Book Handover Ceremony from the Kawasaki Rotary Club to four schools in Vientiane. On 12 February 2026, the Lao-Japan Institute hosted a ceremony to hand over extracurricular reading books from the Rotary Club of Kawasaki to four secondary schools in Vientiane.
Distinguished guests included:
• Mr. Shinichi Nakayama, President of the Rotary Club of Kawasaki
• Mr. Tsurugi Kato, Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Laos
• Mr. Yuka Hattori, Third Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Laos
• Mr. Yoshihiro Imoto, Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency in Laos
• Mr. Yoshifumi Murakami, Japanese-Language Specialist,
Japan Foundation Vientiane Liaison office
• Ms. Hiromi Hori, Assistant Director, Japan Foundation Vientiane
Liaison office
• Dr. Phonkeo Chanthamaly, Director of the Lao-Japan Institute
• Mr. Yoshiharu Yoneyama, Chief Advisor of the JICA Project at LJI
Teachers and students from four secondary schools also joined the event:
• Vientiane Secondary School
• Phiavat Secondary School
• Nongbone Secondary School
• Phonthan Secondary School
This initiative supports reading development and strengthens educational cooperation between Laos and Japan.
