Ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, a ceremony was held in New Zealand, which was damaged by the earthquake in the same year, to commemorate the victims of the earthquake.
In New Zealand, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on February 22, 2011, more than two weeks before the Great East Japan Earthquake, killing 185 people, including 28 Japanese.
A memorial ceremony for the Great East Japan Earthquake was held on the 11th at a park in Southern Christchurch, which was severely damaged at that time, and locals and Japanese living in the area ring the bell given by Japan and are victims. In addition to mourning, I was thinking about the 10 years that each disaster area has taken.
In addition, a memorial ceremony was held at a school in Christchurch, which continues to interact with children in the disaster area, such as accepting international students from Sendai City, and the students offered a minute of silence.
The principal of the school said, "Earthquakes and tsunamis are not the only things that New Zealand and Japan have in common. We are also culturally connected." I emphasized.
Meanwhile, New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta posted a message on Twitter in memory of the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, commenting that "we will not forget the support we received from Japan after the Christchurch earthquake."