Tohoku 2011 disaster remembered

Friday, April 26, 2019

The handicraft on display represent mainly the genres of pottery, ceramics,lacquerware, textiles, metalwork, and wood and bamboo crafts PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Botswana and Japan have teamed up to remember the 2011Tohoku disaster. In order to mark the March 11 anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami, Japanese Embassy in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development recently opened a travelling exhibition.

Known as “beautiful handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan” the event is currently ongoing at National Museum’s Octagon Gallery. The exhibition will be running until May 26, 2019.

Speaking during the opening ceremony this week, Japanese ambassador to Botswana, Kozo Takeda explained that the travelling exhibitions are co-organised by the Japan Foundation and Japan’s diplomatic missions abroad with the cooperation of art galleries, museums and cultural organisations in each country.

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Tohoku 2011 disaster remembered

Botswana and Japan have teamed up to remember the 2011Tohoku disaster. In order to mark the March 11 anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami, Japanese Embassy in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development recently opened a travelling exhibition.

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