On April 24 the Agriculture Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government held a charity event called “Support our good friends, send all our love to Kumamoto.” The Kao Tung Tung charitable fair of agricultural produce — Kao Tung Tung is Kaohsiung’s agricultural mascot — altogether raised NT$200,000 in donations. Japanese tourists traveling through Taiwan wore kimonos to cheer on proceedings and together those present said prayers for the residents of Kumamoto. Japan’s TV Tokyo Corporation also came to Taiwan to carry out interviews and relay messages of support from Kaohsiung residents to the people of Kumamoto.
The younger generation of Kaohsiung farmers rallied local businesses to donate produce for the cause, including papaya, lychee and sausages, and through Kao Tung Tung’s personal charity bazaar, used the event to give support to their friends in Kumamoto.
A Japanese national surnamed Sato, who has lived in Taiwan for over 10 years, says after she heard Kaohsiung City Government had organized a charity bazaar on behalf of Kumamoto Prefecture, she rushed to participate in the event so that she could express her gratitude. Sato says she was extremely moved to see the friendliness shown by Taiwanese toward the people of Japan and says she feels honored to be a fellow resident of Kaohsiung.
photo: Chen Wen-chan, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者陳文嬋
(Liberty Times, translated by Edward Jones)
高雄市府農業局四月二十四日舉辦「支持好朋友，通通送愛到熊本」活動，「高通通」義賣農產捐贈二十萬元，旅台日人穿著和服助陣，一起為熊本祈福；日本東京電視台也跨海來採訪，將高雄民眾的心意，實況轉播到熊本。
高雄型農集結友好企業捐贈農產物資，包括木瓜、玉荷包、香腸等，由「高通通」親自義賣，用行動支持熊本好友。
住在台灣十多年的一位日本人姓佐藤表示，聽到市府為熊本舉辦義賣活動，特地趕來參加，希望能表達謝意；看到台灣人對日本人那麼友善，她真的很感動，以住在高雄為榮。
（自由時報記者陳文嬋）
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