EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TOKYO, JAPAN

        My warmest congratulations to the Philippines Nikkei Jin Kai Rengokai, Inc. on the occasion of the 9^th Nikkeijin convention on 28 January 2016 in Manila!

         The year 2016 celebrates the 60^th Anniversary of the Philippines-Japan relations. Despite the shifts in our history, there can be no greater testimony to this deep and abiding friendship than the personal relationships forged between the Filipinos and the Japanese, particularly through the Japanese descendants who reside in the Philippines after the Second World War.

        The theme of this year’s convention, “War-Displaced Japanese Descendants: Reunion of the Voices and the Journey Onward” not only recognizes the diversity of experience among the Filipino Nikkeijin but also their meaningful contribution to Philippine-Japan relations.

        Mabuhay ang Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai, Rengokai!

        Mabuhay kayong lahat!

MANUEL M. LOPEZ
Ambassador