Tokyo Hilton Hotel
【June 12th】
On June 12th, 400 RBA related persons gathered at Tokyo Hilton hotel. This gathering had 3 purposes: ①Real Estate, Construction, and Housing Industry Get-Together, ②The Lottery of Preliminary Tournament, ③RBA Ladies’ Evening. As special guests, Motoi Sasaki, the Vice-Minister from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism attended the party, as well as other officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From embassies, we welcomed H.E. Nenad Glišić, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia, and guests from embassies of the people’s republic of China, Mongolia, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Republic of Benin.
Motoi Sasaki, the Vice-Minister from
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
A table of internationalism with special guests
The highlight of the night was the presentation of the Certificate of Commendations of Shinji Mouri, the Director-General of Land Economy and Construction and Engineering Industry Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to 3 managing underwriters of Japan Real estate Baseball Association; Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited, and Tokyu Fudosan Holdings, to commend their 25 years long RBA activities. The Certificate of Commendation was also given to the Chairman Nobuhiro Kume of RBA International, as well as of Japan Real estate Baseball Association, for the efforts made in operating the baseball tournaments.
The presentation of the Certificate of Commendations
During this gathering, the combination for the 26th RBA preliminary tournamanet was decided. There are 36 participants in Wednesday block, and 22 in Sunday block; totaling 58 teams. The 3rd RBA Ladies’ Evening took place on the same night where many ladies attended the party, which made the event more gorgeous and relaxed.
The Chinese Ambassador's Cup The Thai Ambassador's Cup
The Monglia Ambassador's Cup The Serbia Ambassador's Cup
The Benin Ambassador's Cup
The combination for the priliminary tournament was shown on the big screen
Furthermore, 12 baseball team members of the Primary School Attached to Peking University; 3 people from The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; 3 teachers from the Primary School Attached to Peking University and 3 teachers from the Primary School Attached to Tsinghua University who were visiting Japan for the Japan-China Sports Exchange for The Big Three Anniversaries also atteneded the party, which added sense of internationalism to the party.
Children from the Primary School Attached to Peking University sing a Japanese Song, "Carrying You" from Laputa
At the end of the party with Chairman Kume's call, "Hip hip hurray!"
