On 28 May 2023, H.E. Mr. Singtong Lapisatepun, Ambassador of Thailand to Japan, attended the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament 2023 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan to present the Thailand-Japan Friendship Trophy to Yokozuna TERUNOFUJI, the champion who won the highest division ... ... Friendship Trophy would be awarded to the Sumo Champion of six tournaments held in four prefectures across Japan, including Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi and Fukuoka. Besides Thailand, ambassadors and representatives from other 11 countries also presented certificates ...
On 25 September 2022, H.E. Mr. Singtong Lapisatepun, Ambassador of Thailand to Japan, presented a “Chiang Rai Elephant” as the new Thailand-Japan ... ... 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... ... the award to all six sumo tournaments in four prefectures across Japan, namely Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, and Fukuoka prefecture.