{"id":4207,"date":"2026-04-20T10:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/?p=4207"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:25:34","slug":"farewell-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/farewell-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">On Thursday, April 16th, we held a farewell ceremony for former Principal Tatsuro Nakayama, who served as principal of our school for seven years until March of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Principal Hori introduced former Principal Nakayama&#8217;s career, highlighting how he overcame the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully managed numerous events, including the 100th anniversary celebrations of Yamamura Gakuen. Former Principal Nakayama then addressed the students, urging them to &#8220;work hard towards their goals&#8221; and &#8220;strive to realize their dreams.&#8221; He concluded by expressing his gratitude to all students and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The students who attended the farewell ceremony listened attentively to the former principal&#8217;s speech, and it seemed to be an opportunity for them to reaffirm their own goals for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"4208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979-1536x1152-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979-1536x1152-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"4210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0981-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0981-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0981-1536x1152-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0981-1536x1152-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0981-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"4209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0983-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0983-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0983-1536x1152-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0983-1536x1152-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0983-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, April 16th, we held a farewell ceremony for former Principal Tatsuro Nakayama, who served as principal of our school for seven years until March of this year. 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