Year banquet of TJRGA, Chairman
PDG Computer Chiu-Lin Chiu (the third from right) invited Inspired by the success of 2021 annual
4 members to make mochi for celebrating the new year gathering, warm response from attendees, and
and praying for blessings.
On January 9, 2021, TJRGA held its
new year banquet at Dingxian restaurant
-Taipei 101, in Japanese-style for the first
time since the association founded in 2007.
With all the efforts and measures for both
of epidemic prevention and friendship
enhancement were carefully taken, it was
attended by nearly 250 participants, including
Past RI Present and TJRGA consultant Gary Souvenirs for the 2021 and 2022 New Year banquets.
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