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Embassy of Japan in the United Arab Emirates
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November 16, 2011

Donation from Club Diplomatique

On November 16th, Mrs. Setsuko Watanabe, wife of Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, received a donation from “Club Diplomatique” for the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The cash donation was handed over by Mrs. Ali Robson, wife of Colonel Rupert Robson, Defense Attaché at British Embassy, to Mrs. Watanabe on the occasion of a banquet held in Ambassador’s residence.

Mrs. Watanabe, Ambassador’s wife, receives a donation from Mrs. Ali Robson

September 13, 2011

Donation by Small World

On Sep 12th, 2011, Small World founder, Mrs. Salam Hamzeh Ghaith, visited the Residence of the Ambassador of Japan to hand over a donation to the Japanese Red Cross to support thhe earthquake and tsunami victims. Mr. Setsuo Ohmori, Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy of Japan, received the delegation from Small World for the hand-over ceremony and expressed his gratitude to those who organized and participated in the Small World event held at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on the 31 March 2011.
Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the event was successfully organized by Plush Event in partnership with Higher Colleges of Technology, Mubadala and other sponsors, focusing on support for children around the world. Twenty-eight different nationalities residing in the UAE including Japan participated in the event.

Minister Ohmori and the delegation from Small World

June 26, 2011

Donation by the Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi

On June 26, students from the Khalifa University visited the Embassy to hand over a donation for the earthquake and tsunami victims. Mr. Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan received the donation and expressed his thanks for their kind assistance.
The donation was collected through a fundraising events organized by the [Nippon Club] (Japan Club) at the University in several occasions such as the University’s cultural festival.

Members of the "Nippon Club" with Ambassador Watanabe

June 15, 2011

Donation by the Abu Dhabi Golf Club

On June 14, Abu Dhabi Golf Club offered a donation for the earthquake and tsunami victims via the Embassy of Japan.  The club organized a charity golf tournament in May to raise the funds for Japan.

Abu Dhabi Golf Club Building

May 19, 2011

Donation by the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club (SBGC)

On May 18, Ambassador Watanabe visited the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club (SBGC) in Abu Dhabi, where Mr. Ray Manulat, the General Manager of the SBGC, handed him over a donation for the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, after SBGC had organized a charity golf tournament on April 11.

Ambassador Watanabe with Manulat GM

May 16, 2011

Donation by the Girl Scout of American Community School（ACS）

On May 15, the members of the American Community School (ACS) Girl Scout and their mothers visited the residence of Ambassador of Japan.  During their visit the delegation handed over a donation fund to Mrs. Watanabe, the spouse of the Ambassador of Japan.  The donation was raised by the Charity Bazaar which they organized jointly with the ACS community, on May 5.  It is worth mentioning that the ACS had already made another donation for Japan on April 5.

Photo: ACS delegation and Mrs. Watanabe

May 12, 2011

Donation by the Zayed University Abu Dhabi Women’s College

On May 11, the Okinawa Dance and Music Group “Chura”, supported by Japan’s Cultural Agency, and Zayed University, made its first performance in the UAE at Auditorium of the Zayed University Abu Dhabi Women’s College auditorium.
Prior to the performance, Ms. Samar Bin Marei, the leader of the University’s “Japan Club”, handed over to Ambassador Watanabe the donation to support the rescue and reconstruction works in Japan.
Japan Club, in cooperation with the local Japanese community, has organized a series of charity events immediately after the earthquake.  The fund donated on May 11 is the revenue of those events.

Ambassador Watanabe receives the donation from Ms. Samar Bin Marei

May 9, 2011

Donation by Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Al Ain Women's College

On May 9, 2011, students and staff members of HCT Al Ain Women’s College visited Ambassador’s residence to show sympathy and support to the people of Japan. The delegation handed over a cash donation to Mrs. Setsuko Watanabe, Spouse of Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, who highly appreciated their initiative. The donation was a yield of students’ fundraising events. 

Mrs. Watanabe, students and staff members of Al Ain Women’s College

May 5, 2011

Donation by GEMS American Academy in Abu Dhabi

On May 4, 2011, 10 forth grade students from GEMS American Academy, their teacher and parents visited the Embassy to hand over a donation which was collected through a fundraising event, organized by the forth grade students. Mr. Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan received the donation and expressed his thanks for their kind assistance.
Ms. Sally Al Butih is the student who initiated to take an action to support Japanese victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Her class proposed and organized the Bake and Craft Sale on April 14, and it was cooperated by parents and the entire school community.

Photo: Ambassador and the guests from GEMS American Academy

May 2, 2011

Donation by the Australian Community in Abu Dhabi

On May 1, Mrs. Robin Trappott, the spose of the Australian Ambassador to the UAE, visited the residence of the Ambassador of Japan.  Mrs. Trappott handed over to Mrs. Watanabe, the spouse of Ambassador of Japan, a  donation fund raised by the Australian community in Abu Dhabi, including the Australian diplomats and their families.  The spouses of ambassadors of some Asian countries also contributed to this fund raising.  Mrs. Trappott also donated the revenues of the Asian Food Fair, which was organized on March 5, to the relief and reconstruction works in Japan.

Photo: Mrs. Trappott and Mrs. Watanabe

May 2, 2011

Donation by the “Flower Garden Group”

On May 1, Ms. Najeeba Al Suwaidi, the Chairwoman of the “Flower Garden Group”, one of the women’s organizations based in Abu Dhabi, visited the residence of the Ambassador of Japan.  During her visit Ms. Al Suwaidi handed over the donation fund to Mrs. Watanabe, the spouse of Ambassador of Japan.

Photo: Mrs. Hala Salama, one of the members of the Flower Garden Group and Mrs. Watanabe

April 26, 2011

Donation by the Korean community in the UAE

On April 25, 2011, four members of the Korean Association of UAE visited the Embassy and handed over a donation to Mr. Setsuo Ohmori, Minister at the Embassy, as to help supporting victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. They also handed over letters written by Korean children in the UAE.

Minister Ohmori and members of the Korean Association of UAE

April 23, 2011

Charity golf competition in Abu Dhabi City Golf Club

On 22nd April, Abu Dhabi City Golf Club hosted a charity golf competition to raise funds to support the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. At the dinner party after the golf competition, on behalf of the donors, Mr. Shehab Al Hashmi, the CEO of Investment Holding presented the Japanese ambassador with a cheque of the funds raised up through this event.

Ambassadar Watanabe and Mr. Hashemi (right)

April 13, 2011

Donation by Sakura Club of the UAE University

On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Mrs. Setsuko Watanabe, Spouse of H.E. Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, visited UAE University in Al Ain City.  Mrs. Watanabe was received by Dr. Fatima Al Shamsi, Secretary General of the University and other academic staff as well as the members of Sakura Club (Japan Club) in the University.

The Sakura Club handed over the donation collected from the charity Bazaar named (Hope) organized by the club at the UAE University Campus. The Bazaar held several activities for fundraising such as origami, Kimono demonstrations, sushi classes, food sale and coloring. The participants at the Bazaar wrote messages to the people of Japan on a huge Japanese flag.

Mrs. Watanabe received the donation and the flag; she expressed her thanks and gratitude to Sakura Club and the UAE University for their kind sympathy.

Mrs. Watanabe, alongside with Dr. Al Shamsi (second from right), receives the donation from the Club members

April 12, 2011

Donation by Diplomatic Group for Spouses of Ambassadors

 On Monday, April 11, Mrs. Setsuko Watanabe, Spouse of Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, received a donation from Mrs. Maha Radwan, President of Diplomatic Group for Spouses of Ambassadors and Spouse of the Ambassador of Egypt. The donation was collected through the charity fundraising event organized by the group and held on March 30 at Havana Café in Abu Dhabi. In the event, there were sales of baking items (such as cakes), flowers, handcrafts, silent auction and others, and more than 200 ladies from various countries and communities attended the event to show their solidarity with Japanese victims of the natural disaster.

Mrs. Watanabe and Mrs. Abdul Hai of Sudan, Mrs. Lewis of Canada, Radwan of Egypt (from the left)

April 10, 2011

Donation by a Dubai-Based Painter

On April 7, 2011, Ms. Archana R D King, a Dubai-based journalist, painter and poet, visited the Embassy and donated her piece titled “Sakura” and to H.E. Ambassador Watanabe.
After severe and harsh winter, warm and happy spring arrives; this is the message of her piece, encouraging every Japanese, especially those who suffered the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Click here to read her article.

Ms. King donates her piece to Ambassador Watanabe

April 7, 2011

Donation by the American Community School of Abu Dhabi

On April 5, 2011, three staff members of the American Community School of  Abu Dhabi visited the Embassy and handed over a cash donation to  Ambassador Watanabe, in support of the rescue and reconstruction efforts undergoing in Japan.
After the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the entire ACS community, responding to the initiative by families of Japanese students, was actively involved in fundraising events, including the bazaar in which Sushi, cookies and cakes were sold.

Ambassador Watanabe with the ACS staff members

March 31, 2011

Students of Al Shohub School donated Thousand Cranes

On Wednesday, March 30, 2011,  Mrs. Setsuko Watanabe, Spouse of Ambassador of Japan to UAE visited Al Shohub School in Abu Dhabi to receive a symbolic handcraft from the students of the school which composed of  thousand cranes origami pattern to express their sympathy and compassion with the people of Japan who are suffering from the devastating Earthquake and Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bromfield, Principal of the School and the school's students presented the origami pattern along with a card wishing all the best for the people of Japan. The card was signed by the students participated in this handcraft which took several days to complete because those students had no previous experience to create origami cranes.

Mrs. Watanabe expressed her deep thanks and gratitude to the very kind gesture and touching feelings of the students which reflect the genuine ethics and values of the people of UAE.

　Mrs. Watanabe receives the cranes from Mrs. Bromfield

March 23, 2011

Donation by Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)

On March 22, 2011, three students and two Japanese teachers of the HCT’s Abu Dhabi Women’s College visited the Embassy and handed over a cash donation to Mr. Setsuo Ohmori, Minister of the Embassy, for the victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. They also showed message boards made by the students to encourage the victims.

Minister Ohmori and students of Abu Dhabi Women's College

Minister Ohmori and students of Madinat Zayed Colleges (Photo provided by the colleges)

13 March 2011

H.H. Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed visited the Embassy to offer condolences

On the sad news of the devastating earthquake and Tsunami hitting Japan, H.H. Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates visited the Embassy of Japan in Abu Dhabi on March 13 and met H.E. Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan to the UAE, where he offered condolences to the Japanese people and government. During the visit, Shaikh Abdullah conveyed the heartfelt feeling of sorrow and sadness of Their Highnesses the President and Vice President and Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the people of the UAE towards the catastrophe. Shaikh Abdullah reiterated UAE’s full support to Japan in facing the calamity and stressed that the relationship with Japan is that of “strong allies”. Shaikh Abdullah concluded his visit by lauding the Japanese arrangements in facing the huge disaster.

H.H. Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed visited the Embassy (photo by WAM)