
The Volunteer Ishida: Deeds not Words [Archives:1998/37/Sports]
September 14 1998

When I asked her to talk about herself, she said: “I began teaching Japanese to Yemeni people as a volunteer before 2 years. We had enough support to open a class inside the YJFA. Later, we began to arrange for some sports activities. For example, we arrange football, basketball and volleyball matches between Yemeni teams and foreign societies in Yemen. In 1996, during the cruise of the Japanese Ship for World Young People (JSFWYP), a sports activity which

Indeed, Yemen is a very nice and traditional country. Yemeni young people have good abilities but they need support. The Japanese Government will sponsor the building of an indoor sports hall in Yemen. In addition, we offer you some scholarships. I hope that the Japanese language class in Sanaa will be a whole special institute. This will, in my opinion, contribute to developing the relations between Yemen and Japan.”
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