Friendship and exchange with the Republic of Angola in Africa

The connection between Tsuzuki Ward   and the Republic of Angola was born in the wake of the introduction of the Republic of Angola at the Municipal Subway Center-Kita Station as part of the One Station One Country Movement at the Fourth Conference on African Development held in 2008.
During the exhibition, these mural paintings were donated by Angola painters, and the unveiling ceremony was held with the attendance of the Prime Minister who came to Japan at the conference, and since then this mural has become a valuable asset of the Tsuzuki Ward   and a symbol of friendship between the two countries.
On November 3, 2014, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Tsuzuki constituency system, a friendly exchange event was held to strengthen the ties between Yokohama and Tsuzuki Ward   and the Republic of Angola, with the cooperation of the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan.
On November 3, 2015, following last year, a panel exhibition introducing the country was held at the same time as the Tsuzuki Ward Festival.
Since then, exchanges have continued in various ways.
[Exchange Results]
Project to deliver masks to the Republic of Angola in 2020
2021 Ambassador of the Republic of Angola and Hayabuchi Junior High School Student Council exchanged online.
2022 Ambassador of the Republic of Angola visited the Tsuzuki Plant (outside site)、Embassy of the Republic of Angola participates in the Plaza Festival

(center of photo) Mayor Tsuzuki Hatazawa and Chairman of Neighborhood Associations Association of Murata Tsuzuki Ward   (as of 2015)

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↑The purpose panel of the day and the mural at Center-Kita Station 1 Answer-Q & A (7 pages in total) (click the image)

(On the photo) Murals donated by the Republic of Angola displayed on the premises of the Center-Kita Station, flyer for friendship exchange events, and commemorative photos of the ceremony group
(Lower photo) Panel exhibition on the day, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenyangola and Mayor Tsuzuki Nakamura (at that time), Portuguese and Japanese purpose panels

(It will be held at the same time as the 20th Tsuzuki Kumin Festival.)

●Population: 21.47 million (2013: World Bank) / Language: Portuguese (official language), other Unbundu language, etc./area: 1.247 million square kilometers (about 3.3 times the size of Japan)

It is a republic nation located in the western part of southern Africa, and the capital is Luanda. Former Portuguese colony. Although the economy was extremely exhausted by the long-term civil war since its independence in 1975, it is blessed with mineral resources such as oil and diamonds, and also has high potential for agriculture and fisheries, and has maintained a high economic growth rate in recent years (deceleration in 2009 due to the global economic crisis). In particular, oil is the largest oil-producing country in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with Nigeria. He joined the Japan Petroleum Exporting Organization (OPEC) in 2007 and chaired in 2009. On the other hand, in order to break away from the oil-dependent economy, the Angola government is also working to diversify industries such as the promotion of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and the manufacturing industry under the national development plan. (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website)