... Mr. Singtong Lapisatepun, Ambassador of Thailand to Japan, and spouse visited Odate City, Akita Prefecture, and paid a courtesy call on Mr. FUKUHARA Junji, Mayor of Odate City.
Both sides agreed to further strengthen their cooperation in sports as Odate City was the host town for Thai boccia athletes during the Tokyo Paralympics, as well as in education and tourism exchanges.
Ambassador Singtong was impressed by the warm welcome from the people of Odate City. He also thanked the Odate City for giving support to Thai boccia athletes ...
... Officer & Board Member of Hokuto Bank; and Mr. SATO Takashi, Executive Managing Director & Board Member of Hokuto Bank. On this occasion, Ambassador Singtong expressed his sincere appreciation to Odate city for the warm welcome extended from the people of Odate City to his delegation during visit to the city last August. As the City was the host town for Thai boccia athletes during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the Ambassador thanked the Mayor and the City for the vital role in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The Hokuto Bank is an important member of the Akita-Thailand Friendship ...
... Akita-Thailand Friendship Association, who promoted cooperation in various fields between Akita Province and Thailand, such as cooperation between Kasikorn Bank and Bank Hokuto Cooperation in education and sports, including badminton (with Misato City) and Boccia (with Odate City).
The Ambassador and Mr. KIKUCHI agreed to have a closer exchange and believe that after this, more Thai tourists will travel to Akita Prefecture after Japan relaxes the entry restrictions from October 11, 2022 onwards.
After that, the ambassador ...
... Governor of Akita to express his gratitude to Akita that provides cooperation with Thailand in several fields; particularly, 1. Misato city is the training center for Thailand national badminton team for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020. 2) Oodate city has signed the agreement with the Cerebral Palsy Sports Association of Thailand for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 3) Semboku city is the training center for Thai national boccia and wheelchair team. The Governor stated that Thailand is the country that Akita has the closet cooperation in sports.
In addition, Thailand and Akita have the cooperation in trade and tourism. Recently, Akita beef was exported to famous Thai ...