Exchange with Former ParticipantsOperation and Maintenance of Sewerage
System (B) Course 2016FY

Course Leader :Hajime SUETAMay 20th, 2017

Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association

11. Participants and Staffs

22. Memories of training course
This time, 7 Participants with various sewerage surroundings joined in thistraining. One participant had many sewage treatment plants, another had aplant remained broken due to the civil war, someone’s plant had just started
operation and another person was waiting a plant completion, etc.
Despite of these differences in circumstances, they showed extremely good teamwork, helping
each other in their weak part during the training. Attached pictures are the one frame of review
time, conducted almost every weekend. I think you will feel that they had been reviewing seriously
while exchanging information with each other. During the lecture and field trip, there were always
many questions and it was a fantastic team with vitality. I appreciate participants that I could
carry out fulfilling training with fun.

Speaking personal thing, the participants and the course coordinator celebrated my birthday. Since
my birthday was the first day of field trip, they took a cake from Kitakyushu city and held acelebration in the lobby of JICA Tokyo.
They presented me a collection of birthday messages and happy birthday song. I was surprised andembarrassed at this unexpected event, but it became my happy memories now.
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3. Birthday celebration with Participants
Message from Participants

Birthday party

Time（1’ 30”）

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4E-mail from Mr. Sueta to Participants (April, 2017)

Hello!! (KONNICHIWA) Every body.
How are you doing ?

After you left Kitakyushu, splendid season has come here. During your stay in
Kitakyushu, many Japanese people told you that at the end of March or early April
you can see beautiful cherry blossoms here and there.
Today I took some photos near SPINA Supermarket. Although the cherry blossoms
are not full bloom but you can feel an atmosphere from these photos.
The other information for you. Yamane san who is assigned to a Sewerage course
which is held under Fukuoka city government told me that Fukuoka City has textbooks
for Sewer Pipe maintenance and Industrial wastewater regulation. She suggested meto send these textbooks to all of you. Because those textbooks are very useful for you,
she told me. Since I received those textbooks from Fukuoka City I attached them on
this mail. Please use them in your work place.
Vasanth San
Could you send me your speech which you did in a Closing Ceremony. Our
KITA editor is waiting for your cooperation.
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E-mail from Mr. Sueta to Participants (May, 2017)

Hello!!
How are you doing these days?
Last time I sent some SAKURA (Cherry blossoms) photos. This time I sent some KOINOBORI photos. In Japan May 5th is a national holiday called “Children’s Day”.
Previously the Children’s day was called “Boy’s Day”, though. Do you remember“Girl’s Day”? In a lobby of KIC a set of dolls were decorated.

This day was originally celebrated in order to wish the healthy growth of the boys inthe family. Koinobori (carp streamers) are flown outside as symbol of strength andcourage.
According to a Chinese legend, a carp climbs up a waterfall and at last it becomes aDragon. So carp is considered very courageous one and have a strong mysteriouspower.
When I was a boy, my father used to raise the Koinobori outside of my house. But
these days few houses display the Koinobori, especially in an urban area. I tookthese photos on the bank of ONGA River (do you remember the river?).

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When I was a boy, my father used to raise the Koinobori outside of my house. But
these days few houses display the Koinobori, especially in an urban area. I tookthese photos on the bank of ONGA River (do you remember the river?).

A top of the pole is a streamer and below it there is large black carp. This is afather. Next to the father is a red carp, a mother. Next to the father is a small blackor red carp. This is a boy or a girl. All over the world parents always take care ofchildren. A climate of May is very comfortable. It is one a very niceseasons in Japan.
I have a request for you. You may or may not know, our organization KITA has aweb site. To enrich the site there is an editor. He is planning to introduce Vasanthal
san’s closing ceremony speech (DVD) and Maria san’s TV scene.
In addition that he wants to receive your short comment (one or twosentences) about my photos or your activities in your office or your countries
climate or ・・・・・・・ anything is OK.
Your comments are UPed with Vasanthal san’s and Maria san’s.

I’m looking forward to your reply.
DEWA MATA SUETA
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E-mail from Vasanthal-san (India) to Mr. Sueta (April, 2017)

The memorial photo after lecture

Dear Sueta san, Ohiyo Gozaimas!!

How are you? Thank you so much for that amazing photos, Really great !!
This silently speaks about the wonderful Creator.
I miss you all and my stay at KIC and the friendly association you had shown to me.
Thank you for sharing the book also. I value that information, my love to Yamane santoo.
Sorry I could not send the speech because I did not speak from the written
statement, I only took a hints and developed from that during my speech, Luther hasrecorded my speech , I will send it now , Sorry once again I am now in office, after
going home I will send the document form, I need time and will send you soon.

Vasanthal-san giving greetings
at the closing ceremonyDewa mataVasanthaTime（5’ 30”)

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8E-mail from Maria-san (Panama) to Mr. Sueta (April, 2017)

Field study at the course

Konnichiwa, dear Sueta san!
It's so nice to have news from you. And those pictures made my day! Japan isamazing, but the cherry blossom season must be a really unique show to see.
Thank you so much for share this with us.
Attached to this mail, you'll find my report and my action plan for you to takeeverything you need.
Thanks for still sharing with us your knowledge, and please enjoy this beautiful
season for me!

Japanese local news

Dewa mata, and my best regards
María Victoria Mitre
Time（1’ 37”）

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9E-mail from Luther-san (Liberia) to Mr. Sueta and Participants (April, 2017)

Dear All,
If all goes well and everything kept constant (ceteris paribus), it will never cease to exist from my heart the dearest love,
affection, admiration, and genuine passion that I have gained over the past two months towards these greatcoordinators: Yamani San, Sueta san, Sakono san, the executive of KITA and JICA and the entire working staff (from theleast to the greatest)...
Your honesty, loyalty, discipline, courage, generosity, punctuality, and most of all your selfless attitude towards each oneof us from seven countries: India (Vansantha San), Liberia (Luther San), Morocco (Sohail San), Panama (Maria San),
Papua New Guinea (Denis San), Samoa (Sio San) and Vietnam (Hoang San)... all those great attributes shown to us during
our stay here in japan are worth commanding!!
Personally, I would like to apologize, in every form, for whatever wrong I may have done to any of you (coordinators andparticipants), individually,... Please forgive me!
I have a forgetful attitude that cause me to lost things and don`t remember some things. But of all those behaviors ofmine, you all were still considerate with me and you helped me out many times. this is LOVE!
Words are inadequate to express my feelings, but I am glad to say that it was an opportunity meeting all of you! JAPAN IS
LOVELY!!😧
Thank you..., thank you..., thank you...
Goodbye..., goodbye..., my friends turned to Father, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters!

Yours Sincerely
Lather San10E-mail from Souhail-san (Morocco) to Mr. Sueta and Participants (April, 2017)

Dear All,I'm very happy to send for you my small message , I wish to receive my message and you in goodconditions, I greet all the members of your families, the time we spent together in Japan ismagnificent . I hope we will stay in touch together.

E-mail from Denis-san (Papua New Guinea ) to Mr. Sueta (March, 2017)

Konichiwa Sueta San,
Hope all is well. I am back in my country and I wish for me ‘every day was Sunday’. I sent your regards to PaulAmbane, he was very happy when I told him. Till then we shall keep in touch.
Regards,Denis san11