... and Honorary Chairman of the Japan-Thailand Cultural Festival Committee; Mr.MATSUI Keisuke, Deputy Governor of Aichi Prefecture; and Mr. KAWAMURA Takashi, Mayor of Nagoya City.
Ambassador Singtong also presented the “KOCHABUA” Chiang-Rai elephant statue to KakuozanNittaiji Temple during the opening ceremony of the Japan-Thailand Cultural Festival to commemoratethe 135
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anniversary of Thailand-Japan diplomatic relations on 26 September 2022.
90 centimeters tallmade of fiberglass, “KOCHABUA” ...
.... Singtong Lapisatepun, Ambassador of Thailand to Japan, and Mrs. Porndee Lapisatepun, spouse of the Ambassador, hosted a luncheon in honour of Dr. Kobchai Jitsakula, President of Alliance Française-Thai, Chiang Rai, and founder of Chiang Rai Elephant Project, and his family members.
On this occasion, Ambassador Singtong expressed his sincere thanks to Dr. Kobchai for creating baby elephant statue as the Thailand-Japan Friendship Cup at all Sumo Tournaments in Japan, as well as providing the ...
On 25 September 2022, H.E. Mr. Singtong Lapisatepun, Ambassador of Thailand to Japan, presented a “Chiang Rai Elephant” as the new Thailand-Japan Friendship Cup to Tamawashi Ichiro, a Mongolian sumo champion of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament 2022 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
The presentation of Thailand-Japan Friendship Cup started in 2017 which ...