This is a personal translation from a Japanese newspaper KAHOKU-SHINPO and not official translation of either the publisher or the Canadian Embassy.
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‘Would you like a warm blanket?’ Canadian ambassador to Japan visited a shelter in Tagajo, Miyagi
[Photo: Jonathan T. Fried, Canadian ambassador to Japan (right) and Blaise Plant visited Tagajo 2 junior high school around 1PM, on 1st April, 2011.]
Mr. Jonathan T. Fried, Canadian ambassador to Japan visited Tagajo City on April 1st and donated 100 blankets, snacks, and notebooks, etc. to Tagajo 2 junior high school.
Also he met Mr. Kenjiro Kikuchi, Mayor of Tagajo and offered more help.
Ambassador Fried visited a shelter in Tagajo 2 junior high school because the embassy employee, Reiko Wagatsuma, 34 years old, has a brother who undertakes management of the shelter.
‘We brought warm blankets for you.’ Ambassador Fried talked to the refugees one by one and encouraged them.
Joining the ambassador’s visit, Blaise Plant, who is from Canada and a member of MONKEY MAJIK, a popular band in Sendai also visited the shelter.
After the earthquake on March 11th, Blaise has been helping people in Shiogama as a volunteer.
He sang the band’s hit song, ‘Sora wa marude (The sky is like…) ( http://youtu.be/SWeooopff0Q )’ at the shelter.
He had lived in Tagajo.
‘I’d like to do some volunteer work here in Tagajo too’ he said.
[Saturday, 2nd April, 2011]