Tongans in Kyushu help earthquake survivors [1]
Kumamoto, Japan
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 16:31. Updated on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 17:46.
Tongan community of Kyushu with the Women's Group of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
A special event held in Japan on July 13 was co-hosted by the Tongan community of Kyushu and Tonga’s Ambassador to Japan HE Tania Tupou along with a Japanese women's group helping around 200 people whose homes were damaged in the Kumamoto earthquake.
Called the ‘Tonga-Shimonoseki Magical Night’, the Tongans joined hands with the Women's Group of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture and served evening meals at an evacuation shelter at Mashiki in Kumamoto, one of the most badly affected areas in the earthquake, where the people have been unable to move back to their homes.
"We returned with full hearts and were honoured to have worked with women's groups of Japan," said the Tongan Ambassador.
Tongans included Make and Tobias Sopu, a family who live in Kumamoto, and Kathy Sika, a first year student at APU Ritsumeikan University who performed a Tongan dance.
Kumamoto is situated in Kyushu, Japan's third largest island.
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