TOKYO, July 8 -- The Imperial Household Agency issued the following news:
Your Excellency Dr. Han Seung-soo, Chair of HELP,
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
1 Prologue
I am pleased to give this keynote message to the 7th Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters.
Before I begin, I would like to highlight that an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Ritcher scale hit the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, affecting the country, Thailand, China and other places. There have been recurrent disasters over the world such as the earthquake in January followed by heavy rain in September of 2024 in the Noto Peninsula of Japan, as well as heavy rain disasters in the Valencia Region of Spain. I would like to express my deepest condolences to the victim...