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The decision was conveyed to the Government of India by the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi today. This humanitarian gesture by the Government of Japan is an expression of the sympathy and solidarity of the Japanese people to the Indian people, who are suffering from the great loss of lives and serious damages caused by the natural disaster of a rare magnitude. On 26 th January, the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Yoshiro Mori, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yohei Kono, extended their message of sympathy to their counterparts, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mr. Jaswant Singh, respectively.