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On 28 July, Ambassador Kodama invited H.E. Mr. Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council and his spouse to the residence and hosted a small haiku even/dinner during which H.E. Mr. Van Rompuy, Haiku Ambassador for Japan-EU Friendship, and other participants presented their own Haiku. Taking into account the current Corona measures, we have limited participants to 4 people (H.E. Mr. Van Rompuy and his spouse as guests and Ambassador Kodama and Ms. Suzuki from the Mission).
 

1. H.E. Mr. Van Rompuy introduced the following Haiku:
    
   1^st Haiku: After watching birds making a nest on the wall of his house
   Twig for twig
   Birds building their nest
   on a wall of our nest
    
   2^nd Haiku:
   The light at sea
   makes our steps lighter
   An air of hope
    
   3^rd Haiku:
   The setting sun
   Glistening sea water
   Half open eyes
    
   4^th Haiku (during the corona lockdown)
   Corona silence
   Displace the least urgent
   The time for the reflection
     
    
2. Ambassador Kodama read the following Haiku. He was inspired by the trees surrounding the residence with their green and beautiful leaves during the quiet corona period.
    
   Lush green of Watermael-Boitsfort 　　
   An eerie quiet
   As if nothing has happened