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suggestions from committees and organizing
team of TJRGA, another new year banquet
was held at the Shell Hall on the 3F of Golden
Tulip Fab Hotel in Tanshui, New Taipei County
on January 15, 2022, with different focus.
In addition to the attendance of 200 TJRGA
members and distinguished representatives to
Taiwan from Japan, it was attended by many
Japanese exchange students who could not
return home and had to stay in Taiwan, including
the members of Rotaract Club of Taipei Asahi
and Japanese exchange students who was
studying at Chung Yuan University in Taiwan
at invitation by TJRGA. The goal is to comfort
them with a new experience and unforgettable
memories through Rotary. During the banquet,
the students participated in a 20-year-old
coming-of-age ceremony and each of them
received a plaque presented by Chairman Chiu,
with words read " 成人おめでとうございます。
いつも明るく前向きの人生を歩み、これからは一
人の大人として何事にも責任を持ち、立派な社会
人となってください。あなたの成長を楽しみにし
ています ," which encouraged these students to
be responsible for their own future and become
responsible adults. The banquet was concluded
with a Japanese song " ˓㗫˓㗤㗪㗄㗧 " to
symbolize an invisible force that strengthen
friendship of people in Japan and Taiwan.
On May 6th in 2022, the association and
its counterpart in Japan jointly co-sponsored
Group photo of the 2022 New Year banquet
Japanese students in Taiwan participate in the 2022 New
Year banquet and a coming-of-age ceremony. They were
joined by PRIP Gary Huang and Chairman Computer
Chiu (the third and second from right in the third row).
the 7th Taiwan-Japan Rotary Goodwill
Conference in Fukuoka. It was attended in
person by 100 Japanese members in Japan,
while attending online by Taiwan members
through a Zoom meeting in live streaming
on the YouTube channel. During the online
conference Chairman PDG Computer Chiu
gave an inspiring speech and vice chairman PP
ER Tsai reported what TJRGA had achieved
in promotion of goodwill between Rotary in
Taiwan and Japan. The chief representative
Frank C.T. Hsieh of Taipei Economic and
Cultural Representative Office in Japan
honored the conference with his presentence.
Despite the pandemic, TJRGA has ceaselessly
and successfully been enhancing exchanges
and friendship between Taiwan and Japan.
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